Beer Tasting Session @ The Lost Close: Learn Edinburgh's History Through Its Brews

Sampling tiny brews in a hidden basement enclave, while gaining knowledge on Edinburgh’s past via beer. Sounds appealing, doesn’t it?!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • **CoDE Pod
  • THE CoURT** - During the Beer tasting experience we’ll go through the history of beer brewing in Edinburgh and sample up to 7 beers. You’ll learn why beers are more bitter than others or darker in colour.
    Most importantly, we run small beer tasting sessions which makes this perfect to meet new people and socialize!
What's Included
  • Alcoholic beverages included
Location
CoDE Pod – THE CoURT
Parliament Square
The Lost Close is located within CoDE Pod Hostels - THE CoURT. Just walk in and let the receptionist know that you are coming for the beer tasting in The Lost Close
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gitteherdin_a
Jul 26, 2024
Cody good time - Cosy and informative. Good variety, adapted to the guests. My tastebuds are open to new types of beer.
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Navigator264675
Jul 26, 2024
Truly enjoyable - A taste variety of beers served in a nice setting by a dedicated storyteller and beer drinker. Time to chat with the other guests.
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Shari_v
Jul 16, 2024
Good beers and fun - Fun beer tasting. Great variety and cool location. Our guide was quirky and fun. She knew more about the breweries than how beer was made. Worth it.
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Jim
Jun 3, 2024
Great time - Very cool place, and our host was excellent. A lot of laughs and a great way to try some new beers. Would absolutely do it again.
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K5789xncharlottek
May 7, 2024
Very nice experience! - The location is very unique. It's nice that the beers come from local brewers. The host was very nice. All in all highly recommended.
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Mc_c
Apr 22, 2024
Edinburgh’s beer - Very nice experience! I wasn’t expecting to taste so many and diverse beers from around Edinburgh. Recommended.
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Michelleki6532tm
Apr 17, 2024
Cheers! - We loved the beer tasting experience with Nikky! As we traveled down to The Lost Close, Nikky told the storied history of the underground prison turned tasting room. Throughout the tasting Nikky explained the different processes of how beer is made and compared it to other locations like the U.S. We tried a wide variety of beers and the entire experience felt personalized and leisurely.
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282emmab
Apr 10, 2024
Just do it! - Patch the tour guide was great! He personalized the tour for our small tour size and ensured we all had a lovely time. Would definitely go back, well worth it!
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Denise_o
Mar 17, 2024
Fun experience - We enjoyed learning about the building and its history. Great experience we do it again. Local beers.
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Jaskev
Jul 9, 2024
Give this one a pass. It's a rip off. - We were very excited to take this tour. The website promises small groups and the videos they show certainly support this. Nowhere do they show you the reality. We decided to treat ourselves to their very expensive, high end, whisky tasting and what a waste of money that was! We were crammed into a tiny room with 12 people doing three different tasting experience levels. The host pretty much read from a script (that she thought was funny...but wasn't), and provided the same information I could have received from a quick google search. Because there were three groups crammed into this one space, the presentation was generic enough for everyone and didn't talk about the high end products we paid to learn about. Even though we tasted the high end whiskies, we got very little information about them and it was a very expensive waste of time. I did contact the company before writing this review, giving them the opportunity to make it right and got a very generic, too bad for you, response. have hundreds of reviews and rarely slam a business, but this one doesn't deserve your time or money.
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