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12 Tried and True Recipes Made With Beer

Are you a beer-lover looking for a little culinary inspiration? Check out these delicious recipes cooked or baked with brews and collected from beer-lovers like yourself! From decadent desserts enriched with stouts and IPAs to hearty ale stews and soups to tender meat dishes, there is a recipe sure to catch your eye. […]

Kate Hellner | 8/24/22

6 Beer Styles to Shake Up Your Summer

Everyone’s recommendations for summer beer styles are in, and they are… the same exact recommendations as last year and the year before that. Kolsch, lagers, hefeweizens, sours, and pilsners—these are the styles bandied around the Internet for best summer beers, and not without good reason. However, if you’re searching for something beyond the basics, check […]

Kate Hellner | 7/1/22

The best Thanksgiving dinner beer pairings, according to our experts

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and like millions of other Americans you have planned your festivities down to a T. You’ve bought your turkey, planned out your sides and invited all your guests over—yes, even weird Uncle Dave. But you’ve yet to sort out one last thing: What beer should I drink with Thanksgiving […]

iainoldman | 11/17/21

February Employee Recipe

HOMEBREW RECIPE by SABRINA, City Brew Tours South Jersey Milkshake IPA OG 1.064 FG 1.018 MALT 5 lbs American Two Row (42%) 5 lbs Pilsner (42%) 2 lbs Malted Oats (16%) Mash @ 156°F Pre Boil Gravity 1.054 Boil Length 60 min HOPS 3.0 oz Amarillo – Whirlpool (20 min @ 180°F) 3.0 oz Citra […]

aliciafitzmaurice | 2/26/20

5 Reasons Why You Need A Craft Beer Tour In New York City

Guest Post by Robert Baker from outsidepursuits.com The Big Apple is one of the world’s most exuberant cities. It’s also home to many of the nation’s best craft breweries. Everyone should visit NYC at least once in their life to experience the atmosphere and history of the most populous city in the United States. A […]

aliciafitzmaurice | 1/29/20

BREWVANA Sells Majority Stake to City Brew Tours

Long-established East Coast beer tour operators excited to expand to the Northwest PORTLAND, Ore.––Oct. 30, 2019––BREWVANA Portland Brewery Tours, a pillar of Portland’s beer community for the past nine years, has sold a majority stake to City Brew Tours, the nation’s leading brewery tour operator based on the East Coast. Effective Nov. 1, […]

aliciafitzmaurice | 10/30/19

10 Best Things About Boston

10 INSPIRATIONS FOR YOUR BOSTON TRIP TO DO LIST By Kalimah M. Why visit Boston? There are so many reasons, and here we’ve collected 10 of our favorite things about Boston for you to keep in mind as you’re planning your trip to one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the United States […]

aliciafitzmaurice | 7/11/19

June’s Guide of the Month: Jenni

June’s Guide of the Month is none other than Jenni, one of our DC guides! What interested you in City Brew Tours, and what is your favorite part of being a guide? I’m a homebrewer, beer lover, and educator, so when I learned about City Brew Tours, it just seemed like the perfect fit! As […]

aliciafitzmaurice | 6/20/19

City Brew Tours DC Launches Unique Beer & BBQ Pairing Tour

Washington, DC – August 1, 2018 – Approaching its 4th anniversary in the Washington DC area, City Brew Tours (CBT) has launched a different kind of ticket available; one time only, during DC’s Beer Week! Partnered with Sloppy Mama’s BBQ, CBT has picked three breweries to take you to, each one catered with a different food […]

isaacbell | 8/14/18

December’s Guide of the Month: Matt Taylor

Allow me to introduce Decembers Guide of the Month, Matt Taylor! Matt is our longest standing guide, and that is out of our six cities! He knows a lot more than just beer, join me in finding out how he learned so much, and how he applies it day to day! Matt moved to Burlington […]

| 2/1/18

6 Craft Beers to Pair with Your Holiday Meal

We’re all still in the full swing of cooking for the holidays and, just like at Thanksgiving dinner, there are options for holiday beer pairings with every dish. There is joy in preparing a wide variety of delicious food for family and friends over the holidays, and there are a multitude of local brews to […]

Barry | 12/14/17

November’s Guide of the Month: Brian Hatheway

November has come and nearly gone. Before it escapes we want to profile Brian Hatheway, our November Guide of the Month. Brian is our City Coordinator for Pittsburgh and has been instrumental to the strong start our newest market has launched with. Continue reading to find out all about Brian’s lifelong love of both Pittsburgh, […]

Barry | 11/30/17

October’s Guide of the Month: Steve Quartell

October’s Guide of the Month is none other than Steve Quartell, one of our newest team members in DC! This month we were able to have a chat and learn some more about Steve, both on the job and off. Q: How long have you lived in the DC area? What do you love about it? […]

Barry | 10/26/17

A Brief History of Oktoberfest and the Märzenbier

The year is 1810 and today, the twelfth of October, you’ve noticed the streets of Munich are reverberating with chatter and excitement. Of course you know that the Crown Prince Ludwig is getting married, but never could you have expected that they would invite you to the celebration. As you walk through the streets to […]

Barry | 10/2/17

September Guide of the Month: Andy Rhodes

Boston has been Andy Rhodes’s home for the past sixteen years this September. What better way to celebrate than with a Guide of the Month profile? Andy is the City Coordinator for Boston, the second city that City Brew Tours began touring after Burlington, and he is approaching his fourth year as a CBT beer guide. […]