Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
JOIN THE BEER EXPERIENCE TOUR
The Monteith’s Brewing Co Beer Experience is a walking, talking and tasting tour through the original home of Monteith’s. Join us in our former brewery and newly refurbished gastro bar and restaurant where we will take you backstage for a fully immersive tasting experience.
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES
• An expert guide
• Monteith’s and beer history lesson
• 15 minutes behind the scenes tour
• A 20–30-minute tasting and pouring lesson
• Two beers poured from the Brewer’s Table
• Takeaway mixed-six-pack filled with your own selection of our beers and ciders.
• Time to explore backstage in our former brewhouse.
Time to explore backstage in our former brewhouse.
Monteith’s and beer history lesson
15 minutes behind the scenes tour
Takeaway mixed-six-pack filled with your own
Two beers poured from the Brewer’s Table
An expert guide
A 20–30-minute tasting and pouring lesson
Food
Lunch
Departure Point
Monteith's Brewing Company, Greymouth, New Zealand
Monteith's Brewing Company, Greymouth, New Zealand Monteith’s Brewing Company has been brewing on the West Coast of the South Island for 150 years (which is a long time by NZ standards). Originating in the small town of Reefton, years of development & growth have led us to this contemporary, architecturally designed building in Greymouth that pays homage to our proud heritage & looks to our future.
Monteith’s is now the leading craft beer brewery in New Zealand, & one of the best indoor visitor attractions on the West Coast thanks to our great hospitality, prompt service & wonderful stories … not to mention, our beers, ciders & brewery tours. The best way to get the full Monteith's experience is to take a 45 minute fully guided brewery tour.
Let us take you on a journey to explore the history & heritage of Monteith's & let you in on the secrets that have led to major success for our beers & ciders. On this brewery tour you will explore the art of brewing & how we brew here at Monteith's Brewery in our modern brew house. Some of the recipes we use have been around since Monteith's inception, you can get up close to the brewery & the ingredients & you might even get an up close view of the brewers in action. You will get to understand the full production process, right through to our packaging plant, & get a glimpse at the old & the new ways of bringing this good beer to the people.
This tour is not just for beer fanatics, it is designed for all levels of beer knowledge. Before we finish you'll get a hands on lesson on how to inspect a beer by smell, sight & taste, & will leave feeling educated for your next craft beer purchase.
But its not over yet, you'll then be given three Monteith's Brewery fresh tap beers or ciders with tasting notes to guide you, so you can practice your new knowledge with your pairs as you enjoy our world class range. Make the most of our Qualmark Gold awarded venue, & order some thing from our sharing plate menu, expertly matched with your beers by our head brewer & head chef. You can order your meal before your tour starts, & the team can have it ready for you when you finish.
Your passport also includes discount vouchers for other world class West Coast attractions such as Sky Diving at Hot Pools in Franz Josef, West Coast Water Tours, Treetop Walk and Shantytown Heritage Park.
The tours leave daily at 11.30am, 3pm, 4.30pm & 6pm (excludes some public holidays).
We advise that you arrive to the Brewery at 60 Herbert Street Greymouth 15 minutes before your selected tour time, & make your way to the bar to confirm your arrival. The tour takes a total of 45 minutes (approx).
There are child tour passes available for purchase at the brewery. Covered, flat sole, non-slip shoes must be worn on the tour. Monteith's is wheelchair friendly. Mandarin & french translated tour notes available.
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
4 years and under Free (passport and tap beer pour not included)
Covered, flat sole, non slip shoes must be worn on the tour (boots are provided free of charge)
Tours will commence at the advertised time, refunds will not be given if you are late to arrive
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
colinf575
25 Apr 2023
Great pub but the brewery stopped brewing some time ago. This wasn't mentioned when we booked and we found out part way through the tour.
Greg H
14 Apr 2023
The Brewery tour was very good and interesting. The explanation of the brewing process was good, though quite fast - had it been done in front of the process diagram on the wall, it would have been better. Our guide was enthusiastic and knowledgable. The smelling of the hops and barley grain, and then tasting the beers, was interesting and enjoyable. It was a nice touch to then gift each tourist a 6-pack of mixed beverages of their choosing.
We stayed to have dinner. As I stood next in line to order some food, another patron decided to jump the queue and order his meal. I protested to him and the female staff member serving him - but she just allowed it to happen. Instead of serving me, she sent me to another register where I had to further wait for service. As I walked to the other register, she apologised to the guy to who had jumped the queue! In my 15 years of hospitality experience, and as a general customer/consumer, this remains one of my top pet-hates - queue jumping and staff not respecting their customer's patience.
The food was nice, though poor staff ettiquette resulted in a disappointing end to what was otherwise an enjoyable visit, hense a 5/5 rating reduced to 3/5.
davegarwood
02 Apr 2023
Fabulous brewery tour led by Reuben who was very knowledgeable and welcoming. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend on a visit to Greymouth!
This tour in
Greymouth
is organized by
Monteith's Brewery Experience
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
How great that you want to share your experience! Your feedback helps other travelers to make a better choice.