Good beer brings people together.
We’re City Brew Tours. Since 2008, we’ve been introducing people to local breweries, the stories behind their beer, and each other.
Our guided tours bring curious newcomers and longtime beer lovers behind the scenes. We share tastings, explore how beer gets made, and get to know the people who make each city’s brewing community its own.
Our story
City Brew Tours began with Chad Brodsky, a used church van, and a pair of lederhosen. After studying in Austria and taking a beer-making class at the University of Vermont, Chad wanted to share his growing love of craft beer.
In 2008, he launched Burlington Brew Tours. Vermont Pub & Brewery founder Greg Noonan was an early supporter, helping open the door to the local brewing community.
In 2012, Chad left his finance career and moved to Boston to grow the business full time. Burlington Brew Tours became City Brew Tours, and an idea born in Vermont began finding a home in new cities.
What matters to us
Making beer approachable. There’s no prerequisite for enjoying a good beer. We make room for questions, new tastes, and the fun of finding out what you like.
Celebrating local breweries. Every brewery has people and a story behind it. We help guests discover both, and give them a reason to come back.
Helping people build something. From a guest’s newfound interest in beer to an entrepreneur’s own tour business, we love seeing where a little curiosity can lead.
More cities. The same spirit.
Today, City Brew Tours connects guests with brewing communities across North America. Local owners, guides, and brewery partners bring their own knowledge and personality to every location.
Franchising has helped that story grow, giving entrepreneurs a way to build businesses rooted in their communities. Wherever you join us, the purpose stays the same: share good beer, welcome new people, and help them get to know a city through its breweries.
Meet our founder
Chad Brodsky
Founder & CEO | Certified Cicerone®
Chad’s entrepreneurial streak started with childhood ventures, from selling business cards to shoveling neighbors’ driveways. His first homebrew was a Nut Brown Ale made with his brother using a birthday-gift Mr. Beer kit. The beer needed work, but the experience stuck.
Today, he brings that same enthusiasm for trying, learning, and building to City Brew Tours, helping beer lovers explore their interests and entrepreneurs create businesses of their own.
Outside of work, Chad enjoys traveling, discovering new foods, and taking his dog, Oliver, to the park. Boston is also where he met his wife, Liana.
Favorite beers: Duchesse de Bourgogne, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Lost Nation Brewing’s Gose, and a delicious lactose IPA.