Saturdays at noon we will always meet and start at 125 N. Halsted St. Chicago IL 60661(map) at the corner of Randolph and Halsted. There is street parking available on all the streets parallel to Halsted, to the West. There is also a paid parking lot a block away at Halsted and Lake. They are close to the Grand Ave Blue Line(map), easy cab from downtown and Union Station.
When you arrive at 125 N. Halsted St. you will see our Party Buses(pic) parked outside....please check-in with the driver and you will get a wrist-band before starting our tour. DO NOT ENTER HAYMARKET WITHOUT CHECKING IN WITH THE BUS!!!
Since our Living Social offer was a sell-out we will be splitting up into 2 tours....TOUR-A & TOUR-B.......Both tours will start at the same time(noon) and all location's are subject to change...you will stop at 3 Breweries/Brew Pub's that are on our list.
If you have a large group please tell us in the comment form...we will do are best to keep you together.
With the offer you will get party bus transportation........guest speaker full of brewing facts*, tours of at least 2 Chicago breweries* and a stop at 1 tap-house to sample other micro brew from across america. All stops are subject to change and full-tours of the breweries are always discretion of the brewery staff. We are adding more breweries and stops soon. Please allow between 45-60mins at each location and please feel free to buy beer/food/gifts on you own at each stop and support our local breweries.
THIS IS NOT A PUB CRAWL/ALL YOU CAN DRINK TOUR
We also will supply an iced cooler for any beer/gifts that you purchase to store and we offer complementary water on the bus. This is not a brewery sponsored event nor have any affiliations , partnered with any brewery. Breweries subject to change at any time and travel time is included as part of the tour.....We are just fans of good beer
PLEASE READ....6 PERSON MINIMUM FOR THE TRIP. IF WE NEED TO CANCEL WE WILL GIVE 24HR NOTICE AND FULLY REFUND ANY PAYMENTS MADE. WE RUN A TIGHT SCHEDULE AND WILL START AND LEAVE WITHOUT YOU WITH NO REFUNDS ON BEING LATE. NO WANDERING OFF FROM THE TOUR WE WILL LEAVE YOU WITH NO RETURN PICK-UP AND NO REFUNDS, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR TRIP AT ANYTIME WITH NO REFUND IF YOU GET OUT OF HAND AND SAFETY IS THREATEN.BREWERIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. TOURS OF THE FACILITIES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE STAFF BASED ON HOW BUSY THE BREWERY IS. SOMETIMES PRIVATE PARTIES RENT OUT THE BREWERY OR MOTHER NATURE MAY TRY TO DISRUPT THE TRIP...BUT HAVE NO FEAR....WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE 3 STOPS. YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS ON THE BUS. WE ARE UP-FRONT ON WHAT WE OFFER....WE DO NOT OFFER UNLIMITED DRINKS, SO PLEASE BE READY TO SUPPORT OUR BREWERIES. .
We PROUD MEMBER'S OF "THE CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY, Associate Member of the IL CRAFT BREWERS GUILD, IMBIBE and the AMERICAN HOMEBREWERS ASSN.
SPECIAL GUEST HOST/TOUR GUIDES LIKE.........
MARTY NACHELS Nachel is an award-winning freelance writer and book author of renown. His works include "BEER ACROSS AMERICA", "BEER FOR DUMMIES" and "HOMEBREWING FOR DUMMIES". both in 1st and 2nd editions. He was contracted by Microsoft to provide beer and brewing information for that companys's digital Encarta Encyclopedia.
In addition to his writings, Marty is an advocate,speaker and instructor-all in the name of beer!
**ATTENTION "LIVING SOCIAL" TICKET HOLDERS....ONCE YOU PURCHASE OUR TICKET PLEASE FILL OUT OUR BOOKING CONTACT FORM. EACH TICKET IS DATE SPECIFIC AND NO REFUNDS/AMENDING!
YOU WILL BE TOLD WHICH BUS/TOUR OUR ON
TOUR A
TOUR B
YOU WILL CHECK-IN WITH OUR TOUR BUS OUTSIDE OF 125 N. HALSTED ST. AT NOON AND GET A WRISTBAND...NO WRISTBAND NO TOUR.
BREWERIES/PUBS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALONG WITH THE STARTING LOCATION. YOU WILL BE INFORMED VIA EMAIL IN DETAIL OF YOUR TOUR 2 DAYS BEFORE YOUR EVENT.**
living social DATES ARE SOLD OUT!
FEB 9TH / 23RD
MAR 9TH / 23RD
APR 6TH / 20TH
MAY 4TH / 18TH
JUN 1ST / 15TH / 29TH
JUL 13TH / 27TH
open dates for private groups APR 13TH / 27TH MAY 11TH / 25TH JUN 8th / 22nd JUL 6TH / 20TH
STEVE KAMP Steve Kamp first started brewing beer at home in 1983 and won his first award with only his second brew. He has been an active member of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) since 1988. Steve is the co-founder of B.O.S.S. (Brewers of South Suburbia), a beer appreciaion and homebrewing club that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
In 2012 Steve was invited to brew his 1st Place Black IPA at the Lagunitas brewery in California, which was marketed in the Chicago area as "Fusion 8" last summer.
Our tours meet and start at Goose Island Brewing Company at noon with free parking. After a tour of the brewery along with samples and a souvenir GI glass, you then get on our Party Bus and we head over to Haymarket. On the way to Haymarket you will get some brewing knowledge from a special guest brewmaster.
At Haymarket we will do a full tour of their brewery and if you would like you can sample some of there awesome food from Chef Christopher McCoy. We then will fill up 3 fresh growlers of Haymarkets finest brew to drink on the party bus....for our next stop's...IN
WHICH YOU PICK!
For the $49.95 ticket price you get party bus transportation , guest speaker full of brewing facts, full tours of at least 2 breweries, samples at Goose Island beer, souvenir Goose Island glass, Discounted eat's at Haymarket , 3 Haymarket growlers for everybody to share for the ride and the third brewery you can pick from our list...and at the end of the trip we will return back to Goose Island for more fun. Feel free to sample beers on your own at each stop.
HOW DOES IT WORK??
Our tours meet and start at Goose Island Brewing Company at noon with free parking. After a tour of the brewery along with samples and a souvenir GI glass, you then get on our Party Bus and we head over to Haymarket. On the way to Haymarket you will get some brewing knowledge from a special guest brewmaster.
At Haymarket we will do a full tour of their brewery and if you would like you can sample some of there awesome food from Chef Christopher McCoy. We then will fill up 3 fresh growlers of Haymarkets finest brew to drink on the party bus....for our next stop's...IN
WHICH YOU PICK!
For the $49.95 ticket price you get party bus transportation , guest speaker full of brewing facts, full tours of at least 2 breweries, samples at Goose Island beer, souvenir Goose Island glass, Discounted eat's at Haymarket , 3 Haymarket growlers for everybody to share for the ride and the third brewery you can pick from our list...and at the end of the trip we will return back to Goose Island for more fun. Feel free to sample beers on your own at each stop.