Free tour, free beer? This place gives you a great background on the history of Anheuser Busch and the inside scoop of their operations, including the brewing and packaging process. Later on the tour, they also give you a sample of their brews and invite you to meet their elegant Clydesdale horses. We were on our way to Boston from Montreal and needed a break on the long drive over. Overall, a truly great experience and a perfectly placed pit stop if you're traveling through New Hampshire. read more

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I've done the tour twice now, and I'm definitely going to do the Brewmaster's Tour next time I'm in NH. The tour is very thorough and takes you through a decent portion of the brewery. I can't even believe that the NH location is the smallest one... this place is massive! Of course the best part of the tour is at the end - the hospitality room! They let you sample two beers and give you a snack, and let you relax around a massive fireplace. I'm not a huge fan of horses so I didn't stick around the Clydesdale stables for very long, but I did notice that they were super clean and they take very good care of the horses. Also, the gift shop has some awesome little trinkets that you can't really find anywhere else. I collect bottle opener keychains... so I may have gone a little nuts in here. All in all, a great experience. It's great for people of all ages and beer preferences. read more

Great beer, great food, and a great place to take the kids. We went for the festival of lights.

We recently went to the "Brewery Frights" event they have for Halloween. It was $10/kid and $15/adult. The adults get 1 beer "complimentary". The experience was ok. In my opinion, there should be more decorations, more to see and do for the price. There was some fire pits scattered around the field, but no chairs next to them to sit and have a beer to get warm. So you had to stand there and it's kind of awkward. The haunted maze was lacking creativity, the pumpkin area was horrible, and the spider area was horrible too. I don't think this event is worth the money. They did have a craft table for the kids, but it was so cheap and no one was there to direct anyone on what to do. Just poorly put together. read more

Do you have family or friends coming to visit? Have you already taken them into Boston a dozen times? Then set your sights north and bring them to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Merrimack. Like a lot of people on Yelp, I' don't drink Bud but I was really impressed with the brewery in St. Louis, so I had to see the New England facility. The grounds are beautiful, the tour is about half an hour long and is very informative and family friendly, and you get 2-11oz samples in their hospitality room overlooking the bottling line. The best part? It's free! They had samples available that I had never heard of, and one that I wish I hadn't. Budweiser and Clamato? My friend tried it and said it was like a Bloody Mary, but with beer. I did not do an independent verification. 5 of us divided and conquered the bar so we were able to get a sample of everything we wanted to try. After the tour we walked over to the Clydesdale stables, which is a must-see. All in all, 5 adults and one baby had a really great afternoon hanging out, learning about mass production of beer, strolling beautiful gardens, and getting up close and personal with the most magnificent horses you'll ever see. It's definitely worth the gas money. read more

We had fun touring the brewery. Even the kids seemed to enjoy it. We did the upgraded $10 tour really only because it was the next tour they were doing. It included a souvenir glass and tasting straight from the tank ( which was very tasty considering I don't really like basic Bud). Tour guide was fun and knowledgeable. Tasting room is beautiful. I can envision a band set up in the corner and just hanging out all day. I wish there was an actual bar you could go to after the tour. Maybe there was and we missed it but I don't think so. The Clydesdales are a must see. Their barn area is beautiful. Could be a picnic area! read more

Love visiting the brewery and the horses and ending it with a yummy lunch in the brew garden

Free tour with free beer and ponies!! Compared to the microbreweries I usually visit, the Budweiser brewery was HUGE but nothing very enlightening. When the tour guide said she would show a video in lieu of seeing the packing room, I thought we'd actually get to see the high-scale packing (I'm kind of a geek). Instead, we had a 10-minute ad for how "awesome" Anheuser-Busch and what a great quality product they make. Meh. If I want a Bud commercial I'll watch TV. The tasting room was good. Not as much sampling as other tours, and lower quality beer. But, PONIES afterward. I guess I can't really complain too much, it was free. read more

Worth every penny. Went before SNHU graduation. Was informative, interesting, and tasty. I'd go again just to drink the fresh BLs

This was our first stop on our New England Brewery Tour. AB is a huge facility taking up acres and acres of land. They have a nice gift shop, stables for the clydesdales, and a giant brewery that you can tour for free. The tour starts outside by the clydesdale statue. They take you by the hops garden and in the brewery to see the brewing, production, and bottling process. We were lucky enough to go there on a day that they were in production. Seeing bottles get whipped around and filled were awesome. The only downsides were that our tour guide was really quiet on the microphone and I think he was intimidated by our group. The brewery is loud and it was hard to hear as it was. AB has aabout 14 different beers for you to try at the end of the tour, but you only get to pick 2. All the other breweries that we went to gave samples of all their beers on tap and a glass to take home. These samples were generous, but I would've rather had a smaller sample and be able to try more beers. read more

Kids even enjoyed the tour. The Clydesdale horses are amazing. Many choices for the two free samples. Shopping Outlets and movie theatre nearby . read more

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This place is awesome!! I was sad to learn they no longer have the Clydesdale horses or the complimentary tours, however they do have a $10 tour and the Beer master tour! I got a groupon for 4 people to do the beer master tour and it was AWESOME! from beginning to end it was great. Cheryl our tour guide was very knowledgeable. We were able to sample several beers and the best part was the sample from the finishing tank..Oh man.. cold and crisp.. so goooood!! After the tour we went and enjoyed some apps at the Beirgarten.. My friends and I had lots of fun!! Worth every penny! read more

It was a great time and we felt most welcome by Arrow and Chris! The whole staff was friendly and the restaurant had some great food and drink choices! read more

We did the Beermaster tour and it was a wonderful experience. we came since I just turned 21, and everyone was beyond nice - they gave me a 21st birthday souvenir beer glass too. My little sister is under 21 and my mom can't drink, and the staff was extremely accommodating and made sure they still enjoyed the tour. I would definitely recommend doing this tour! read more

Recently took the tour, there were no Clydesdales anymore and the inside factory wasn't on so you couldn't see the bottling process . It used to be free and you would get 2.5 beers, now it's $10 and you get one 11oz sample. The tour was very very short and dry, also they wouldn't let you take any photos. read more

They have a really good tour that is very fun, informative and education. The Clydesdales are also fun to look at in their stables as well. They are the gentle giants of the horse world. Near the well stocked and friendly gift shop they give You free samples of their beer to try out. I have felt that the tour guides have been very informative , friendly and helpful . Two thumbs Up!!!!! :) A review of of my visit from the early 1990's. By The Way, I did take a brewery tour over In Denmark 10 years ago. The read more

Did the free tour. Was a Quick tour. Guide was very friendly, but rushed through it. Best part of the tour was the tasting at the end. Because it was so rushed & we missed some things due to weather, we got to sample 3 beers instead of 2. read more

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Ever wonder how the big breweries work? This is definitely the place to stop and get a tour. Very informative and fun tour, there are free samples in the Hospitality area (only 2 but they are 10oz samples and they are fresh!). Don't forget to go down to the Clydesdale stables and see the pull team. This is a family friendly tour with Free soda and pretzels for anyone too young or not interested in beer. Worth taking the tour. read more

Came here on a Thursday afternoon as my bf and I were in town visiting his uncle. Parking wasn't an issue at all. Walked in and was able to sign up for the brewery tour right away. We were early so we just lounged around. They have plenty of comfy couches and memorabilia to check out. Don't forget to check out the gift shop as well! The brewery tour was great! This was probably one of the larger breweries I have visited so I was taken aback but the volume and size of the operation even though this particular brewery is one of the smallest ones? You open and close your tour with beer so be sure to bring your id! They will check! I enjoyed the Johnny Appleseed cider and the shandy from the complimentary tasting at the end of the tour! After your tour don't forget to walk on over to the clays dale stable to check out the horses! The anhauser premises are beautiful to walk around and I hear they do events and bbq! read more

I have been to the brewery light tours in the past however had a very disappointing experience this evening. We were charged $10 to park and it was not worth our trip! In the past, the lights went all the way down to the stables and all of the surrounding areas around the stables. This year it ended very shortly after leaving the shop. It was a disappointing night there and I would not go back again it's unfortunate that they have shortened the display of lights. read more

Good time, friendly workers Will do it again Biergarten was fun, and they have Bud Ice, love that stuff read more

WAS AWESOME!!!! Came all the way from CT and was well worth it!! Tour guide knee her stuff. Great experience all around.

Took a road trip to Maine with my wife last week and this place was one of the highlights. If you are on your way back to the NYC metro area you could easily stop by this place and appreciate a real brewery. The $10 tour is more than enough if you are on a budget. You get: a tour of most of the processing plant, tour guide of course, a free glass and most important a cold Budweiser fresh of the tank. Almost forgot you also get 2 more samples of different beers that are owned by the company. The staff is really friendly and allow you to get free coasters. People in New Hampshire like to give stuff away! Now the facility itself is neat with a lot of memorabilia and a stocked-up gift shop. They also have a free tour and a VIP TOUR for $25 but my tour was just right. I invite all people coming back from maine to NJ to not miss it. Don't drink and drive though. read more

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Ten of us visited the Budweiser brewery on December 21st. We enjoyed the lights, seeing the Clydesdales, and for the most part, the tour. Those over 21 were offered free samples of Bud Light and the Budweiser glass. Although under 21's were charged the same amount of money, they could not receive an empty glass (against the law?)...but had no trouble purchasing same in the gift shop. The speaker was hard to understand because of the microphone "echo." The Gingerbread House was closed (weather related?) so no hot chocolate as advertised (disappointing to some.) I would still recommend - and did have a good time. read more

Had so much fun on this tour today. Met so great people. Our tour person was amazing. She was friendly and knowledgeable. The beer was amazing! Tried their new orange beer and freedom edition. Both were delicious! Highly recommend! read more

What a wonderful after noon spent at the brewery. We went for the Cyldesdale's were beautiful and the tour of the Brewery was great. Highly recommend the tour. read more

Awesome! Wonderful tour guide and great time. Highly recommend! We ate in the biergarten and service was excellent, food was real good. Happy hour prices can't be beat. Good time had by all. read more

I grew up with a yearly trip do the brewery and always loved it. Now that experience is ruined. $10 to park to see a couple lights in a mud hole? What a scam! That amount of money that company makes and they have to rip me off to see a couple of half working lights. Tours that once were free now are nothing but a money ploy to sell you a $20 picture. The magic is long gone. read more

My husband & I did the free tour and it was fun. We had a small group and the tour guide was knowledgable and friendly. She seemed to really love her job which is nice! This brewery is huge! The Clydesdales are well taken care of. The gift shop was clean, organized and fun to walk around. The best part was of course the sample of two drinks and then a full sized drink! read more

I went here today. I made lots of friends and had lots of drinks. I was definitely the perfect amount of tipsy and thought everyone wanted to talk to me too. ‍ well i went on the tour and i had Larry, not lawrence, names Larry. Larry is the man. He was an incredible tour guide and put up with my lame questions and actually had good answers for my real ones. Larry loves what he does and it shows. I also had the pleasure of dealing with Sarah and Kathy in the giftshop. Awesome chicks. Classic awful customer, me, bought some small souvenirs and misplaced em. My boyfriend asked Kath if she could help and she did. This place was pretty cool but the awesome employees made it amazing. Kudos to you A.B. you have hired awesome folks. read more

I do have some sadness in writing this review that this experience was likely considerably better before the InBev purchase. I visited the brewery in St. Louis several times over the years I lived there, and the tour got more expensive and provided less over time, following that acquisition. Unfortunate. That said, this was still a pretty good time. You met the tour guide and headed into the plant, walking through their various production steps and trying some super fresh bud/bud light from a finishing tank in the cold room. You get to keep your glass, and end in the bar, where you get to try two samples of their beers. However, they've pre-selected what they're offering, and you no longer have the ability to choose any of their many beers like you used to be able to before InBev. Still fun, overall, but it's lost some of the sparkle. Take a walk down to see the Clydesdales while there, probably 5 min or so away from where the tour starts. read more

Ok, so this place is terrible. The only thing that I liked was the gift shop and getting a guy wet. I couldn't give this place 0 stars... there are also only two bathrooms!!! Also, the beer smells like poop and when you get into the first building it smells like death and crap. I would also like to add that they have 4 fire pits and all of these people are roasting marshmallows and I couldn't even find the sticks!!! I would never ever ever recommend this place unless you want to have a terrible time!!! read more

Toured facility at 4:50pm on a Thursday. I was a tour group of 1. Tour started with in the heritage room with 6oz of Budweiser from a keg. Tour path required walking short distances outside. It was raining, so we got wet. The tour guide was very knowledgeable on the history and the macroscopic process used to make beer, however lacked specific knowledge related to technical aspects of brewing process. Tour route provided sufficient overview of brewing process, and ended in the sampling room, where I received 2 free 12oz samples if just about any Anheuser Busch product. Total tour took ~35 minutes. Overall, good experiences. I would recommend this tour to anyone with an extra hour to kill during tour hours. read more

A nice free tour and samples at the end. I enjoyed seeing the Clydesdale horses also. I recommend you stop by and check the brewery and tour out. Its a nice experience with friendly guides. read more

Awesome!! Had a great time here on Saturday with the hubby and some friends. You get to see the horses, drink two beers, eat a bag of pretzels, be mildly entertained with a beer brewing lesson, and are afforded the opportunity to ask any Budweiser questions you want. All for free. They have a cute gift shop with lots of t-shirts on clearance for $7.99 and all the employees are as nice as can be (and why not - they get all the free beers they want as part of their job bennys). read more

As a fan of good beer, I did not have desire to go in the first place but went simply to check off the box on the NH Beer Trail. We went to the new beer garden and sat for a good 20 minutes or so and no service. Disorganized and terrible service with a boring menu. Waste of time. read more

Love the tour, Don't go on Sunday. The free beer is so fresh! We wanted to see the plant in action, (ala Laverne and Shirley) but it was dead on Sunday. The grounds and Clydesdales were great! read more

OMG the pretzels with selections of mustards are the perfect complement to the range of beers! We got lucky and hit craft beer week (check the website they have all kinds of fun events like yoga and beer too). Our choices ranged from blueberry beer (bless, with real blueberries bobbing around!) to an interesting citrus beer choice for grammie and double IPA for the true aficionados. We were with a big group and were really comfortable taking over an end section of the high top tables. Great seating options for big groups and the hall area is very spacious. Chicken pesto sandwich was a fan favorite along with bratwurst (they were out of the German potato salad the day we were there-it's yummy). Only weird thing about the place the day we were there was the music. There was quite a range of genres covered;it was distracting. Great place to take out of towners looking to kill a few hours, topped by a walk down to see the massive Clydesdales. Timed basketball arcade machine (free) for two was also good fun (especially after a few!). Prices are very reasonable--just remember the selection is limited to A-B beverages read more

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Whoa I'm surprised this was so cool. Free tours with free samples are totally worth it. This was the best tasting Budweiser I've ever had - but is this the only Budweiser I've ever had? I'm not sure. The guide was very friendly and took her time. It was a larger group but they have the tours down pat. read more

The Budweiser brewery has a nice beer garden with some nice pulled pork sandwiches or meatball sliders they have all different types of beer on draft and in bottles it's a great atmosphere some big screen TVs nice place to watch a sporting event the waitstaff and bartenders very very friendly people highly recommend trying it read more