A. Le Coq Beer Museum

Tartu, Estonia

Tartu is the birthplace of Estonian beer industry and has been a beer town for nearly a thousand years. In order to perpetuate the history of industrial brewing, the Beer Museum was opened on July 1, 2003. The Beer Museum is located on the territory of A. Le Coq in a malt tower, built in 1898. The museum is located on six floors and the total number of exhibits amounts to approximately 2000. The exhibition explains brewing traditions worldwide and in Estonia, starting from the ancient Egyptian beer culture until the present times. You can see both, the homebrew making tools and old industrial beer equipment.

Naturally, the museum also includes beer corks, bottles, jars and barrels. The museum exhibits speak of the students’ beer-drinking traditions; we have also displayed the prizes and awards from various global exhibitions. All museum visits are concluded in the museum pub, where the visitors have a chance to taste drinks produced by A. Le Coq. Upon special request, tours can be arranged to the production facilities.

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Founded: 2003
Category: Museums in Estonia
Historical period: New Independency (Estonia)

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ollemaailm.alecoq.ee

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4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Jozef Jonas (10 months ago)
Perfect place for beer lovers. Very professional and educational. Shop where you can buy a lot of souvenirs including beer for reasonable prices.
Paula Pascual (10 months ago)
I had so much fun in this place! Costs 10€ to get in and includes a little beer tasting at the end. It’s been recently renovated and it was su interactive and interesting to explore around and see the old machinery, the history of beer and the history of this particular brand. They had also the oldest preserved beer in the world recovered from a shipwreck, and the whole thing you do it underground in the old factory. The beer tasting gives you 4 different kinds of beer at the end and even it being just a tasting they had plenty of beer to enjoy! Overall would definitely recommend.
Jev Genie (10 months ago)
Excellent place to learn a little history about the oldest and largest brewery in the country. Very well organised and made interesting. Option for taste tray of beer and a large selection of other drinks.
I K (13 months ago)
Have to admit we were disappointed because the area is quite small and mostly about history. Would be much more interesting to see the actual production of the drinks. Ticket 10EUR seems to be overpriced for what it is. Some drinks at the shop have attractive pricing. We bought 72 bottles of lemonade.
Kristi Hyrri (2 years ago)
A. Le Coq Beer Museum has gone trough a full renovation process and is now called experience centre Beer World. A visit to the Beer World is an amazing trip through time, which takes you back more than 12,000 years to the roots of beer culture. During the exciting and interactive journey, you can enjoy authentic experiences, aromas and tastes, and listen to fascinating legends and memories. You will gain new knowledge of beer history and beer types, see interesting equipment and one of the oldest preserved beers in the world. The journey introduces the proud history of A. Le Coq that dates back more than 200 years alongside the history of beer city Tartu. During your visit, you will also learn how beer was made in the past and how it is brewed today.
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