Tour Information
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Our tours are informative, guided beer tastings. They include samples of 4 beers (4-6 ounces each) at three breweries, a brewhouse tour at one or more locations (given by a brewer or person with knowledge of the brewing process), time for a meal at one stop, and tons of beer facts and history from our knowledgeable guides, as well as a pretzel necklace. We also provide bottled water to keep you hydrated.
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The bus can seat up to 20 people. We require at least 8 guests for the weekend and weekday/weeknight tours. We do not require that all the guests are members of the same party – we often combine multiple smaller parties to meet the minimum.
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All tours visit three breweries. We offer many different packages based on themes or locations, please visit the Tours page to see your options. We also offer custom tours of three locations of your preference for larger groups.
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Your ticket price covers the beer you sample at the breweries, gratuity for the servers and bartenders who wait on the group, transportation/gas, and your pretzel necklace and parting gift. Breweries do not pay us to visit – we pay them for the beers you drink – that’s what most of your fare covers.
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Tours typically last 4-5 hours depending upon breweries visited, and travel times.
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Tours meet at Market Garden Brewery Store and Tours, 1849 W. 24th Street, behind the West Side Market. We may pick up from downtown area hotels if six or more guests on a given tour request it.
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We will do our best to assist guests who have mobility issues and work with our breweries to accommodate them. However, please keep in mind that most of our tours will require that guests be able to do at least a few of the following: Stand or walk for periods of 10-45 minutes during brewhouse tours, climb stairs, get in and out of picnic table-style seating and/or high top chairs. Our current bus is, unfortunately, not wheelchair accessible, and guests will need to be able to walk up about four stairs to board.
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All tours include time for guests to order a meal –usually at the first or second stop, and we encourage you to enjoy the some of the fantastic food our local breweries provide. Food is not included in the ticket price – you are on your own for any food or additional beverages you order while at the breweries. You are also welcome to bring snacks on the bus.
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We do our best to provide everything you might need. All you need to bring is curiosity, a good attitude and a method of payment for any food, additional beer or merchandise you might purchase along the way. We provide a cooler full of bottled water (with extra room for any to-go beer you might buy). We even have big umbrellas, in case it rains!
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Thanks for asking. We are absolutely not a party bus. Our goal is to help you explore and understand craft beer, not to get you drunk. Our tastings are very structured, and we keep a tight timetable. We do not tolerate guests who become too intoxicated. If you are looking for transportation from bar to bar, so you can safely drink, we can refer you to companies offering that service.
Reservations & Ticketing
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Book online by visiting the Tours page. If you have questions about availability or other concerns, email [email protected] or call (216) 773-2567. To learn about payment options for large parties, please contact us.
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When booking online, you will be required to provide credit card information. If you are booking for a group, you may call us to make a single reservation for the entire party, with a deposit, or contact us for a private booking link that will allow your guest’s exclusive access to tickets for your tour.
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Once your booking has been made in our secure, online system, you will receive an automatic confirmation email, but we want you to save trees – there’s no need to print anything out! We will have an online record of your booking at our fingertips on the tour date, just show up and show your ID. Isn’t technology great?
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Online ticketing for tours cuts off 3 hours prior to tour time. Please call us at (216) 773-2567 to inquire about same-day availability. If there is room, we would be happy to have you join us. Please note, we may need you to be flexible about pick-up location when booking on short notice.
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We welcome all kinds of parties – birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, family reunions – you name it. We do not guarantee exclusivity of the bus on weekends. If there are seats remaining, we feel it is wrong to turn potential guests away.
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Absolutely! We would be happy to work with you to create a memorable team-building event or to show out-of-town employees and vendors a great time in Cleveland.
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Cancellations made at least 72 hours prior to the tour date will receive a full refund. Cancelations made under shorter notice will not be refunded unless there are extreme extenuating circumstances. When canceling a large group booking, we hope you would extend the courtesy of giving us at least 10 days notice.
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We understand that there are a number of reasons why people do not or cannot drink beer. We offer a $28.00 non-sampling ticket for guests who are pregnant, have a gluten intolerance/Celiac disease, or who simply do not drink at all. Those guests may purchase other beverages, at their own expense, at the breweries. Guests who plan to consume beer are required to purchase the regular sampling ticket. We encourage those who are not familiar with/not (yet) fans of craft beer to purchase the sampling ticket as well – our goal is to turn you on to new styles and find you a “gateway” beer.
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Yes. Click here to purchase a gift certificate. You will be emailed a coupon code that the recipient may use when booking a future tour. Gift certificates/codes do not expire and may be used for any tour, providing there is space available.
Policies & Regulations
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According to Ohio law, you must be 21 or older to consume alcohol, therefore, you must be 21 or older to be on the Cleveland Brew Bus.
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Under Ohio law, you may not drink alcohol on any vehicle in which the driver is not in a physically separate space from passengers. Our bus does not have a separate cabin for the driver, therefore drinking is not permitted onboard. You may, however, purchase to-go beer to enjoy at home – we provide a cooler for storage.
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Yes. You may purchase to-go beer in sealed vessels – cans, bottles, growlers, and crowlers. We do not permit alcohol consumption on the bus, but we will keep your purchases chilled in our cooler. Please note that to-go beer is strictly for off-premise consumption. If you open a growler or other to-go vessel while still in a brewery, staff may ask you to leave or confiscate your beer.
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A growler is a refillable glass jug or bottle (usually about 64 ounces/half a gallon) that can be filled with draft beer. Most breweries sell them and are happy to fill any growler with their beer. If you have your own empty growler already, feel free to bring it along. If you don’t, you may purchase one from a brewery, or buy a Cleveland Brew Bus growler on board. Ask your tour guide for more information about how long beer in a growler stays fresh.
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Your fare covers tips/gratuities for the bartenders and servers who take care of us at the breweries. It does not cover tip/gratuity for the driver and tour guide. While you are certainly not required to tip us, we do work very hard to make every tour an enjoyable experience. If you have a good time onboard, we hope you will show your appreciation with a tip of 10 to 20% of your ticket price.
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We reserve to right to deny alcohol service to any guest who becomes too intoxicated or behaves disrespectfully on the bus or in any of the breweries. In extreme cases, we will ask a guest to leave the tour and provide him/her with cab transportation back to the pick-up spot or home. We encourage responsible drinking and suggest that every group designate a driver, or get a ride/taxi/Uber/Lyft to and from the pick-up/drop-off location. We also reserve the right to refuse to board to any guest who we suspect may already be intoxicated. No pregaming!