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Beer and Food Pairing for the Holidays

Have a holiday or other special occasion coming up? Brighten up your meal with a menu specifically suited for the beer styles you plan to serve.Now is the time of year that we start to see those heavy hitting beers freeing themselves from their high gravity fermenters and breaking through the charred walls of their […]

taylormccune | 12/7/21

Adult Advent Calendars and More Creative Ways to Drink Craft Beer This Holiday Season

1. Dive into an Adult Advent Calendar – With a Twist! You’ve probably seen adult Advent calendars out there, stuffed with things like scented candles, booze, and fancy tea. I run across a ton of them while doing my shopping every year and catch myself thinking, “An adult Advent calendar would be a great gift […]

taylormccune | 10/25/21

The Best Places to Order Craft Beer Online

By Daniel Kolender Many states have loosened laws surrounding direct beer shipping. While not quite the Wild West, craft brewery aficionados have more options than ever to order craft beer online. Whether you are looking for beer that isn’t distributed in your area or you’re interested in craft beer clubs, getting all types of beer […]

taylormccune | 4/14/21

The Best Beer Podcasts for Real Talk about Beer & Brewing

By Ian Felker Beer and the depths of beer nerd-dom have gained a sizable amount of airtime on the podcast market ever since it became easier and easier for a group of friends to put a mic and six pack in between them. Now that breweries inventing new styles, like Ecliptic Brewing’s new “cold IPA” […]

taylormccune | 2/25/21

CBT Awards Three 2021 Talent on Tap Scholarship Recipients

The initiative, Talent on Tap, aims to support the growth and development of future beer industry leaders February 22, 2021 City Brew Tours (CBT), an award-winning curator of craft beer tours and experiences in North America, has awarded its 2021 Talent on Tap Scholarships to three women who are devoted to furthering their beer education. The Talent on Tap Scholarship […]

taylormccune | 2/22/21

November & December Guides of the Month

The holidays are a special time spent with family, friends and, if you’re like us, amazing craft beer. For our November & December beer guides of the month, Courtney and Charles, this holiday season was extra special – the two got married December 12! Courtney and Charles hail from the Washington DC area where they […]

taylormccune | 12/29/20

IS MY BEER KOSHER? A LOOK AT PURITY LAWS

December 12, 2020 | By Todd Summers One of my favorite words in the beer language is ‘Reinheitsgebot’ — the word for the most famous of the German Beer Purity Laws, enacted in 1516. The law stated that beer can only contain 3 things: water, barley, and hops (1516 was way too early for Germans […]

taylormccune | 12/8/20

October Guide of the Month: Tim

Tim joined the team at City Brew Tours just three months ago and has already guided more than 800 guests through our online beer events! As a longtime craft beer connoisseur, his expertise in both beer appraisal and homebrewing make him a natural as a CBT beer guide. Tim hails from Baltimore and is looking […]

taylormccune | 10/20/20

CBT Launches Beer Education Scholarship for Women of Color

The new initiative, Talent on Tap, aims to support the growth and development of future beer industry leaders October 1, 2020 City Brew Tours, an award-winning curator of craft beer tours and experiences in North America, announces the establishment of the annual Talent on Tap Scholarship program to support women of color from unique backgrounds […]

taylormccune | 10/1/20

September Guide of the Month: Mike

Mike has been with City Brew Tours about two years. For most of that time he guided brewery tours in the Baltimore area, though he recently relocated to Raleigh, NC. Although we don’t have brewery tours running in the Raleigh area (yet!), we are fortunate that Mike jumped on board with our online craft beer […]

taylormccune | 9/15/20

August Guide of the Month: Liz

As an full-time arborist, Liz spends her days slinging chainsaws. As a part-time City Brew Tours beer guide, she spends her nights slinging beer facts — and she sure is good at it. Liz joined the team in July after making a move to Boston and wasted no time getting into her new role. With […]

taylormccune | 8/18/20

City Brew Tours Makes Inc. 5000 for Third Year Running

We are thrilled to announce that – for the third year in a row – City Brew Tours has earned a coveted spot on the Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. City Brew Tours’ revenue grew 83% over a three year period from 2016 to 2019, ranking 37th nationally […]

taylormccune | 8/12/20

June Guides of the Month

These past few months have been extraordinary. Earlier this year, stay-at-home orders were issued across the nation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of businesses were forced to close their doors, and the economy ground to a near halt. Some industries were hit harder than others, including the two City Brew Tours straddles: tourism […]

taylormccune | 6/23/20

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