Tasting rooms (Proeflokalen)

In the 17th and 18th centuries Amsterdam was the centre of the European spice trade, and out of this grew a tradition of distilling 'medicinal' spirits, that developed into a full range of liqueurs. The proeflokalen specialise in these alcohols, and they have a disturbingly large range of traditional liqueurs that you will never have heard of.

Brouwerij 't IJ Funenkade 7 (Oost) Amsterdam beer! The tasting room, located in a windmill, is open from 15-20:00 hrs (Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun). It has a large terrace during the summer.	Café In 't Aepjen Zeedijk 1 (Old Centre) Amsterdam's oldest café old sailors' tavern near the Centraal Station and IJ Waterfront
't Arendsnest Herengracht 90 (Grachtengordel) beer from Dutch breweries	De Admiraal (proeflokaal) Distilleerderij De Ooievaar Geneva tasting room at Herengracht 319 (Grachtengordel) Distillery that makes traditional Old Dutch and Amsterdam spirits and liqueurs. Founded in 1782, and still family run.
Brouwerij 't IJ Funenkade 7 (Oost) Amsterdam beer! The tasting room, located in a windmill, is open from 15-20:00 hrs (Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun). It has a large terrace during the summer.	Wynand Fockink from 1679 Pijlsteeg 31 (Old Centre) Dutch and Belgian Jenevers On display: collection of liquor bottles on which all portraits of Amsterdam's mayors since 1591 are portrayed.
De Bekeerde Suster (The Converted Sister) Kloveniersburgwal 6 (Old Centre) Beer brewing takes place on Wednesday or Thursday.	In de Wildeman from 1690 Kolksteeg 3 (Old Centre) tasting room with 17 beers on draught and about 200 bottled beers from Belgium, Holland, Germany and the UK

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