Craft Beverage Tour Operator Association

09/28/2022

Hey There! Due to some changes in roles of our founding members, we are looking to see if anyone is interested in taking over leadership in this organization to continue. If so, please shoot us a message and we will go from there. Thanks!

11/27/2019

This Sunday 12/1 is small brewery Sunday- make sure you promote this to get people on your tours to visit your brewery partners!

A new holiday celebrating small and independent U.S. craft breweries will take place the Sunday after Thanksgiving, on December 1.

11/13/2019

Did any of your favorite breweries make this list?

From start to finish, who were the best breweries of the 2010s?

10/30/2019

Some big news in the Beer Tourism World!

BREWVANA, Portland’s premiere brewery tour experience has sold a majority stake to City Brew Tours. Brewvana has been around for nine years, and recently pivoted to include more experience based tours in a variety of local attractions and crafts. City Brew Tours is a Vermont-founded company consid...

08/22/2019

Do you allow minors on any of your tours? Since I have a kid, BREWVANA Portland Through Craft started offering private walking tours that can accommodate kids. If you're headed to Portland, Oregon anytime soon with littles, make sure you hit up these family friendly breweries!

Beer and kids mix here!

07/26/2019

Meet City Brew Tours, a co-founder of CBTOA! City Brew Tours strives to be an ambassador and advocate for the brewing industry. Founder Chad Brodsky believes the best way for a person to learn is through experiential education, which is what City Brew Tours is all about! His team introduces customers to new breweries and new beer styles everyday. Through showcasing production processes and brews to many beer-enthusiasts, they have built great relationships with 100+ craft breweries in 9 cities and you never have to drive!

07/17/2019

One of the really important aspects of a Brewery Tour Business is the opportunity to support small local craft breweries. Here’s a list of “fake” craft brands meaning they appear to be craft but are owned by a larger corporation that produces much larger quantities. Some companies would argue that supporting these brands during tours is bad for the craft beer industry. What do you think?

They look like independent brewers and often taste just as good, but technically they're not craft.

07/11/2019

Anyone doing fun beer travel this summer? Where are you headed? Here are some UK beer travel tips!

In summer, there’s no better place for an alfresco tipple. These pubs offer spectacular views coupled with bonhomie and quality food and drink

06/27/2019

Welcome to the Fan Page for our organization and thanks for following!

06/25/2019

Congrats to CBTOA members City Brew Tours, The Maine Brew Bus and Granite State Growler Tours) in this article about HOPPING on the Brew Bus, thanks to the Craft Beer Concierge for the shout outs!

With the vast amount of breweries popping up left and right these days, its easy and fun to create an adventure out of brewery hopping and being able to check out as many local places as possible. …

05/30/2019

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05/29/2019

Welcome to our CBTOA fan page! We will be sharing industry/member updates and relevant material on our page, please feel free to message us info you'd like to see something posted! Here are some pictures of our first few get togethers. We have a members only FB group for current CBTOA members- if you're not a member and would like more info about becoming a member, please message us. We are looking forward to future growth and spreading the word of beer tourism worldwide! Cheers!