The Griffin Brewery

One of the best brewery tours I’ve ever done — well worth the £12 per person! An hourong tour, very informative, was followed by an all-​you-​can-​drink tasting in a really neat museum area… And the tastings come in half pint size! The restaurant (Mawson’s) was also excellent. Definitely recommended if you’re a beer lover!

I’ve done brewery tours in the US, Ireland, and England and the Fullers tour is really good. The guide we had (Lisa) was knowledgeable, had been with the company a long time, and had a great personality for the tour. She was alternately friendly, funny, and informative.
The tour was organised around the four main ingredients of beer (barley, water, hops, and yeast) and it showed the old way and new way of brewing at each stage. Often you see an old copper and brick version and then you see the new, computerised and stainless steel version.
Lots of the photo opportunities are in pretty poor light. If you bring a camera, be sure to be ready for dim indoor lighting.
On the up side, you see a real working brewery doing its thing. You really do sometimes step out of the way so someone can walk by and keep doing his job. On the down side, this means they generally only do tours during business hours. Skive off work one afternoon, though. It’s worth it.
Parking near the brewery is limited, so be sure to allow yourself some time to find a spot. There’s ample pay-​and-​display parking, but it’s a lot of twisty turny streets in there. I’m not sure how easy it is to get to this on public transport. We drove. That’s a shame, because somebody’s not getting the full experience. The tastings at the end were generous and we got to sample lots of different beers. I had only really had the London Pride and Honeydew before the tour. I’ll be watching for the Jack Frost Christmas ale and Chiswick Ale now.

Griffin Brewery provides the best brewery tour I’ve ever been on. The history at Fuller’s makes breweries in the States look adolescent. Our guide was a brewery retiree who knew his facts and made the tour informative and a lot of fun. The tasting in their cellar finished off a great tour.
I’m now a big fan of cask ales and I’m glad I was able to find London Pride, London Porter and 1845 at my local Total Wine store.

The Griffin Brewery tour is one of the best I’ve ever been on. The guides are incredibly knowledgeable and love their beer. It’s unique from your typical brewery tour, because this beer is Cask conditioned. The beer is a bit different from the ordinary beer you’d expect. That being said, it is delicious.
After the tour, you sample each of the beers on tap, then pour your own full pint that you find most appealing. You may also sample Vintage ales from years passed. You will leave feeling pretty good, and happy with your new found knowledge of beer!

Have I died and gone to heaven? — I was invited to go around the Fullers brewery on a tour and sample some of the beers afterwards. Apart from feeling a bit iffy about a guided tour (not my kind if thing) — free beers were on offer so how could I refuse !!
Fullers are one of the most successful breweries in London and offer guided tours around their brewery to show you how they produce there beers and offers an insight into the history of this old site and brew house. Obviously the climax of the tour is visiting the bar in the cellar and getting stuck into the IPA and other Fullers favourites.
Tours are Monday to Friday throughout the day and are in groups of at least four but up to 15.
An interesting and educational visit that was very informative and I enjoyed it very much. The tasting was obviously the icing on the cake and you can also get a lunch in the Fullers pub next door.