Founders KBS week 2014

Founder’s is doing something a little different for the KBS release in Grand Rapids this year.

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) is on of their most infamous beers. It’s included in lists of the best beers in the world by sources ranging from RateBeer to Men’s Fitness. It’s inherently a limited release because it ages in bourbon barrels for a year in the caves beneath Grand Rapids. In years past, beer enthusiasts have crashed web servers with the traffic caused by their interest in this beer, and we’ve had people camping outside the brewery in frigid temperatures so they can be first to get their share.
kentucky breakfast stout cave aged by Founders
This year Founder’s decided to open up the release so that people coming to Grand Rapids for KBS can enjoy all of Beer City USA. They’ll still be releasing bottles in Founder’s taproom, through a pre-ticketed release that lasts Tuesday, March 18, through, Saturday, March 22. Tickets will go on sale via EventBrite on Saturday, March 1, at 11am EST. What’s changing this year is they are giving fifteen Founders-supporting craft-beer-centric bars and restaurants in the Grand Rapids area each a keg of KBS to tap on a day of their choosing throughout the same week.
KBS will still be released starting on April 1 in limited quantities throughout Founder’s distribution footprint. KBS bottles will be released to their local market starting on Tuesday, March 25.

They’ve created a separate website with http://kbsweek.com to provide all the details and keep you up to date on the KBS release.

For those of you wondering where the heck does Founder’s age the barrels of KBS for a year here is an interesting video of the caves that age the KBS for a full year to import the unique flavors.

Chilly, Blues & Brews 2014

The B.O.B. and Clear Channel Radio will be presenting the 2nd Annual Chilly, Blues & Brews on March 22, 2014.
This community event will benefit MSU’s Gran Fondo and will pit chef against chef, with each entry featuring a Michigan beer as an ingredient. Prizes will be awarded by celebrity judges panel and people’s choice. Grand Prize is a trip to The Redstone Inn (Colorado). Chilly “tastes” are only 50 cents each. Attendees will also enjoy live blues and entertainment.
Chili Sampling from 1:15pm – 4:30pm
Live Music $10
Free admission until 7pm – $5 entry after 7pm

Peaches B&B Beer Weekend Package

Peaches Bed & Breakfast is proud to announce its inaugural three night Sit. Stay. Beer. Weekend for the ultimate craft beer aficionado. If you love craft beer and great food or if you’ve always wanted to learn to homebrew, this package is a must attend event. Limited availability, so reserve now!

Thursday night- arrive at Peaches and settle in. Join the Welcome Happy Hour from 5-7 if you wish. Then wander downtown for dinner or brews.

On Friday wake up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and enjoy a scrumptious breakfast at Peaches and a short orientation before heading out to the party limo for your guided tour of the beer supply super-store, Siciliano’s, where we’ll purchase the ingredients for the beer we’ll brew.

The tour will continue with four fabulous Grand Rapids breweries. We’ll get a backstage tour at one and there will be plenty of time to enjoy the brews & stories of all. The limo returns to Peaches and you’ll have the evening to check out Grand Rapids’ restaurants or more breweries for dinner.

On Saturday, after another yummy breakfast, there will be a hands-on brewing lesson from a local award-winning brewmaster. Yes, it IS possible to brew excellent beer in your own residential kitchen with a limited set of equipment! This brew demonstration is suitable for everyone from never-brewed-yet beginners to long-time homebrewers. There will be two sessions with a break in the middle to get lunch or relax.

Saturday evening, the festivities will continue with a highly entertaining and educational four-course beer pairing dinner by Chef & beer expert Amy Sherman, host of “The Great American Brew Trail” TV show. Learning has never been so much fun!

Sunday morning, whether you started as strangers or have known one another for years, the group will have lots of stories and memories to share on your final morning at Peaches while enjoying a breakfast that includes spent-grain bread homemade from the brew lesson the day before.
Continue reading Peaches B&B Beer Weekend Package

Winter Beer Fest survival guide 2014

Michigan Brewers Guild’s Winter Beer Festival at Fifth Third Ballpark is tomorrow so here is a quick 10 tips survival guide to make the experience more enjoyable as you guzzle locally brewed Michigan craft beers!
1. Bring patience, the event sold out in only 3 hours and that was for 6,000 people so you can expect the line to get in to be long, remember this is supposed to be fun and festive, plus there’s beer inside so relax!
Long lines at winter beer fest
2. It’s Michigan. In February. It’s probably going to be cold. Or maybe hot. Probably very cold. Bring winter weather clothes, a snowmobile suit probably would be a good idea, layers lots of layers. Remember just because you drink a bit and ‘feel’ warm your body can actually be very cold, alcohol doesn’t really warm you up it just moves the blood to your skin.
warm weather clothes while waiting for beer
3. Because you will be sampling lots of fine Michigan made craft beers at the Winter Beer Festival and that requires you to carry a cup you should put extra thought into what kind of gloves or mittens you will wear. Frozen fingers make it hard to grip your beer filled cups! These ‘Beer Cozy Mittens’ look like a good idea but whatever you wear make sure they are warm and have some grip to keep ahold of your beers.
Beer Cozy Mittens
4. Silly hats seem to be a recurring theme at the Winter Beer Fest. Not only is a hat a good idea to keep your head warm and prolong your drinking but they can help your friends find you in the crowds. Plus as you drink more they will help you make new friends as people giggle at your silly headgear.
Silly Hats
5. Don’t forget that while you are drinking all that tasty beer you might want to cleanse your palate, or maybe eat some snacks to help soak up some of that booze and let you keep drinking. A great way to keep your hands free to hold beer and yet carry some snacks with you is to string pretzels or any other food on a string and tie it around your neck like a necklace! Candy, donuts, sandwiches, meats, practically any food item can be strung around your neck to provide a quick food boost while you continue sampling Michigans finest beverages.
Snacks on a string necklace
6. Transportation is another consideration, the beer fest is suggesting you carpool due to limited parking because of the huge snow piles. Also after having sampled all the beer you can handle remember you should have a designated driver or other transportation option. There are Taxis, and even a shuttle service but plan ahead and make reservations.
GR Hopper shuttle for beer fest
7. Things allowed into the beer festival: Folding / camping chairs, water, hydration backpacks, and empty plastic or metal beverage receptacles.
8. Things not allowed inside the beer fest: No outside alcohol, dogs, anyone under 21, or glass containers will be allowed through the festival gates.
9. If you need to use a bathroom there will be Port-a-Potties available but they are outside so prepare your bum for the cold, if anyone has a tip to make cold weather Porta Potties easier to use I’d sure like to know!
winter beer fest porta potties
10. Don’t forget your state issued ID, you have to be 21 to enter!! Also if you are a Brewers Guild enthusiast bring that card as well. Of course bring your ticket too, those are like the golden ticket to the candy factory for adults 😉
Need ID to drink at winter beer fest

That’s all the tips I have for the 2014 Winter Beer Festival in Grand Rapids, if you have any other great tips for beer enthusiasts please comment and let me know for next year! Be safe and have FUN.

Winter Beer Festival

Tickets are sold out to the 9th annual Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival for Saturday February 22nd at the fifth third ball park. There will be over 800 different craft beers to try if you are lucky enough to have a ticket and we can hope the warm weather will shine through on that day for all the visitors. You can keep up to date with happenings using the ‪#‎MiWBF14 tag on twitter or facebook.

Beers on tap February 20-26th

B.O.B.’s Brewery
•Blondie, golden ale
•Crimson King, amber ale
•Full On IPA, India pale ale
•London Calling, porter
•Calgacus, Scotch ale
•Robert The Barrel, bourbon barrel ale
•Spaceboy Stout, English oatmeal stout
•Hop Zeppelin Black IPA, Indian black ale
•Spooky Action, way beyond IPA
•Chestnut Lager, specialty brew
•Barley Wine

Brewery Vivant
•Farm Hand, French Farmhouse Ale
•Triomphe, Belgian IPA
•Solitude, Abbey Style Ale
•Big Red Coq, Red Belgo-American IPA
•Saison du Maison, Classic rustic French Saison
•Lost Gasket Spelt IPA, Spelt-driven Belgian IPA
•Le Flaneur, Bretta ale aged for over 1 year
•Organic Amber, 100% organic malt and hops
•Vander Mill Totally Roasted, Cider with spiced, roasted almonds
•Vander Mill Blue Gold, Cider with blueberries
•BA Perdition, bourbon barrel aged dark Belgian style ale (Friday)
•Cave Blend, Bretta ale aged 2 years in bourbon barrel (Friday)
•Escoffier, collaboration brew with New Belgium brewed in 2011 (Friday)
•Liam & Me, wine barrel aged zaison
•Love Shadow, bourbon barrel aged Plow Horse
•Belgian Weisse, wine barrel aged Belgian wit

Founders Brewing Company
•Pale Ale
•Centennial IPA
•Dirty Bastard
•Red’s Rye IPA- draft
•Porter
•All Day IPA
•Pale Ale- nitro
•Oatmeal Stout- nitro
•Ginger Crusher
•Melon Ballie and the Infinite Radness
•Party Pils
•Breakfast Stout
•Imperial Stout
•Smoked Porter
•Harvest Ale
•Backwoods Bastard
•Infiltrator
•Sweet Repute
•boyl’R maky’R
•Barrel-Aged Spite Serrano
•Barrel-Aged Red’s Rye

Grand Rapids Brewing Company
•Silver Foam
•Rosalynn Bliss Blonde
•NMO IPA
•1826 IPA
•Golden Foam
•Belknap Bock
•John Ball Brown
•The Fishladder
•Red Ramona
•Senator Lyons Stout
•Philanthropist
•The River Monster
•Vitesse D’Oro (Friday)

Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery and Supply
•Vitamin DD Mocha Stout
•CPR Pale Ale
•Armadillo Pale
•New Year’s Hopsolution Double Black IPA
•Bucketfoot Black IPA
• Kilauea Joe Coffee Brown Ale

Harmony Brewing Company
•Oli Bollen, spiced wheat
•Winter Nights, winter warmer
•Dark Ages Gruit, gruit flavored with yarrow and cedar boughs
•Crossroads, rye PA
•Brownson, brown ale
•Deep End, imperial stout
•Daydream Believer, coffee stout
•Fiddlestix, IPA
•Birthday Barleywine

The Hideout Brewing Company
•Bootleg IPA
•Hired Gun Red
•Smuggler’s Hazelnut Stout (CO2 & Nitro)
•Aviator Pale Ale
•9AM Hazelnut IPA
•Purple Gang Pilsner
•Polish Potato Ale
•Jail House Black IPA
•Citrus IPA
•18th Amendment Gluten Free Ale
•Rye Porter
•Cinnamon Porter
•Oatmeal Stout
•Fruit Punch Pilsner
•Fresh Pepper Red
•Rye Pale Ale
•Sour Pale Ale
•Johnny Law Sour Ale
•Coconut Almond Brown
•Grapefruit Rye Pale Ale
•Cinnamon Red Velvet
•”The Forbidden” Vanilla Cheesecake Stout
•”Black Hearted Bitter Ex” IPA
•”Sweet Rebound” Cinnamon Roll Milk Stout
•Batch 700 Imperial Triggerman IPA
•Spiced Milk Brown
•English Strong Ale
•Belgian Quad

Jaden James Brewery
•Gluten Free Ale

•Cream Ale

•Cranberry Cream Ale

•Winter Ale
•Little Full Lota Sap
•Black IPA
•Black Lager
•Russian Stout
•American Brown Ale
•Cherry Hard Cider
•Apple Hard Cider
•Raspberry Hard Cider
•Peach Hard Cider
•Rootbeer soda

Mitten Brewing Company
•Ryely Fingers
•Country Strong IPA
•Death to Flying Things
•Triple Crown Brown

Osgood Brewing Company
•Sol Seeker, wheat
•358, pale ale
•Oakestown, amber ale
•Notley, porter
•Yippee Ki-Yay, pale ale
•King Arthur, English brown
•Big Spring, stout
•Journey, IPA
•Voyage, barrel aged IPA
•Best Day Ever, DIPA
•Shackhuddle, Belgian style pumpkin ale
•McCoy’s, scotch ale

Perrin Brewing Company
•Golden Ale
•LaughFest Lager
•Rye of the Liger
•Black
•Perrin Nitro Brown
•Kona Brown
•IPA
•Manifesto
•Russian Imperial Stout
•I.I.P.A.
•Kingdom of Tonga Vanilla Porter
•Razzberry Blonde
•Wood Aged 1885 Kona
•Hopwood
•Stoutwood
•Black Goat
•Rye Wine
•Malted Milk Ball Imperial Porter

Schmohz Brewery
•Amber Tease
•Bonecrusher Stout
•Hopknocker Imperial IPA
•India Pale Ale
•Pail Ale
•Treasure Chest ESB
•Valley City Cream Ale
•Zingiberene Gruit
•Kiss My Scottish Arse
•Uncle’s Monkey Belgian IPA
•Gingerbread Brown
•Miracle Off 28th Street
•Sammi Rae Root Beer Soda
•Sammi Rae Black Cherry Soda

Hopcat brewpub tap takeover list for this week

HopCat has a week of mini tap takeovers followed by a an amazing beer dinner to nurse you through the day after Beer Fest.
All the takeovers start when they open (one exception noted).

Monday, February 17th (hey….that’s right now!!)
We welcome Perrin, they’re bringing:
Malted Milk Ball Imperial Porter 11.3% – A decadent Bourbon Barrel aged beauty made with cocoa nibs and French (ooooo-la-la!!) Polynesian Vanilla Beans

Hopwood 9% – Aged in White Oak Barrels, this sports a wine-like flavor with fruity hops, hints of coconut, melon and passion fruit….yum!

Stoutwood 9% – How much wood would a stoutwood….Oh, hi! – Aging in White Oak barrels brings out coconut notes in this smooth, malty stout

Barrel Age Sustana-tor 9.8% – This Bourbon Barrel Aged Dopplebock has hints of vanilla, bourbon (duh!), and dried fruit

Wood-Aged (are you sensing a theme?) 1885 Kona 5.7% – Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee Porter with an oaky finish

Kingdom of Tonga 7% – American Vanilla Porter brewed with vanilla beans from….anyone? Tonga! this beer has a dry mouth feel complimented with notes of cocoa and vanilla

Rye of the Liger 5.2 – A complex, citrusy and refreshing with a peppery finish

Razzberry Blonde 4.5 – A light, sweet raspberry ale

Tuesday, February 18th
Join us as we welcome Hudsonville’s own Pike 51 in a Tap feature Tuesday starting at 11:30!
The Kush 6.2% – Pike’s flagship IPA with tangy citrus and floral hops

Marvin’s Weizen Hefeweizen 5.3% – A classic version with banana and clove on the nose and palate, and a kick of citrus at the finish

Hopnosis 7% Extra Pale – You might not get sleepy, but you will fall under its malty, hoppy spell!

No Safety Net 9% – Spiced Belgian Extra Stout – Brewed with smoked jalapeno and poblano pepers and green coffee beans, this stout has a little heat!

Cherry Triple 7.5% – Michigan grown tart cherries add to this already smooth triple

Flaming Marshmallow 5.6% – A Belgian style Oatmeal Stout with chocolate flavors and spiked with charred marshmallows!

Wednesday, February 19th
Today, we’re hosting Bridgeman’s Tapistry, and they’re bringing….
Houblon D’or 4.7% – Belgian style Golden Ale – Hopped exclusively with Czech Saaz for a grassy (not gassy!) finish

Drifter in the Dark 4.8% – American sweet stout – Dark, smooth and sweet!

Bee-Town Brown 4.8% – English style Honey Brown – Sweet and balanced

Burn the Witch 8.7% – Weizenbock – Notes of banana and dates, and strong enough to make you feel like a house fell on you!

Sixteen Tons 9% – American Barleywine – Sweet, strong and pumped!

Habanero Enigma 9.8% – American Double IPA with Habanero Peppers! – Five malts, Four hops, and never-you-mind how much habanero – just drink it, already

Thursday, February 20th
We continue the magic of beer week with a mini-takeover from the good folks at Greenbush – on tap:
Starchicken Shotgun 6.8% – American IPA with5 different hops giving this beer a well-rounded citrusy flavor with a little resin on the finish

Anger 7.6% – Black IPA (BLIPA?) Belgian dark Malts stand up to this dryhopped number

Loudmouth Soup 6.4% – Spiced American Wheat – Brewed with blood orange, black peppercorns and coriander, this wheat beer has just a little bite!

Brother Benjamin 10.1% – Imperial IPA Clover honey and beet sugar give balance the agressive hops in this massive IPA

Ursus 8.5% WInter Old Ale – This warmer will chase away the chills with its rich caramel malty profile
Living the Dream 9.6% Spiced Strong Ale – Brewed with Angostura bitters, this has an ‘Old Fashioned’ taste!

Dystopia 9% – Russian Imperial Stout with tons of roasty, rich, dark chocolate

Owls in the Roadhouse 8.8% – Raspberry Imperial Porter Aged in Journeyman whiskey barrels to balance the sweet/tart raspberry

Friday, February 21st
Whew – last one for the week. The Livery’s coming and they’re bringing…..
McGilligan’s 6% – American IPA

Steep Canyon 6.5% – Bohemian rhapsody (I mean Pilsner!)

5th Dimension 9% – Belgian style IPA

Barrel Aged 5th Dimension 9% – Belgian-style IPA aged in….anyone? A barrel!

Lost jacket 10% (yowza!!) – Lactose Imperial IPA

Liverator 10% – Dopplebock

2013 Funkalicious 9.5 % – Barrel aged wild fruit ale

5th Anniversary 10.5% – Imperial Brown Ale

Firkin – Dixie O’Flynn 6% – Irish style dry stout with bourbon oak chips (cask tapped at 5PM)

Sunday, February 23rd – Rockford Brewing Beer Dinner
What better way to cap off BeerFest weekend than with an epic beer dinner featuring Cam’s great food and some terrific beer from our nearest-neighbors-to-the-North at RBC?? Dinner’s at 5 and tix are just $45, call us at 616 451 4677 to reserve your spot.
Course One
Wilted Kale Salad with toasted Pine Nuts and Warm Ginger Vinaigrette
Paired with Carriage House Ale

Course Two
Mincemeat Pie topped with Goat Cheese Ice Cream
Paired with White Pine Wheat Ale

Course Three
Extra Special Split Pea Soup (ESSPS) with Herb Oil and Grilled Sour Dough Bread
Paired with Rockfod ESB

Course Four
Sriracha-Glazed Crispy Duck Wings drizzled with Poblano Pepper Coulis
Paired with Paradigm MPA

Course Five
Butterscotch and Currant Beer Bread Pudding with Anniversary Ale Reduction
Paired with Anniversary Ale (Multigrain Belgian Ale)

Beer on tap in GR Feb 13-19th

B.O.B.’s Brewery
•Blondie, golden ale
•Crimson King, amber ale
•Full On IPA, India pale ale
•London Calling, porter
•Calgacus, Scotch ale
•Robert The Barrel, bourbon barrel ale
•Spaceboy Stout, English oatmeal stout
•Hop Zeppelin Black IPA, Indian black ale
•Spooky Action, way beyond IPA
•Chestnut Lager, specialty brew
•Barley Wine

Brewery Vivant
•Farm Hand, French Farmhouse Ale
•Triomphe, Belgian IPA
•Solitude, Abbey Style Ale
•Big Red Coq, Red Belgo-American IPA
•Saison du Maison, Classic rustic French Saison
•Lost Gasket Spelt IPA, Spelt-driven Belgian IPA
•Le Flaneur, Bretta ale aged for over 1 year
•Organic Amber, 100% organic malt and hops
•Vander Mill Totally Roasted, Cider with spiced, roasted almonds
•Vander Mill Blue Gold, Cider with blueberries
•Liam & Me – Wine barrel aged Zaison (imperial saison)
•Love Shadow – Bourbon Barrel Aged Plow Horse (imperial stout)
•BA Sgt Peppercorn (Belgian style rye ale)

Founders Brewing Company
•Pale Ale
•Centennial IPA
•Dirty Bastard
•Red’s Rye IPA- draft
•Porter
•All Day IPA
•Pale Ale- nitro
•Oatmeal Stout- nitro
•Ginger Crusher
•Melon Ballie and the Infinite Radness
•Party Pils
•Breakfast Stout
•Imperial Stout
•Smoked Porter
•Harvest Ale
•Backwoods Bastard
•Infiltrator
•Sweet Repute
•boyl’R maky’R
•Barrel-Aged Spite Serrano
•Barrel-Aged Red’s Rye

Grand Rapids Brewing Company
•Silver Foam
•Rosalynn Bliss Blonde
•NMO IPA
•1826 IPA
•Golden Foam
•Belknap Bock
•John Ball Brown
•The Fishladder
•Red Ramona
•Senator Lyons Stout
•Philanthropist
•The River Monster
•Vitesse D’Oro (Friday)

Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery and Supply
•Super Sonic (lemon grass) Saison
•CPR Pale
•Armadillo Pale
•New Year’s Hopsolution Double Black IPA
•Bucketfoot Black IPA
•Ryenoceris Whiskey Stout

Harmony Brewing Company
•Oli Bollen, Spiced wheat
•Winter Nights, winter warmer
•Dark Ages Gruit, gruit flavored with yarrow and cedar boughs
•Crossroads, rye PA
•Brownson, brown ale
•Deep End, imperial stout
•Daydream Believer, coffee stout
•Fiddlestix, IPA
•Birthday Barleywine

The Hideout Brewing Company
•Bootleg IPA
•Hired Gun Red
•Smuggler’s Hazelnut Stout (CO2 & Nitro)
•Aviator Pale Ale
•9AM Hazelnut IPA
•Purple Gang Pilsner
•Polish Potato Ale
•Jail House Black IPA
•Citrus IPA
•Lemon Shandy
•18th Amendment Gluten Free Ale
•Rye Porter
•Cinnamon Porter
•Oatmeal Stout
•Fruit Punch Pilsner
•Fresh Pepper Red
•Butterscotch Toffee Stout
•Rye Pale Ale
•Sour Pale Ale
•Johnny Law Sour Ale
•Coconut Almond Brown
•Grapefruit Rye Pale Ale
•Cinnamon Red Velvet
•Batch 700 Imperial Triggerman IPA
•Spiced Milk Brown
•English Strong Ale
•Belgian Quad

Jaden James Brewery
•Gluten Free Ale

•Cream Ale

•Cranberry Cream Ale

•Winter Ale
•Little Full Lota Sap
•Black IPA
•Black Lager
•Russian Stout
•American Brown Ale
•Cherry Hard Cider
•Apple Hard Cider
•Raspberry Hard Cider
•Peach Hard Cider
•Rootbeer soda

Mitten Brewing Company
•Ryely Fingers
•Dock’s No-No
•Country Strong IPA
•Death to Flying Things
•Triple Crown Brown

Osgood Brewing Company
•Sol Seeker, wheat
•358, pale ale
•Oakestown, amber ale
•Notley, porter
•Yippee Ki-Yay, pale ale
•King Arthur, English brown
•Big Spring, stout
•Journey, IPA
•Voyage, barrel aged IPA
•Best Day Ever, DIPA
•Shackhuddle, Belgian style pumpkin ale
•McCoy’s, scotch ale

Perrin Brewing Company
•Golden Ale
•Rye of the Liger
•Black
•Kona Brown
•IPA
•Manifesto
•Russian Imperial Stout
•I.I.P.A.
•Kingdom of Tonga Vanilla Porter
•Razzberry Blonde
•Wood Aged 1885 Kona
•Hopwood
•Stoutwood
•Imperial Anniversary Ale
•Black Goat
•Rye Wine
•Malted Milk Ball Imperial Porter

Schmohz Brewery
•Amber Tease
•Bonecrusher Stout
•Hopknocker Imperial IPA
•India Pale Ale
•Pail Ale
•Treasure Chest ESB
•Valley City Cream Ale
•Zingiberene Gruit
•Kiss My Scottish Arse
•Uncle’s Monkey Belgian IPA
•Gingerbread Brown
•Miracle Off 28th Street
•Sammi Rae Root Beer Soda
•Sammi Rae Black Cherry Soda

Great Lakes Pub Cruiser

Great Lakes Pub Cruiser
If you want some exercise while visiting breweries and bars in downtown Grand Rapids and have a group of like minded friends then the Great Lakes Pub Cruiser might be what you are looking for. This large contraption is powered by the riders pedaling just like a normal bike except you are moving a 15 person cruiser. Unfortunately you aren’t allowed to drink alcohol while on the pub cruiser but it has preset routes that can take you to many bars and some craft breweries or you can customize a route to hit whatever local businesses you might want. While pedaling can be a workout especially if you are going up some of the steep hills downtown it does give you a different perspective of the city and a nice break from drinking if you are doing a brewery tour. The pub cruiser driver doesn’t leave the cruiser while you go inside the bars and breweries to drink so it isn’t really a brewery tour in the traditional sense but if you plan ahead I’m sure the breweries will provide someone to give you a tour inside as well. Also realize you have to pedal to make the cruiser move and will be on the streets with car traffic so becoming too inebriated could prove problematic making this more of a leisurely pub cruise rather then a drunken college pub crawl idea.