Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation

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Beer tasting experiences are far and few in india. I recently had the fortune of travelling to Cambodia and Vietnam. I came across two unique beer tasting experiences. Below is a recount of that and a few other places you can get to do the same.

Saigon Skydeck + Heineken experience - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

If you are in Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam and you love beer dont forget to get the Saigon skydeck + world of Heineken experience at the Bitexco tower. It is the tallest building in the city. it is an experience you will not forget that easily.

Photo of Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Kamalakar Venigalla

the ticket is for rs. 800(250000 dong/10 dollars). 45 minutes slots are available from 3pm to 9pm daily. you can book the ticket online. once you enter the building and you confirm your slot, you are sent to the reception desk of the heineken eperience. they note down the name you want to be put on the beer bottle when you leave. then a high speed elevator takes you t the 49th floor for a skydeck view of the ho chi minh city.

Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla

the bitexco tower is no. 5 on the 20 most iconic buildings of the world. you can take a walk around the circular skydeck and view the city from different places. then take the lift to another 8 floors up to the heineken floor.

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you are not allowed ot take videos. you can take photos only after the short tour of the brewery demo and 3d movie of how the heineken beer is made.

next we move to the gaming section. there is a fooseball and video games section.

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Then we move to the place where they show you how a glass of Heineken is to be poured in a long glass. You can have your free glass of beer after you pour yourself one.

Moving on to the final section of the beer serving stations.

Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla

Here you can get yourself two glasses of beer for free with a sides of roasted peanuts and a mineral water bottle.

There is a souvenir section if you would like to buy yourself a t shirt, key chains or books with the Heineken branding.

Once that's done take the high speed lift down.

Pick up your free bottle of Heineken with your name printed on the bottle. i got myself a book too with the Heineken branding.

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The second beer tasting experience is at the kingdom brewery in Phnom Penh in Cambodia.

The ticket is approximately rs. 1100(15 dollars). You can go any time between 1:30pm to 6pm.

After a quick tour of the brewery, we are taken to the tap room.

Photo of Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia) Ltd, National Road 5, Phnom Penh, Cambodia by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia) Ltd, National Road 5, Phnom Penh, Cambodia by Kamalakar Venigalla

The tap room is where you get to experience the beer manufactured at the Kingdom brewery.

You get six types of beer to taste. From there on till closing time you can drink all the beer you want from the preset choices given to you.

Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla
Photo of Beer in a Brewery - best hours spent on a vacation by Kamalakar Venigalla

The hostesses are polite and always happy to have a conversation.

These were two unique experiences for me because such experiences are not available in India and hope that some day such events are available in India too.

These types of experiences are not available in India to my knowledge. Below is a list of some places where you can get a similar experience

Beer Tasting Experience in Brussels for rs.1700(23 dollars)

Craft Beer Tasting and Brewery Tour with Beer Pack in sydney for $40

Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting in brisbane for $32

Brewery Tour for Two at Birmingham Brewing Company for 24 pounds