We visited during the holiday lights display, if you plan on eating, get there right a dusk or you will have to wait, we also enjoyed cooking smores on the outside fire, 2 hot cocoas and a smores kit for 3 cost $18 but it was a lot of smores!
Yes first we saw the horses, the Clydesdales snd the dalmation in yhe barn. We were greeted so nice. Yhen ee hustled to make the tour, wow they make so very much every day. If you have time the tour reslly is an eye opener. Merrimark isn't the only plant for Bud.
Went to see Christmas Lights. Was very disappointing. The lights were not that good. Hot Cocoa is $3.00 a cup for a packet of Swiss miss hot chocolate. Smores kit is $10. The only thing that was nice is the fire pit outside to get warm or make smores9
Place is awesome for everyone. Lots to see. Lot of functions held on the property.
We went here over the Holidays last winter. My granddaughter who had just turned 4 loved it. They did a wonderful job decorating the trees & setting out furniture & fire pits for a cozy feel.
She wasn't thrilled with the Clydesdale but my husband & I thought they were impressive.
The BIGGEST thing that impressed me about this company was their compassion during the recent hurricane season. They stopped production of beer. & began bottling water to be distributed free of charge to the victims.. They are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
It is a fun place to stop at if you're in the area! Though it is kid-friendly, I don't think the kids on my tour truly appreciated or enjoyed it. I do not recommend bringing kids unless they are interested in beer brewing.
I've lived in Stl most my life, and would list the brewery in the top 10 stl attractions. I just did a tour today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Free beer, and a drink of your choice are provided on the complimentary tour, go check it out!
Very cool! It's awesome to taste new beers here and also see how this historic beer is made! If touring, the stables where they train the Clydesdales is a walk away and definitely cool to see!
Its been at least 20 years since I visited this place and I would love to go back!!
I would highly recommend this even if you don't like been. The guide ( I think Jeff was his name) was funny and informative. I would suggest adding some bi-lingual guides as well!
The tour is great, even if you'd never buy a bud (like me) at the bar/store. The scale of everything there is very impressive. If you've played factorio you'd enjoy this tour. I'd only ever toured craft (admittedly some fairly large craft) breweries, but seeing the other macro side was fun.
Plus, you get to go see the Clydesdale horses, and if you're lucky, you'll get to meet a sweet old man and his dalmatian that's wearing a winter jacket. Disclaimer we didn't actually talk to the old man or his dog but we're assuming they're both great.
You actually learn about beer on the tour and the tasting room is very nice. The Clydesdales are fun to see, especially for kids. Definitely try to get here for a hitching event.
Spent a few hours here on the Friday of a holiday weekend with the family on a recommendation from a friend. Was pleasantly surprised at how kid-friendly the whole experience was. We started with a light lunch at the Biergarten. A very limited menu - clearly more for beer than food. The outdoor seating and lawn games were a nice touch.
The tour was well laid-out and informative. Even kept the kids interest for the ~1 hour it lasted (including tasting). They offer free samples at the end of the tour and had sodas available for the under 21 crowd.
Finished off the experience by visiting the Clydesdale horses. A bit of a walk to get to their stables, but well worth it. Note that they have photo ops with the horses on the 1st Saturdays of the month. Would have been nice to get that in as part of the experience.
I probably won't be a repeat customer just because it's really a one-time experience. But I recommend it to anyone passing through. With the outlet mall down the road you can make a day of Merrimack.