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City Brew Tours Awarded by Inc. 5000

City Brew Tours is honored to announce its recognition today as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States! Earlier this morning Inc. magazine released their rankings for the Inc. 5000 list and City Brew Tours made the cut. How fast is City Brew Tours growing? 187% growth over the past three years fast. In only the last […]

Barry | 8/15/18

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

July Guide of the Month: John Ryniec

Check out our Vermont guide, John, we’re positive you’re going to like what he has to say! Before you worked at City Brew Tours, what was the most interesting or unusual job you’ve ever had? I worked for a biotech company, in a lab, that made cytokines. Think of them as the chemical […]

isaacbell | 7/30/18

June Guide of the Month: Andrew Rhodes

Beer Aficionados! Every 2,150 years, the stars align, and we feature a guide not once, but TWICE! You may recognize this familiar face from his feature back in 09/2017, but we have a real treat lined up for you: brand spanking new questions, but same old Andy! Before you worked at City Brew […]

isaacbell | 6/29/18

May Guide of the Month: Hannah Ferris

Our may Guide of the Month is our Burlington rockstar, Hannah! This Gose drinking guide took some time to share a little bit about herself below! How long have you lived in the Burlington area? What is it about the city that you love? I moved to Burlington in the summer of 2016, so […]

isaacbell | 6/13/18

April Guide of the Month: Sam Hofbauer

Meet Beer Guide Aficionado/Future MD Sam! He has been providing exceptional tours in Philly, and recently got accepted into Medical School. How long have you lived in the Philly area? What is it about the city that you love? I have lived in the Philadelphia area for my entire life. I grew up just outside […]

isaacbell | 5/14/18

March Guide of the Month: Eric Lutz

We want to profile Eric “Bearded” Lutz, our March Guide of the Month. Eric is one of our Pittsburgh guides, and has been raved and reviewed. Q: How long have you lived in the Pittsburgh area? What do you love about it? A: I just moved back to Pittsburgh in June of 2017, but spent four years here […]

isaacbell | 4/9/18

February’s Guide of the Month: Mark Lovallo

Febrewary we’re showcasing Mark “Ya’Done” Lovallo, our legend in Boston. Enough Said. Q: How long have you lived in the Boston area? What is it about the city that you love? A: My whole life. I grew north of Boston and haven’t lived more than 45 minutes outside of the city center. Q: What do […]

isaacbell | 2/23/18

January’s Guide of the Month: Mark Mayer

January we’re showcasing Mark Mayer, AKA Rusty, one of our Philly brewery trailblazers. It’s been rumored some of his guests wish they had an extra thumb in order to give him 3 thumbs up for his amazing tours. Find out more below! Q: How long have you lived in the Philly area? A: 3 years Q: What […]

| 2/7/18

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

Thanksgiving has passed, but we haven’t stored away our oversized pots and pans just yet. There’s joy in preparing a wide variety of delicious food for family and friends over the holidays, and there’s a multitude of local brews to pair with every meal! Eliminate the anxiety of your commitment to cooking for the in-laws […]

amandaphillips | 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 […]

amandaphillips | 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. […]