点评:Being an East Lothian resident I'm familiar with the Belhaven brewery in general and have had the luck of tasting a lot of their beers in local bars for years. Finally went on the tour with my dad for his birthday and it was a superb wee afternoon.
Chris the guide was brilliant, knowledgeable and happy to take questions on all manner of things beer related and just local history - I can testify he knew his stuff being locals ourselves.
The brewery produces a huge amount of beer for the relatively small number of staff they have (55 if remember correctly) and the tasting was great. The Monk's Retreat is a lovely wee bar and not a manufactured stale room like a lot of the whisky distilleries offer. I can imagine that place would be bouncing at staff parties....
The biggest surprise was that the gift shop offered all the Belhaven favourites and also some exclusive beers only available in there and all fairly priced.
If you're in the area, this is a great way to spend a couple of hours.
翻译:作为东洛锡安郡的居民,我对贝尔海文啤酒厂很熟悉,多年来有幸在当地酒吧品尝过很多他们的啤酒。我终于和爸爸一起参观了这家啤酒厂,庆祝他的生日,那是一个美妙的下午。
导游克里斯非常出色,知识渊博,很乐意回答有关啤酒的各种问题,以及当地的历史——我可以证明他很了解当地人。
这家啤酒厂为相对较少的员工(如果没记错的话是 55 人)生产了大量啤酒,品尝体验非常棒。Monk's Retreat 是一家可爱的小酒吧,而不是像许多威士忌酒厂那样制造的陈旧房间。我可以想象,员工聚会时,这个地方会很热闹……
最大的惊喜是礼品店提供所有贝尔海文最受欢迎的啤酒,还有一些只有在那里才能买到的独家啤酒,而且价格都很公道。
如果您在该地区,这是一个消磨几个小时的好方法。