The 14 Drinking Tours in Berlin That Earn Their Price

1.Berlin City Bike Tour with Beer Garden Stop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 917 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Ride a comfortable Beach Cruiser through Berlin with a small group of up to 15 people. Your English-speaking guide covers the Wall, Hitler’s bunker site, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and Cold War landmarks, then stops at a traditional beer garden for lunch.

“This was a great fun way to get round many of the must see sights in Berlin. We toured with Thor who was a great guide. He gave us a “history lesson” which was interesting and easy to understand. This was our first day in Berlin and it gave us an overview and an idea of the sights we wanted to visit in more depth over the next couple of days. Thor also spent time giving us suggestions of other things to see and areas to visit which were off the tourist track.”

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2.Pub Crawl with Shots and VIP Club Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 710 reviews · 6 hours · from $22

Start at Generator Berlin Alexanderplatz at 21:00 for a six-hour night through Mitte and Friedrichshain. Your English-speaking guide may lead you to Irish pubs, live-music bars, shisha lounges, rock venues, steampunk rooms, and electro clubs before skip-the-line entry at a major club. Routes change nightly.

“Facundo is the greatest tour guide ever!!!!! What a man, what a night + big j”

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3.BRLO BRWHOUSE Tour and Craft Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 654 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $21

Spend 90 minutes at Berlin’s container-built BRLO BRWHOUSE with a German- or English-speaking guide. Learn brewing basics, see the small brewery, then taste five BRLO beers with carefully chosen snacks. Guides such as Massimo, Natasha, Felix, and Barbara are praised for making the session clear and friendly.

“Natasha was an amazing guide and had so much knowledge. I don’t even drink alcohol and still had a great time, it was win-win for my boyfriend who was able to drink my beers! Thanks for a great afternoon.”

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4.Berlin Craft Beer & Cultural Tour With Snack

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 343 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $143

Walk through Friedrichshain and RAW Gelände with a local guide such as Alex, Chris, Mike, or Rafael, tasting nine Berlin craft beers and one snack. Expect small groups, street art, former East Berlin culture, and practical tips for the rest of your visit.

“This is an amazing tour!! I highly recommend. We went to an area of Berlin we would never had seen. Our tour guide, Alex, explained the difference between how beers were made. We tasted not o lot German beers but beers that could only be found in Berlin. He also gave some history of Berlin and what it is like living in Berlin. I highly recommend this tour. You will be very happy you did it!!!”

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5.Berlin City Bike Tour with Beer Garden Stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 308 reviews · 5h 30m · from $81

Spend about six hours cycling Berlin with an English-speaking guide such as Thor, Peter, or Claudia. Ride from the TV Tower area to the Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Hitler’s bunker, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and the Reichstag, then stop at a traditional beer garden. Lunch costs extra.

“A must do activity. PB is a great guide, knows her stuff and is funny! Our kids (11, 14, 16) thought this was the best activity so far”

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6.Berlin’s first original craft beer tour & experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 279 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $157

Meet your guide at Salami Social Club in Friedrichshain for pizza and beer, then walk to three local bars for 6 to 9 craft beer tastings. Guides such as Cliff, Chris, Eduardo, and Michael mix brewing lessons with Berlin history. The small group ends near Ostkreuz.

“I honestly didn’t know beer can be so diverse and my tour guide did a good job of explaining it as if it was a story.”

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7.Original Pub Crawl Berlin

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 198 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $19

Start at Generator Berlin Alexanderplatz at 9 pm for a four-hour night out with local guides such as Mateo, Facundo, Nayan More, or Cameron. Visit three or more bars, meet other visitors, use drink specials, and finish at a nightclub near Warschauer Platz. Bring ID and expect some public transport.

“Ok so I did this two nights with people I met in Berlin as a solo traveler. Don’t get me wrong any pub crawl is better than none but this one is very unorganized. There’s either 1 or 2 leaders and they hardly interact with anyone and don’t give any tips on drink deals or anything like that. They’re literally just there to collect their check and then dip. Also the pubs is just like two hostels and then one extra pub and they’re not that great. Lastly the club at the end seems to be the same one every time. I know most people only do pub crawls once…”

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8.Ticket for Bar Jeder Vernunft – Theater & Restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 196 reviews · 2 hours · from $41

Spend about two hours at Bar Jeder Vernunft, an intimate mirror tent near Kurfürstendamm. Choose from German cabaret, chanson, comedy, or theater, with past highlights including Max Raabe and the Pfister siblings. Your ticket includes entry and €5 toward food.

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9.Bar & Party Tour with Free Shots & VIP Club Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 170 reviews · from $17

Meet guides such as Arda or Benjamin at Rathauspassagen, then walk between three Berlin bars with welcome shots and a mixed international group. The evening ends with VIP club entry and no standard queue. Bring an AB transit ticket, dress neatly, and expect a late night for adults only.

“I booked the Pubcrawl for me and a friend and we realy enjoyed the Tour. the Guide was phenomenal and he have us realy good advices for our Berlin-Holiday. The Bars we're good and the group was very mixed and realy good. we hab good talks, drinks and dances. Book this PubCrawl!”

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10.Berliner Berg Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 135 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $19

Spend 90 minutes at Berliner Berg Brewery on Treptower Strasse, with a 45-minute German-language tour followed by five guided beer tastings. You’ll see the production brewery, learn about malt and hops, and receive a special price on beer to take home.

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11.Vagabund Brauerei Beer Tasting & Guided Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 107 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Spend two hours with an English-speaking guide at Vagabund’s Kesselhaus, a former boiler house in Osram Höfe. See 4,500-liter brewing tanks, learn the seven stages of craft brewing, then choose five beers from 16 taps. Joe, Joji, and Ole are among the guides leading the tasting.

“Had the best time at the vagabund braureri. We arrived 15 minutes early and were given a welcome beer, they were waiting on two other groups. We ended up starting a little late due to one of the groups being slightly delayed but that was fine cause it meant more time for another beer which was complintary. It ended up being a group of English, Irish (us) and Scottish which I thought was funny, as the joke goes. Joe our guide was great! Super easy going and fun and great at explaining the 7 different processes into craft beer. He also introduced us to Josh one of the brewers! We…”

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12.Alternative Berlin Pub Crawl

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 86 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $10Best value

Start at Generator Berlin Mitte at 9 pm for about four hours of alternative Berlin nightlife. Your English-speaking guide leads you through a rotating route of bars and clubs, with welcome shots, drink deals, skip-the-line entry, and a final nightclub stop.

“We did the pub crawl in covid since not all the clubs were open and the bars were really cool and staff were friendly, drinks were on point and the Djs also pretty good. I will join again soon!”

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13.Historic Berlin Pubs & History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 73 reviews · 4 hours · from $81

Walk from medieval Berlin through Alexanderplatz and East Berlin, stopping at three historic pubs, a Spätkauf, and a microbrewery. English-speaking guides such as Darren, Paul, and Kieran mix beer tastings with stories about Napoleon, the Berlin Wall, German reunification, and local pub life.

“Darren was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable on his history and also knows a thing or two about beer. Would recommend to anyone”

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14.2.5-Hour Beer & Sunset Sightseeing Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 61 reviews · from $45

Join Kaiser Friedrich Boattours for a 2.5-hour evening cruise from Alte Börse. You will pass Berlin Cathedral, East Side Gallery, Oberbaum Bridge, Holzmarkt, Museum Island, and the government district while drinks and snacks are available to buy onboard.

“The boat cruise was lovely, it was very private as only 2 other couples on the boat. The staff were amazing and friendly and looked after our large group. I would highly recommend.”

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