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Secret Beer Tours: Berlin

• Secret Beer Tours Berlin

On our Secret Beer Tour: Berlin, you'll start the day at a revamped location in a historic village with two full-size, traditional German beers that will put you in the mood for more. And, more is what we deliver!

We move on to the coolest and funkiest place in town, where the mysterious decor is only part of the charm. Fruity, sour, complex, hoppy, you'll experience the full spectrum of craft beer available. All of our venues are secret and exclusive to our tour. At the end of your tour, you'll have drunk some of Berlin's most delicious beers and gained a better understanding of our culture and history.

• Every trip through East Berlin is a trip through time.
• Meet your guide and fellow beer lovers in the heart of Friedrichshain, Berlin's coolest neighborhood.
• Taste 8 beers, possibly the largest number offered by any beer tour in Berlin, and visit one small local brewery.
• Talk to the people who make and sell the beer, ask questions, and enjoy the complex flavors.
• Absorb the atmosphere and the history of this special neighborhood.
• Have a great snack to help soak up the beer.
• Relax, we balance the educational and historical with a lot of beer. Enjoy the ride.
• Did we mention we serve 8 beers and visit one local nano brewery? Therefore, this is both a craft beer and brewery tour.

* Please note: the itinerary and beer choices are subject to change, based on the locations availability and weather.

If a tour is fully booked, or you are looking to book a *Group or Private Tour - please email us about Group & Private Tours options.

*Please note - Group & Private Tours are specifically organised for your group and therefore subject to a premium price.

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• 7 different Beers
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Due to the nature of creating a well balanced and thoughtful gastronomy experience, many of our tours are unable to accommodate certain dietary restrictions. Please contact us prior to booking your tour to see if we are able to accommodate your dietary needs.

The Berlin Wall is just steps away from our meeting point. This area encompasses our past, our present, and our future. We do not follow trends, we set them; the rest of the city follows our lead. We are the geographical and cultural center of the city. We live here, work here, play here, and drink here. Except for a symbolic portion, the wall is down between the East and the West, but there is still a cultural difference. The East is way cooler, come and join us as we share our home, and our playground.

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Outside of the Warschauer U-Bahn Station.

Secret Food Tours: Berlin

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All the delicious food and drinks mentioned above, but if you want more alcohol (and who doesn't?) We offer a upgraded drinks package that gives you 2 drinks

You can find the meeting spot here and if it's not clear you can always contact us.

You can always tell our guide of any food allergies or special dietary requirements. We will adapt the menu so you can fully enjoy the tour! If you have any doubts or concerns, feel free to email us at [email protected] before booking. We have had many vegetarians doing the tour with us and they all enjoyed it thoroughly. Unfortunately this tour is not gluten free.

Children are quite welcome and it's free for any child 2 years or under. We can give them drinks other than alcoholic and you are free to enjoy the tour with your entire family of all ages.

This is not a problem. Just inform our guide before the tour starts. During the tasting you can select another beverage you like!

Think of the tour as a tasting menu. As we travel you get many delicious treats that comprise a meal with dessert. But there is a lot of food, you will not be hungry after the tour.

Our tours are often sold out very quickly. If the date you requested is not available, please do not hesitate to email us and we can see if there is anything we can do. We cannot promise but we will try our best to sort something out for you.

To join our food tour, you must wear comfortable shoes. There will be around 40 mins of walking but it is not too difficult and is broken up between food stops. The guide walks at the pace of the tour members, you will never be rushed. There are no stairs on the tour or hills.

We take 10 people maximum. If you are more than 10 people, please do not hesitate to email us and will try to see if we can accommodate.

You do not have to print your voucher. A confirmation on your phone will be fine!

All of our vouchers expire one year from the date of purchase.

Our guide will take care of everything. Should you wish to try something special, please inform our guide and he will do his best to make you happy.

We work with bakers, a local Beer Hall and a butcher. The food and drink we buy is top-quality, fresh and local!

Unfortunately, the weather is unpredictable in Berlin. Bring an umbrella and we will try to be more indoors than out. We do not issue refunds as per our terms and conditions. We also inform you that we never cancel a booking even if we have only 2 people! However we do reserve the right to cancel the tour if we feel the weather is extreme, and we cannot run the tour due to this for more info see our Terms and Conditions: https://www.secretfoodtours.com/terms-and-conditions/

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Public Berlin Craft Beer Tour

Quick Details

Duration:  3 – 4 hours

Availability:

• Monday – Thursday at   5:00 p.m. (17:00)
• Friday & Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (15:00)

Inclusions: 4 beer tastings (minimum), hot snack during the tour, commentary from an expert guide

Meeting Location:  under the “U” sign at the   Warschauer Str. U-bahn station.   We will not be meeting at our office address for the tour.

All tour participants will need an AB transport ticket (not provided) valid for at least 3.5 hours. Bicycles not recommended for this tour, sorry!

Due to corona restrictions on seating we are offering smaller public tours with reduced capacities at a slightly increased price. This allows less strain on our bars and more time for the guide to focus on individual guests. Thank you for your understanding.

Sample some of the best local craft beers in Berlin!

Join us on this one-of-a-kind tour of Berlin and experience a new side of the city! You will be guided through smaller alternative neighborhoods by one of our hand-picked expert guides to a series of craft beer bars. All of our guides have a passion for craft beer as well as hands-on knowledge of brewing, so they can answer all of your questions and help you gain a deeper understanding of craft beers and brewing.

During the tour, you will sample at least 4 (depending on the location, it can be up to 9) local craft beers at 3 unique locations. Along the way, your guide will tell you about the local history of Berlin, its politics, culture, and how they all relate to craft beer. You’ll get an intimate look into this new and growing niche movement!

By the end of the tour, you will not only be able to identify different beer styles; you will also have gained a new appreciation for the culture of Berlin as a whole. Join us today for a tour suitable for newbies and craft beer veterans alike!

Subtotal €52.00 Taxes €9.88 Fees €3.12 Total €65.00

Non-alcoholic and gluten free options are available with at least 3 days prior notice.

Can’t make our usual tour date? Check out our Private Tours for a tour designed just for you at almost any time!

Or treat a friend to the gift of better beer!

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Expect the unexpected on our Berlin walking food & craft beer tours…

We go beyond the ordinary and serve you dishes and craft beers that you likely won’t find on most Berlin food and beer tours. We have curated authentic and meaningful culinary experiences—presenting to you the best quality, unique bites, and artisanal drinks from locations that all have a remarkable story behind them. 

You want to discover the true taste of Berlin? Come and Walk With Us!

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Above all, Berlin Supper Club is a social club. It attempts to create a unique dining experience and facilitate genuine human connections in our most intimate, private space: our home. Here, strangers will be treated like family and become friends.

Meet diverse people and indulge in some of our very favorite dishes.

Join Margot & Alex for the Berlin Supper Club.

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Tour Details

The original german berlin beer tour.

Germany is home to beer and Berlin is no different. Join us as we explore this worldwide libation on the Original German Berlin Beer Tour .

This tour is your chance to learn and taste local and regional Berlin and German Beer . Learn about the Reinheitsgebotthe Germany oldest beer purity laws, still in effect today. Visit some local beer brewers and taste the most recent creations to come out of Berlin. Our local guides are full of beer information and are privy to all the local hot spots to get a craft brew or a local reliable. We will have plenty of free tastings and each place is jam-packed with history and information about Germany’s favorite drink.

This tour will head out to 2 to 3 pubs and 1 brewery. All hand picked by our local guides and ready to serve up some amazing beers. Along the way, the guides will explain the history of Beer in Germany and in particular Berlin. They will also talk about the uniqueness of Beer here in Berlin and in other areas of Germany. Today beer scene in Germany is booming and craft beers are starting to take off. Come with us as we explore the world of German beer on the Original German Berlin Beer Tour .

The Original German Berlin Beer Tour is About 3,5 hours & Includes:

4 different beers 3 local Berlin breweries great local guides history of beer in Germany local beer scene and craft beers a traditional German snack much much more

This tour is a fun social atmosphere perfect for solo travelers, groups, and just about every other type of visitor to Berlin we can think of (18+) The group will meet up at a local bar where we will get to know the group and start with the beer tasting. If your looking to find your favorite German Berlin beer look no further than our favorite tour about beer, The Original Berlin Beer Tour.

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Live band: Orian

We are pleased to invite you to a special evening with our live band: ORIAN on 18.05.24 from 21:00. Sit back and enjoy the unique atmosphere of our BRLO location in Charlottenburg with a BRLO beer or one of the new beer cocktails!

Let our live band take you on a musical journey that you won't forget in a hurry!

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Eurovision Song Contest Public Viewing at BRLO Charlottenburg! Enjoy the exciting atmosphere, cheer on your favorites and celebrate the variety of music together with a beer. Come along and be part of the musical spectacle!

Pub Quiz with Quizcarraldo

Quizcarraldo returns to the BRLO Charlottenburg on 05.05.24 at 19:30!

4 rounds full of varied, tricky and curious questions paired with good beer await you! What more could you want!

Pack your smartest friends and sign up!

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We are looking forward to seeing your smoking heads!

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We brew modern beer diversity, rethink traditional gastronomy, and support NGOs with our social tap.

We brew modern beer variety from Pils to Baltic Porter in Berlin. We pay attention to the high quality of raw materials and short delivery routes. Our range is complemented by cider and draught beer.

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We rethink the traditional brewery gastronomy and put vegetables in focus. Always perfectly matched to our beer , the menu changes five times a year.

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Diversity in and around the brewing kettle. We live our values not only in the company. We support Queer Amnesty, Scoring Girls and changing NGOs with our Social Tap.

In 2014 BRLO was born in Berlin. Here we built our first own brewery, opened our restaurant and have our office.

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Opinion The ‘spine-tingling’ live music moments that live in readers’ memories

In his March 25 essay, “ Take it from me: See your music heroes before it’s too late ,” Post columnist Marc Thiessen chronicled his passion for concertgoing. We asked readers to share their most indelible live-music memories. Hundreds of them wrote in with tales of serendipity, transcendence and lifelong dreams fulfilled.

I paid for one concert. I got two.

I went to see Prince at the Worcester Centrum some years ago. After the show, we went to a local hotel to have a drink in the bar while traffic cleared out. As we were sipping our drinks, we heard a bit of a hubbub, we heard a guitar, and we stepped out of our corner booth to see: Prince and the Revolution onstage in the hotel bar. Prince felt that the concert had been sloppy and his band needed a rehearsal. And there we were, dozens of us, grooving to Prince at a hotel bar. It was the most glorious night I will ever see.

Julia Figueras , Rochester, N.Y.

Fans in perfect harmony

Back before Ed Sheeran was a megastar, I got to see him in concert at Hollywood’s intimate Hotel Cafe. Standing two feet from the stage, I chatted with a couple of superfans who’d literally flown in to L.A. just for the show.

Eventually, Ed took the stage — it was just him, his guitar and his looping machine — and started his performance. When he got to the song “Lego House,” my new superfan friends were singing along, but in perfect harmony with Ed. As they were literally right in front of him, Ed heard them singing and called them up onstage to help him sing the song. They happily obliged, and Ed finished the song with his “backup singers” sharing the mic with him.

Ed was clearly enjoying the moment, but these women were literally having the time of their lives. To see that kind of spontaneous joy happen onstage was, as Marc Thiessen described in his essay , truly “spine-tingling.”

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Swooning to Sinatra

My dad learned to speak English in Cuba listening to two things on the radio: Yankees games and Frank Sinatra. When we came to this country, while my friends had rock at home, I had big band music. To this day, Frank Sinatra is my favorite.

In college I took a trip to New York City. I did all the great jazz bars, and I lucked out and got one ticket at the Uris Theatre to see Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald … and my idol, Frank Sinatra. I found myself sitting one row behind this strange, baldheaded guy in a huge sable coat and big — I mean really big — glasses: Elton John. He was eating the concert up.

We all saw Frank knock a woman out. Frank was singing the Beatles tune “Something,” one of the all-time classics. He was 57 or so then, and the audience was full of bobby-soxers from his Columbia Records days. In those days, it was not uncommon for those young ladies to stand through an entire performance and faint when “Ol’ Blue Eyes” started crooning.

So Sinatra hits the line “Something in the way she mooooves … ” and, as he gets to the last word, he spins to the audience, locks in on one of the women, enraptured as she must have been 30 years earlier, and points to her. Bam! She dropped like a rock. Her friends caught her and eased her down into her seat, fanned her for a moment so she could get a little air, then returned their attention to the reason they were in attendance.

Alex Castellanos , Key Largo, Fla.

Her last chance

My wife and I have been married for over 45 years. She’s been a huge Rod Stewart fan since her teenage years, and we always went to his live shows when living (for most of our lives) in the D.C. area. However, my wife has battled recurring bouts of cancer the past nine years, and her last surgery left her permanently partially paralyzed and wheelchair-bound.

Before that last surgery, and some seven years ago, I actually won two tickets to see her beloved “Rod.” Unfortunately, my wife was still feeling the effects of chemo and turned them down. Believing this might be the last time in her lifetime to see him, I kept urging her to attend the show, but she just wasn’t up to it.

Fast-forward seven years, and although my wife is cancer-free, she’s paralyzed. I see that the 79-year-old Stewart is on tour and scheduled to appear in our retirement hometown of Tampa, and this time, I don’t give my wife the choice: I just buy the unbelievably expensive tickets and surprise her. I wheel her into the theater, we sit in the handicapped area, and we could not believe how great of a two-plus-hour show Stewart put on. He sang all the hits, he had a fantastic band, and his energy level and voice were those of a 40-year-old! Stewart always had that distinctive gravely voice, and it serves him well as he approaches 80. That was most likely our last Stewart concert … but you never know. It was great to see how happy he made my wife.

Don Katzen , Tampa, Fla.

‘Like rock-and-roll church’

Bruce Springsteen. Dec. 15, 1978. Winterland Ballroom. San Francisco. I went because one of my younger brothers had been talking so much about Springsteen. I was a jazz snob and went only because it was a last chance to step foot inside the legendary Winterland arena; it was to close forever later that month.

Three songs in, I was hooked. It was like rock-and-roll church: promise, hope and salvation delivered with such conviction that even today I feel the magic. Many Springsteen shows later, there is still nothing like Winterland in ’78.

Felix Contreras , Silver Spring, Md.

A near-death experience

One of my husband’s favorite bands was Yes. My husband was an accomplished bass player himself. Yes was coming to D.C. at the Warner Theatre on July 15, 2014, so I got us tickets. What my husband didn’t know was I got us front-row seats and backstage passes to meet the band. He sat right in front of Chris Squire the entire show. The next year, Squire died in Phoenix. My husband was so grateful I got those tickets.

Brenda Lawhorn , Florence, S.C.

A dude in the nude

A guy, completely naked, with a circle of people around him, dancing to “Space/Fire on theMountain” at a Grateful Dead show at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia in the early ’80s.

Harry Freed , Philadelphia

A priceless splurge

Bob Marley with his acoustic guitar and a spotlight on a bare stage at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh singing “Redemption Song” a little more than a week before he died in 1981. I was a young lawyer whose client had just paid her. I used the money to buy the ticket, and the performance was the best that I ever saw. It broke my heart that he died soon after; I didn’t know that he was even sick with cancer. The song was a blessing to me.

Charlene Newkirk , Pittsburgh

Storming the Beatles

The Beatles, Cleveland Municipal Stadium, August 1966. “Revolver” had just come out — er, “dropped.” The crowd was so electrified that people knocked down the snow fences around the field and stormed the stage. I was caught up in the wave. And there they were, live, right up on the stage in front of me. Smiling, playing and thanking us ! It was more than the music; it was the magic. For one brief shining musical moment, never to appear ever again.

George DeBolt , Pittsburgh

Unexpected guest stars

The National Symphony Orchestra was playing Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” at the Wolf Trap concert venue. Late in the third movement, “The Pines of the Janiculum,” the composer calls for a recording of a nightingale to be played over the orchestra’s quiet strings. On this magical evening, the taped nightingale song inspired the songbirds of Vienna, Va., to raise their own voices and join in the music. As dusk fell, the concert hall was surrounded with live birdsong. This was in the late-1980s.

Laura Bligh , Vienna, Va.

A beer with das band

Berlin seeing my favorite band, Cage the Elephant, in a small grungy club that held about 300 people as one of the first shows of their Social Cues tour. I was right at the stage, and Brad Shultz shared his beer with me, and his brother Matt, the frontman, sang part of “Tokyo Smoke” right into my phone while he was down on the floor in front of me. Most memorable concert moment ever!

Rhonda Van Cleve , Tucson

I’ve seen him 48 times but never forgot the first.

The moment most burned into my memory involved an artist I saw on a whim on July 9, 1978. He and his band were broadcast on July 7 on my favorite local station. I was driving with a high school friend named Sherry, and I recall saying, “This guy sounds pretty good. You want to drive to San Diego on Sunday and see him?” She agreed, so Sunday afternoon, we made the 100-mile drive to the San Diego Sports Arena, bought tickets at the door for $5.75 each and settled in to our upper-view seats. It’s a rather small arena, so even up in the cheap seats, we had a good view.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band hit the stage with no opening act but played with an urgency and passion I’d never seen from a performer or band before. Grabbing his microphone with a long, long cable, he jumped off the stage into the crowd. While the band played, he worked his way across the floor of the arena, occasionally stopping to trade choruses with random fans. The whole time, he never missed a beat, interacting and singing with the fans along the way.

I’d never seen anything like this. My other musical heroes performed from high up, above all the mortals in the crowd. But this guy broke that wall. He wasn’t speaking down to us — he was one of us. My jaw hit the floor. I was watching someone who understood living in uncertain times and trying to sort out who you are and what you aspire to be. Last week, I saw my 48th Springsteen concert in that same arena in San Diego.

Jon Trask , Garden Grove, Calif.

Two daughters. Two shows.

I will never forget sitting with my teen daughter at the Rolling Stones in the mid-1980s. Seeing their energy and hearing their music in person is a memory we talk about often. Then, in 2023, another daughter and I saw Adele in concert, satisfying a wish from first hearing her music.

Susan Bescher , Des Moines

Tattoos, tables and Tahoe

I am a huge Chris Isaak fan — I’ve seen him on average once a year since 1994. I even have his guitar tattooed on my arm. In the late ’90s, I saw one of his performances in a Lake Tahoe showroom. He enjoys doing crowd work, and his mom was in attendance, sitting in the banquette behind my table. After he said hello and introduced her to the audience, the ladies at the next table over asked him to pose for a picture. Chris proceeded to climb up and stand on my table (with his guitar!) and sing to me as part of posing for the picture. I felt so special!

I said hello to him the next year in Seattle — he recognized me and lamented that the venue didn’t have any tables to sing to me from. Such a gentleman, and absolutely priceless memories.

Jenn Alvin , Portland, Ore.

An origin story

Many years ago, my wife and I went to see Kenny Rogers at the Westbury Music Fair in New York during his 1989 Christmas tour. His opening act was a young solo artist who sang, played the guitar and wore a cowboy hat. He serenaded the audience with a number of songs, but the one I remember was a cover of the Don McLean song “Vincent.” It was simply amazing, and I remember it to this day. Tender and sweet. His voice rang clear and heartfelt. I turned to my wife and said, “Wow. This guy is awesome. I think he’s gonna make it.” Turns out I was right: Garth Brooks did pretty well!

Dan Pechtol , Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

The making of a legend

My musical tastes differ from Marc Thiessen’s, but I completely agree with the philosophy of concertgoing. I have always remembered seeing Joan Sutherland singing “Lucia di Lammermoor” in Cleveland when the Metropolitan Opera was on tour in spring 1961. I was 15, and my aunt took me to see “La Stupenda” featuring Sutherland’s spectacular leading-role debut with the Met. I still see her gliding down an enormous staircase during “The Mad Scene.” She stopped the show right there. The applause was, well, stupendous. She became a legend. And I was hooked on opera forever. If it touches your heart, then follow your heart, and see your beloved performers live onstage as often as you can!

Jan Childress , McLean, Va.

His voice was ‘raw’ and ‘forever’

The best was Tony Bennett at the cavernous Winspear Opera House, April 26, 2018, in Dallas. It began with the minor spectacle of the chandelier disappearing into the ceiling and then the lights went out. Then, Tony and his daughter. His final song, he told us, was special. Then, he put his mic down on the piano his daughter was at and sang, raw, just him with no backup music and no electronic reinforcement. Just his own voice in the immensely quiet hall gently floating up to us in the ozone seating section. Whoa! That’s forever.

Stanley Olivarez , Santa Fe, N.M.

Ella, the queen

In another life, I had my 15 minutes of fame as a smooth jazz D.J. at a radio station in Orlando. So many incredible artists — Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., Dave Brubeck (we share the same birthday), Al Jarreau, Joni Mitchell — players who could really play and singers who could really sing. I was privileged to introduce a great many of them onstage or at least meet them backstage. Though I regret not meeting Miles Davis before he died, I did meet and shake the hand of Ella Fitzgerald. I’m telling you, it was like meeting the Queen of England — only without all the Order of the British Empire bowing nonsense. She performed her entire set singing from a wheelchair, but so what? The standing ovation she received was loud, sustained, enthusiastic and unforgettable.

Ed Pasha , Arlington, Va.

It’s more than live music. It’s community.

I saw 34 concerts in 2023. I’m a Duran Duran superfan and follow them around on tour. My parents started taking me to live shows when I was 7. I won tickets to see the Bee Gees when I was 9 because I stuffed the raffle box at a local store without my mom knowing it.

I go alone, and I go with friends. I make friends at every show I go to.

See the bands you love. The communal experience is fabulous.

Jolie Lindley , Las Vegas

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