Spaten Brewery Tour
You can visit the modern Spaten brewery on a three-hour guided tour. Take a look behind the scenes and learn interesting facts about the history of the company and the brewing process. You can especially look forward to the highlight at the end of the tour: a beer tasting in the Spaten brewery tower with a fabulous view over the entire city.
Included in the price:
- 3-hour guided tour in English
- Saturdays at 3 pm
- incl. tasting after the tour (2 beers à 0.5 litres + pretzel)
- exclusively with us: free city map and 50 % discount on the official city guide
- free cancellation until 24 h before tour start
Participation in this tour is only permitted from the age of 16.
Munich is world-famous for its beer culture. A look behind the scenes of Munich's large brewery shows on the one hand how much brewing is linked to the city's history and on the other hand that Munich beer is now exported on a large scale all over the world.
The tour of the Spaten brewery on Marsstrasse begins at the huge copper brew kettles. Here the brewing process from the brewhouse to bottling is explained. The tour continues with a journey through the history, which dates back to 1397. A gallery of ancestors shows the members of the Sedlmayr dynasty, which was instrumental in steering the fortunes of the brewery from the beginning of the 20th century. In 1922, Spaten merged with the Franziskaner brewery. For the 600th company anniversary in 1997, Spaten merged with Löwenbräu.
In the brewery's own small museum in the vaulted cellar, historical barrels and bottles, beer mugs, equipment, photographs and share certificates tell an impressive story of the company's history. Also on display is a set of ceremonial dishes used by the brewery's steeds for the Oktoberfest procession. At the end of the actual tour, the bottling plant is presented. Finally, the tour continues up into the brewery tower for beer tasting. From here you have a wonderful view over the city to the Bavarian Radio building and on to the towers of the Frauenkirche in the heart of the old town.
Important information
Meeting point: Please be at Marsstraße 48, Werkschutz, entrance under the Spatenturm, approx. 10 minutes before the start of your guided tour.
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Information about your booked tour of Spaten Brewery: Please show your booking confirmation to your tour guide, either printed out or on your mobile phone.
You will receive the free City Map and the 50% discount on the official City Guide "simply Munich" upon presentation of your booking confirmation at the Tourist Information at Marienplatz or at main station (please note the current opening hours). There you can also buy tickets.
To participate in this tour, participants must be at least 16 years old. It should also be noted that drunk people are not permitted to enter the brewery for safety reasons.
Accessibility: This tour has limited accessibility - please feel free to contact tourismus.produkt@muenchen.de for more information.
