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Brewed in Haarlem: Beer, Breweries & Medieval Trade

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Brewed in Haarlem: Beer, Breweries & Medieval Trade

Languages: NL, EN

This is a self-guided walk in the StepQuests app. You finish checkout there and walk with stories on your phone.

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About this outing

Around 1550, Haarlem had roughly one hundred breweries within its walls. one for every fifty citizens. and its beer outsold every rival in the Low Countries, even in Antwerp. This loop of ~3 km across the old brewing quarter follows the water, the tax, the guild and the politics that turned a modest city on the Spaarne into the brewing capital of Holland. Fourteen outdoor stops (one modern brewery-in-a-church is optional to enter). Cobblestones throughout; allow 2 to 2½ hours, plus a well-earned glass at the end. Read each stop in the StepQuests app.

What's included

  • A self-guided walk — start whenever you're ready
  • GPS navigation guides you along the route automatically
  • Stories and quizzes unlock as you walk
  • Lifetime access to the route in the StepQuests app

StepQuests walking tour

  • Grote Markt — Where the Guild Got Its Rights
  • Warmoesstraat — The Quiet Hop Revolution
  • Jopenkerk — Beer in the Jacobskerk
  • Brouwersvaart — The Water That Built the Brand
  • Uiltje Bar — Haarlem's Craft-Beer Counterattack
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