TOURS ON TAP BY CALENDAR 2025 & 2026
We are offering only 8 scheduled tour departures for 2025, so space is limited compared to some previous years. Register early to guarantee your seats.
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Consider combining tours that are back-to-back.
April 2025
Best Damn Farmhouse Ale Tour of Belgium & France, April 24-May 2 • New Departure!
Venture into the historic and scenic world of saisons and biére de gardes. Their roots can be traced to rustic ales originally brewed on farms for seasonal workers in this wide area once known as the County of Flanders (which then included parts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands). On this tour you will experience breathtaking views, scenery, geography and architecture. You’ll enjoy regional cuisine and fine beer beyond compare. We’ll visit some small independent artisanal breweries still located on working farms and sometimes large, modern ones, most situated in scenic countryside locations, where we’ll experience these very satisfying ales in rustic taprooms. Itinerary to come.
May 2025
Ardennes Mountain Beer Tour, May 2-10, 2025 • Confirmed
Arguably one of the most beautiful regions in Belgium, the Ardennes Mountains are rich with beer culture, scenery, gourmet cuisine, enchanting towns and history. It's where Belgians go on vacation. There are just so many breweries and attractions in the Ardennes, it’s impossible to visit them all in one tour. By having an evolving itinerary each year, this keeps it interesting for returning travelers, of which there are more and more of each year. The tour typically overnights in the towns of Aubel, Durbuy, Bastogne and Leuven. The tour takes place in mostly the small southeast region of Belgium, which translates into even less time driving and more time doing. I know you’re not supposed to have favorites, but it’s my favorite tour.
Lonely Monks Trappist Tour, May 11-20, 2025 • Confirmed
June 2025
Beer & Wine Tour of Croatia, June 1-10, 2025 • Confirmed & filling!
September & October 2025
Lonely Monks Trappist Tour Sept. 7-16, 2025 • SOLD OUT
Oktoberfest & Bamberg: Best of Bavaria Tour, Sept. 19-26, 2025 (Consider the Trappist Tour, Sept. 28-Oct. 7, with this one. You’re already in Europe, right?).
Lonely Monks Trappist Tour Sept. 28-Oct. 7, 2025 • New Dates! • Confirmed!
December 2025
Christmas Beer Festival & Winter Markets Tour of Belgium, Dec. 8-15, 2025
Hot-spiced beer and wine, and shopping at some of Belgium's most magical winter markets in Bruges, Gent and Lier (aka Little Bruges)...what’s in your stocking? There’s something for everyone on this tour. The week builds to the Essen Christmas Beer Festival which is a very, very special and merry festival featuring many delightful seasonal Belgian brews, which are only available in Essen and in limited quantities. This tour is now eight days and seven nights.
april & May 2026
Wild & Spontaneous Tour of Belgium, April 27-May 3, 2026
Lambic, geuze, kriek, faro, Flemish Red Ale and Flemis Brown Ale. It’s a small, but enthusiastic segment of the beer-loving population, who enjoys these special mysterious brews. Join us as we learn more about these special beers and experience them at the source. The tour culminates at the two-day lambic festival known at Toer de Geuze (TDG) where brewers and blenders open their doors to enthusiasts. TDG only happens every two years and so does this Wild & Spontaneous Tour. Don’t miss this one!
May & June 2026
Ardennes Mountain Beer Tour, May 6-14, 2026
Arguably one of the most beautiful regions in Belgium, the Ardennes Mountains are rich with beer culture, scenery, gourmet cuisine, enchanting towns and history. It's where Belgians go on vacation. There are just so many breweries and attractions in the Ardennes, it’s impossible to visit them all in one tour. By having an evolving itinerary each year, this keeps it interesting for returning travelers, of which there are more and more of each year. The tour typically overnights in the towns of Aubel, Durbuy, Bastogne and Leuven. The tour takes place in mostly the small southeast region of Belgium, which translates into even less time driving and more time doing. I know you’re not supposed to have favorites, but it’s my favorite tour.
Lonely Monks Trappist Tour, May 17-26, 2026
Beer & Wine Tour of Croatia, May 31-June 9, 2026
September & October 2026
Lonely Monks Trappist Tour Sept. 6-15, 2026
Oktoberfest & Bamberg: Best of Bavaria Tour, Sept. 18-25, 2026 (Pro Tip: Consider combining a Trappist Tour with this one. One before or after. You’re already in Europe, right?).
Lonely Monks Trappist Tour Sept. 27- Oct. 6, 2026
Best Damn Farmhouse Ale Tour of Belgium & France, Oct. 9-17, 2026
Here’s a rare fall departure for this tour. Venture into the historic and scenic world of saisons and biére de gardes. Their roots can be traced to rustic ales originally brewed on farms for seasonal workers in this wide area once known as the County of Flanders (which then included parts of France, Belgium and the Netherlands). On this tour you will experience breathtaking views, scenery, geography and architecture. You’ll enjoy regional cuisine and fine beer beyond compare. We’ll visit some small independent artisanal breweries still located on working farms and sometimes large, modern ones, most situated in scenic countryside locations, where we’ll experience these very satisfying ales in rustic taprooms. Itinerary to come.
December 2026
Christmas Beer Festival & Winter Markets Tour of Belgium, Dec. 7-14, 2026.
Hot-spiced beer and wine, and shopping at some of Belgium's most magical winter markets in Bruges, Gent and Lier (aka Little Bruges)...what’s in your stocking? There’s something for everyone on this tour. The week builds to the Essen Christmas Beer Festival which is a very, very special and merry festival featuring many delightful seasonal Belgian brews, which are only available in Essen and in limited quantities.
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