Chicago Brewery Tour: Explore Malt Row Breweries

Explore Chicago’s Malt Row on a walking brewery tour. Enjoy exclusive discounts, historical insights, and reserved seating. Easy access via public transit.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dovetail Brewery - The first stop on our tour, Dovetail serves up excellent Kolsh, Lagers, and my personal favorite their Hefeweizen. Dovetail is dedicated to Continental European styles and also has a vast amount of wild fermentation ales as well.
    You will be taken through a guided tasting of the Hefeweizen as shown by your tour guide.
  • **Begyle…
What's Included
  • Historical information about the history of brewing in Chicago
  • A dedicated guide to help you navigate to each stop and back to public transportation
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Due to city law we cannot provide drinks to guests
Additional Information

Our tour takes place in Malt Row in the Ravenswood Neighborhood of Chicago, which has many breweries, a distillery, and a winery.
Guests will be taken on a walking tour to three different breweries and will be given historical information and fun facts about the Chicago brewing scene.
Reserved seating and exclusive tour discounts are included for most…

Location
Northcenter Town Square
North Damen Avenue
Meet in the middle of Northcenter Town Square. The guide will be holding a sign that says Chicago Walking Brewery Tours.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Alexa
Sep 28, 2024
Walking brewery tour review - Adam was a great tour guide and super knowledgeable and passionate about the Chicago beer scene. Had a really great experience and learned a lot. Would recommend for anyone looking for a day out and exploring some new places in the area.
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Kevinkp2136mb
Sep 28, 2024
History & beer! - Great beers with a super knowledgeable guide. Learned all about the Chicago brew scene, past and present. Great advice and recommendations on all our stops.
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Destination813101
Sep 21, 2024
Tasty beer, knowledgeable and friendly tour guide - Loved our walking brewery tour with Adam! He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of brewing in Chicago and told us the entire history. The beer was also delicious and it was a great way to experience a real Chicago neighborhood.
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426maiac
Sep 21, 2024
Great brewery tour!! - Excellent tour with lots of interesting information! We had some delicious beer and got to walk around the beautiful neighborhood.
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Guide09161278933
Sep 21, 2024
Amazing Tour!!! - This tour is amazing! Great way to sample some unique beers while learning about the history of Chicago’s brewery scene. An absolute must for beer lovers!
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Sam
Sep 21, 2024
Spectacular history tour with incredible beers along malt row - Awesome tour! I learned so much about the history of brewing in the city. Lived here my whole life and this still taught me a bunch.
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N7591rbhaleys
Sep 14, 2024
Great Brewery Tour!!! - So much fun!! My fiancé and I went for his birthday and got to try a bunch of fun breweries and learn Chicago brewing history!
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Kateth8684bj
Aug 17, 2024
Excellent - Took the tour with Mark , Adam’s father in law. Went to Dovetail for a Weiss, Begyle for a peach sour, and Cultivate for a flight. Great day for meeting be friends and good beer.
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Faraway45876879445
Aug 17, 2024
Ravenswood brewery tour - Great time going to great breweries in Ravenswood: Dovetail, Beguile, and Cultivate. Would recommend, thanks Mark!!
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Brendakd2111yl
Aug 10, 2024
Fun and great beers - Great information. Easy walk. Great places. Good group size. Knowledgeable speaker. Good group interactions. Very fun
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