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Chicago Craft Brewery: Barrel Bus Tour
4.9
235 Ratings
Chicago
Experience the thriving craft brewery scene in Chicago on this all-inclusive barrel bus tour. Visit three breweries, tour a production facility, and sample local brews.
Duration:
3 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Barrel Run - We pick-up across the street from the Rainforest Cafe. Come up to The Barrel Bus and our Guide will get you checked-in.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- 45-55 ounces of craft beer
- Live commentary on board
- Transport by climate-controlled barrel bus
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
There’s no better time to be a beer enthusiast, and with its lively brewing community and an array of must-visit beer bars, Chicago is a beer lover’s paradise. Explore three of its craft breweries in this comprehensive 3.5-4 hour excursion, including a behind-the-scenes tour of one brewery’s production site and numerous tastings of local beers. Adding a fun element to your journey, you’ll be transported in a bus shaped like a beer barrel. Choose from morning or evening tour times.
- Minimum age is 21 years
- Please note this experience has a minimum number of travelers required to operate. If the minimum is not met, you will be offered a tour at another time or a full refund.
- Closed Toe Shoes required in order to experience the production facility tour at one brewery.
Location
600 N Clark St
North Clark Street
Departure Point:
Address: 600 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Our bus will arrive approximately 15 minutes prior to departure. We will park outside of McDonald's, across the street from the Rainforest Cafe.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(235 Ratings)
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Cariann_m
Jun 15, 2024
Fun time! - Fun experience. Tour guide was a great guy. This was a lot of fun. Would definitely recommend. We had a lot of good tasting different beers.
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Katie_s
Jun 3, 2024
Barrel bus tour - We had a great time on this tour. The breweries that we went to were all really good and our tour guide was awesome!
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Mary_r
Jun 2, 2024
Great experience! - The owner was also our tour guide. He is knowledgeable and a lot of fun. The barrel bus was cool and the beer was excellent It was just me and my husband but the atmosphere lent itself to meet new people or just keep to yourselves. Great experience and well priced! We will definitely go again.
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N3972tvtoddm
May 27, 2024
Let the Good Times Roll!! - Unique. Fun. Would do it again! We had some friends visiting from out of town and were looking for something out of the ordinary. With all the tours available, we settled on the Barrel Bus since it looked so different. While not all of us in our group were beer drinkers, those who weren’t still found drinks that surprised them and were able to participate. Ted, our guide, did a fantastic job keeping us all on a schedule, although we never felt rushed. He was a wealth of knowledge about the 3 breweries we visited as well as Chicago’s beverage history. Each brewery was different from the last and offered different styles of beers. We are not normally IPA drinkers, but most of those we tried we actually enjoyed! Food served at all of them but we settled on getting a huge pretzel (get the large cheese with it) at the 2nd location. We would absolutely do this again without reservation. Clean bus, spacious and comfortable, super fun!
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Alicia_p
May 27, 2024
Beer Tour - We had a great time.. I would totally recommend this tour. We got to experience different venues, which was a nice experience.
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Patricia_w
May 27, 2024
Highly recommend - Great trip met some amazing people. Visited three breweries which were excellent. Highly recommend this trip on the barrel bus.
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Kristen_b
May 26, 2024
The bus is a must see. - A great way to spend a few hours in the city. I got to visit three breweries that were more than a comfortable walking distance away from downtown.
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Jodie_s
May 19, 2024
Outstanding - Celebrated my husbands and son-in-law’s birthdays had an outstanding time - would definitely do it again.
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Pierredt471jk
May 13, 2024
Great experience - Great tour, really enjoyed the information and the stops as well as the cool bus! Got to do an informative behind the scenes tour as well
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Jenniferaj2976yg
May 13, 2024
Unique and wonderful way to visit 3 different and interesting Chicago Breweries. - A very unique way to visit three different and interesting breweries in DT Chicago. Ted and Denise, our hosts, were absolutely wonderful! Each visit was unique with one including a short tour through the brewery. Favorite visit was Guinness! A very good value I would add too.
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