Where are the Craft Breweries in Heraklio & Agios Nikolaos Crete? Find out in our beer guide...
- Bonnie and Clyde Urban Tours
- Jul 7
- 3 min read
At Bonnie and Clyde Urban Tours,
we’re big fans of great beer & travel.
Being pioneers in the craft beer tours of Greece since 2021 ( by creating the First Craft Beer Tours Ever ), we've done the legwork to present the talented & passionate local breweries, to the travellers of Crete Greece.
Award-winning Travel Agency that proudly created by two beer & travel aficionados who joined forces to present the Greek Craft Beer scene to the world travellers.
A joyful French-Canadian Montreal gal sharing her joie de vivre & her love for great beer joined forces with a cosmopolitan Cretan-Athenian man with a sharp sense of how travelling can evolve for the better.
Based in Chania, Crete, Greece & specialized in craft beer, Cretan food & local culture tours, always in small or private groups in a non-touristy way.
On each of our beer tour, we carefully select beers from all over Greece, curating the beer menu to present an impressive variety of styles from the passionate brewers in our booming community.
We set out to create a positive impact in the modern Travel sector of Greece, on a human, sustainable & Earth-friendly scale, showcasing Crete's authentic character.
CRAFT BEER on CRETE island, GREECE
In Crete, the largest of all Greek islands, until 2017 there were only few breweries (4-5). Just in three years that number jumped to 12 & today we count more than 15 independent breweries. Find them all in our craft beer guide of Crete!
THE CRAFT BEER GUIDE OF CRETE
HERAKLIO BREWERIES
NOTOS BREWERY
Independence. Teamwork. Good times.
📌Heraklio
This team of "brothers" is linked not by blood but by the love of beer, which they take seriously. With vision & passion, they have created a stellar brewery with a terrific variety of styles in their core selection. Notos [Νότος], is a Greek word meaning south, referring to the fact that Crete island is the most southern point in Greece.
They were the first brewery in Heraklio, fiercely independently to this day. Hats off to them! The guys behind Notos are casual, welcoming & low-profile creating a strong team.
SOLO CRAFT BEER
Pros. Vision. Character.
📌Kalithea
"GOOD BEER IS A HUMAN RIGHT" says master brewer Kjetil Jikiun. Solo pledges to make craft beer with soul & holy smokes... they deliver! It’s something you can taste in every sip. Since 2015, joining Cretan & Norwegian roots, they’ve been developing the right balance in order to create create must-drink craft beers.
Behind the Scandinavian simplicity of their labels, the product is bustling with flavour. In addition to their great standard lineup, they release fun one-offs & seasonal limited editions.
KASTA MICROBREWS
Microbrews. Modern. Passionate.
📌Heraklio city centre
Kostas, the passionate brewer behind Kasta, welcomes us into his beer world with a modern touch & excellence in quality. An engineer with a love for fine drinks, he refines his beers from the water profiles, while using a range of 9+ hop varieties in his lineup. From its inception in late 2018, Kasta presents remarkable beers, sleek bottle designs & has already won Frankfurt International Trophies for his Oatmeal Stout & Immortal IPA.
KASTA is an acronym; K for the man behind it all Kostas, A for his wife Anna, S for their daughter Sofia, T for Tita their dog (or cat?), A for the family name Antonakakis.
ZOURIDAKIS
Roots. Local Culture. Cretan Products.
📌Pitsidia
Their most popular beer is their: Faistos Honey Saison.
The beer names are inspired by local archeological sites or iconic beaches of the area. For generations they have strived to ensure the purity & quality of all their traditional products & honor their roots. You'll find their beers in few selected places.
AGIOS NIKOLAOS BREWERY
DEDALOS BREWERY
Fun. Good Vibes. Nerdity.
📌Selles Lassithi
An enthusiastic duo who joined the Cretan brewing scene in 2020, with a core of true enjoyment. The brewers behind Dedalos have been developing a range of beer styles for over 10 years, with true beer-geekery.
Their curiosity & passion has led them to spread a joyful approach to bottled & draft beer in the most Eastern corners of Crete island but not only. Fun is a top priority for them! Having not had the chance to meet their team yet, we are looking forward to it.
We hope this will make your travels in Crete highly enjoyable. Support the local breweries & drink true Greek Beer!
For an evening of great craft beers & a full menu of Cretan food pairings, join us in one of our Craft Beer & Food Tours in Chania & Rethymno, Crete.
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Love & beer !
- Bonnie and Clyde Urban Tours
I am traveling to Crete in 2023, I will totally book your tour and also visit as many breweries as I can! This is an amazing resource, thank you guys!