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Join us for an evening of fun experiencing the craft beer boom! We selected three amazing breweries for a hoppin' good time on the town! Let us do the driving so you don't have to. Your taste buds will thank you! Join us for an evening of fun experiencing the craft beer boom! We selected three amazing breweries for a hoppin' good time on the town! You're given the opportunity to taste flagship, seasonal and local favorites on this tour. Have a great time with your guide and driver without worrying about the hassle of transportation between breweries. Your taste buds will thank you!
Craft Brew Hop
Tour Information
Dates
Price
Location
Tastings
Overview
BREWS 'N BITES
Satisfy your taste buds on an experience to 3 local craft breweries and enjoy local craft brew and small, iconic, local nibbles. We consulted with brewmasters who recommended the best beer to pair with each food. However, it’s up to you – select your favorite craft beer!
Tour Information
Dates
- 6-9pm Saturdays (Jan - Nov)
Price
- $75 per person
Location
- Begins and ends INSIDE LaSalle Plaza by escalators outside of Rock Bottom (825 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55402)
Tastings
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Urban Growler
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Pint of craft beer – select the paired beer or choose your own from their 10-barrel batches
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Appetizer bite: baskets of tater tots, a local Minnesota favorite
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A highly popular and busy brewery, with us you’ll be served in a private space with extra-special attention from staff (you may even have one of the owners serve you!)
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Fulton Brewing
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Pint of craft beer – select the paired beer or choose your own from their vast offerings
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Dinner bite: half of their famous local brat made with their flagship beer, plus fries
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Sit in their bustling taproom with a crowd of fellow craft beer lovers and soak up the atmosphere
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Sisyphus
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Pint of craft beer – select the paired beer or choose your own from the rotating tap of unique flavors
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Dessert bite: mouth-watering artisan chocolate truffle made by an award-winning local chocolatier
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A cozy 100-seat taproom with pinball machines, shuffleboard tables, and friendly folks
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*Bites offered on tour are samplings to complement the beer and are not meant to replicate a 3-course sit-down dinner
Overview
Why have only craft beer when you can enjoy bite-sized samplings of a few iconic foods? Satisfy your taste buds on an experience to 3 local craft breweries and enjoy local craft brew and small local nibbles. We consulted with brewmasters who recommended the best beer to pair with each food. However, it’s up to you – select your favorite craft beer! Let us do the driving in our fun open-air bus or spacious coach while you enjoy a worry-free experience led by a knowledgeable and fun tour guide
All Pints North Experience Tour
Tour Information
Dates
- Saturday Aug 1 at 10am-9:30pm
Price
- $109 per person
Location
- Begins and ends at Courtyard by Marriott Minneapolis St Paul / Roseville (2905 Centre Pointe Dr, Roseville, MN 55113)
Inclusions
- Round-trip transportation in our luxury air conditioned motorcoach
- Ticket to All Pints North - value of $50+
- VIP entrance to All Pints North Festival, no waiting in lines!
- Unlimited sampling of craft beers at All Pints North
- Souvenir tasting glass from All Pints North
- Morning doughnut and coffee from Angel Food Bakery
- Behind-the-scenes tour at Thirsty Pagan Brewing
- Pizza buffet and your choice of pint of beer at Thirsty Pagan
- Professional driver
- Fun and knowledgeable tour guide
- Snacks on the bus
- Bottled water
- Cooler to store your growlers in
- Convenient pick up and drop off location
- Discounted hotel rooms available at additional cost
Overview
Our All Pints North Tour includes everything you need to enjoy the ultimate summer brew fest, All Pints North! This specialty tour includes breakfast and lunch, transportation to Duluth and back, a brewery tour, and VIP admission to the festival with beer tastings from 120 Minnesota breweries!
We partner with the MN Craft Brewers Guild to bring you one of the most anticipated beer events of the summer on Saturday, August 1, 2020. We start the day by enjoying a delicious doughnut and coffee from one of our very own Twin Cities partners, Angel Food Bakery. Then we venture to Duluth on our luxury, air-conditioned motorcoach with a special stop at a hidden gem in Superior - Thirsty Pagan Brewing. Here you'll experience a behind-the-scenes brewery tour, have a drink at the outdoor beer garden, and indulge in the delicious pizza buffet.
Next stop: All Pints North! At the festival's iconic setting you'll enjoy live music, tasty food, and unlimited beer samples. The best part? With us, you get VIP access, meaning skipping the long lines.
UGLY SWEATER BREWERY TOUR
This holiday season we’re bringing together two favorite traditions: snuggly warm ugly sweaters and great tasting craft beer. Your private group will enjoy a three-hour bus tour of merriment and delicious beer while sporting your most obnoxious (we hope!) sweater. Three hours, three breweries, three drinks for a happy, hoppin’, holiday time. It’ll (ahem) sleigh!
TOUR INFORMATION
Dates
- This is a private tour especially for your group
- Contact us about dates and times!
Price
- $550 for the entire bus exclusively for your group up to 13 guests
- We will contact you a week prior to tour to confirm final guest count, and to charge $30 per person for beer and brewery gratuity
Location
- We can pick up in many locations - just ask!
OVERVIEW
This holiday season we’re bringing together two favorite traditions: snuggly warm ugly sweaters and great tasting craft beer. Your private group will ride in style from Fulton Brewing to Bauhaus Brew Labs to Forgotten Star Brewing Co in our festive coach bus, while our fun tour guide makes merry and ensures the party doesn’t end. S/he will even award a prize to the ‘best’ dressed guest. Contact us today to book your tour, because what’s better than a tasty brew paired with your tacky crew?! It’ll (ahem) sleigh!
GOOD TO KNOW
- Alcoholic beverages are allowed on the bus; must be 21+ years old to consume
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Clean, safe, decorated enclosed bus for your private party
- Professional driver and fun tour guide
- Our festive holiday music playlist or yours!
- 1 pint of beer per person per brewery (we will contact you a week prior to tour to confirm final guest count, and to charge $30 per person for beer and brewery gratuity)
TASTINGS
- Sample local craft beer – includes one pint of your choice at each location:
- Bauhaus Brew Labs – Playful, German-inspired lagers, ales, and fruity hard seltzers
- Fulton Beer – No-gimmick ales, crisp lagers, and a fun hard seltzer
- Forgotten Star Brewing Co – Traditional ales, IPAs, and sours focused on history and excellence
Brews 'n Bulbs Holiday Craft Brewery Tour
'Tis the season to be merry! Show some holiday cheer with a festive night on the town! Savor pints of craft beer at three terrific breweries, and experience award-winning holiday lights in the Twin Cities all while being chauffeured in a warm coach bus. Tour duration is 3 hours.
** For a chance to win a prize, wear your best festive outfit or ugly sweater!
TOUR INFORMATION
Dates
- 4:00pm, 7:30pm each night
- Saturdays - Dec 3, 10, 17
Price
- $550 for the entire bus exclusively for your group up to 14 guests (that's only $39 per person for a full bus!)
- We will contact you a week prior to tour to confirm final guest count, and to charge $30 per person for beer and brewery gratuity
Location
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Begins and ends outside of Saint Paul Brewing (688 Minnehaha Ave E, St Paul MN 55106)
OVERVIEW
'Tis the season to be merry! Show some holiday cheer with a festive night on the town! Savor pints of craft beer at three terrific breweries, and experience award-winning holiday lights in the Twin Cities! Brews 'N Bulbs includes visits to and craft brew tastings at MetroNOME Brewery, Bad Weather Brewing Company, and Saint Paul Brewing and transportation in a warm coach bus through dazzling holiday light displays! Make sure to buy a crowler or growler of seasonal beer to enjoy while viewing these award-winning lights. We'll also stop at the twinkling lights of Rice Park for that perfect winter photo opp.
** For a chance to win a prize, wear your best festive outfit or ugly sweater!
GOOD TO KNOW
- Alcoholic beverages are allowed on the bus; must be 21+ years old to consume
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Clean, safe, decorated enclosed bus for your private party
- Professional driver
- Our festive holiday music playlist or yours!
- Pre-set holiday lights route
- Snacks and water to enjoy along the way
- 1 pint of beer per person per brewery (we will contact you a week prior to tour to confirm final guest count, and to charge $30 per person for beer and brewery gratuity)