AirbnBeers: Breweries with Hotels, Inns, Camping and More
If there’s one thing we craft beer lovers enjoy more than a day at the brewery, it’s an overnight stay at one.
Having a bed to crash in after a day of sipping beers is one thing – but in many cases, breweries that offer lodging are also giving guests the chance to have an immersive experience that’s all about the beer.
From brewery hotels to campgrounds, quirky Airbnbs to luxurious resorts, this is your all-inclusive guide to planning your craft beer weekend getaway – and pretty much every beer vacation to come.
Beer lovers in Columbus, Ohio, loved the idea of a brewery hotel so much, they crowdfunded one.
In Denver, a new hotel and brewery partnership is the stuff of beer lovers’ dreams.
Their Beer 101 Package includes lodging for two, two brewery taster trays to try out six McMenamins ales, and a growler of whichever of those you like best.
“You can have our beer waiting in your room for when ya check in,” Nebel says.
“We will soon have an add-on option for private brewery tours and a brew with the brewers day where you brew a beer with us,” says Paul Oettinger, head of manufacturing and QA at Pals.
Over in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, Riff Raff Brewing Company’s “Got Beer?” Airbnb listing is right above the brewery.
Flagstaff, Arizona’s Historic Brewing Company has a similar setup with their “Craft Beer Getaway,” where guests can enjoy over 20 craft beer options on tap as well as a full pub menu at the brewery below.
An unforgettable food menu paired with a brewery tour is the ideal way for a craft beer-loving foodie to spend a weekend.
“We offer a full selection of our beers at both of our hotel properties, while also operating the original brewery for small batch projects and our production brewery in Maryville,” Milner says.
“Our Barrel House & Taproom opened in January 2019 to offer a place for all to come experience our beers and purchase items to take home.”
The lodge has its own brewery whose beers will have you hearing the sound of music – because, yes, it’s the same Von Trapp family that was featured in the classic movie!
At the Northern Outdoors Adventure Resort in The Forks, Maine, guests can enjoy craft beer on tap at the Kennebec River Pub & Brewery.
“We launched our brewery in 1996 because a few of our river guides were beer fans crafting home brews, and we had the perfect setting for a microbrewery on site,” the brewery’s website reads.
It just made total sense to have a lodging facility on property to help cater to the future guests of the brewery,” Grist Iron’s guest relations and marketing manager Kate Fuller says.
Both the brewery and the lodge have fueled the success of the other, but while the lodge offers a relaxing getaway, the real attraction is the beer.
“We want people to love craft beer as much as we do, so we feature a 10-tap system and brew a variety of year-round, seasonal, and specialty small batch beers on site to appeal to every type of drinker,” Fuller says.
“We’re also excited to announce that we’re nearing the end of a major renovation of our onsite lodging facility and, once complete, will offer a ‘beer-centric’ lodge with nine modern rooms located less than 100 yards away from the brewery,” Fuller says.
“Each guest will receive a free beer when they check in at our reception bar, enjoy a daily continental breakfast, and have canned Grist Iron beer available 24/7 in their in-room mini fridge.”
“Del had always enjoyed brewing his own beer and decided to turn one of the rooms in the newly acquired house trailer into a brew room,” Sutton says.
“The beers are always good, with eight rotating taps it is hard for a beer lover to not find one they like,” Sutton says.
“We started our hospitality and beer career in lodging,” owner Tim Brady says.
Ultimately the success of that small beer bar led to our bier garten, then the restaurant and finally the brewery!”
We know a lot of love goes into crafting a tasty beer, but just as much love goes into the temporary homes these breweries have created for their guests.