BREWERY TOUR WITH BEER TASTING
The world of brewing
Find out how real craft beers, abbey beers and gourmet beers are made in our small brewery in the courtyard of the Fischingen Benedictine monastery. Hear the history of our brewery and find out what the monks and beer brewing are all about. Take a look at our storage, technology and brewing room with the two copper pans. Smell hop pellets and taste what malt grains taste like. Let yourself be initiated into the secrets of mashing and fermentation and find out what the old barrique barrels and the exclusive PILGRIM Grand Crus are all about.
Program for individuals and groups
In the 300-year-old monastery cellar we show you our video (6 minutes, in D or E) before we serve you 6-8 samples of our craft beers, Bière d'Abbaye 10% and Grand Crus 14% and explain the different beer styles. Our brewers, master brewers, beer sommeliers or the boss himself will accompany you on your little journey through the big world of beer. After the tour there is an opportunity to shop in the brewery shop.
Rules of the game
- For guests aged 18 and over who are interested in beer, not wheelchair accessible
- Duration approx. 75-90 minutes or at least 1 hour.
- Costs up to 10 people 290 CHF, additional 20 CHF per person
- Individuals on the 1st Saturday of the month, costs 30 CHF
- Beer has alcohol: use public transport. The bus from Sirnach and Wil stops in front of the brewery
View into the barrique cellar for groups
With a “monastery guide” you take a look into the brewery’s brewing room and visit the barrique cellar. There you can taste our Grand Cru from the barrique barrel.
Our PILGRIM video tells you the history and production of our beer specialties. Thanks to the small sample, you will experience the special character of the Grand Crus specialties matured in wooden barrels.
This little experience is perfect as a follow-up program to a monastery tour or before the brewmaster aperitif in the monastery restaurant.
Direct inquiry to the monastery gastronomy
Individual brewery visit
Have a technical discussion and taste our specialties with master brewer David Siegrist or the initiator of the brewery, Martin Wartmann.
Tour of the brewery, tasting and technical discussions depending on interests/number of people per hour from 175 CHF.