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A first stop by Brewery Tours of San Diego |
SAFETY IN NUMBERS—Here are three last minute gift ideas
for the holiday craft beer season. The craft beer scene continues to explode in
San Diego and throughout America. By the end of next year, San Diego county is
expected to be home to more than 90 breweries.
With so many breweries in San Diego county, it’s tough
keeping track – let alone physically visiting each one. After just one tasting
flight at one brewery, you are probably legally intoxicated. Driving to
multiple breweries is a definite risk.
Here are three tours that keep you in the know for
San Diego’s burgeoning craft beer scene and let someone else do the driving.
BREWERY TOURS OF SAN DIEGO
While working at the tasting room of Ballast Point
in 2006, Brewery Tours of San Diego Co-Founder Mindy Eastman noticed many
customers were attempting to taste at multiple breweries – often while
noticeably intoxicated. Inspiration struck, and shortly after, San Diego’s
original brewery tour company was born.
With a fleet consisting of buses, shuttles and vans,
Brewery Tours of San Diego puts an emphasis on beer education (rather than just
inebriation!). A typical session runs 5 hours, stops at 3 breweries, and
includes tastings at each. Also included is a guided tour behind-the-scenes at
one brewery with an introduction to commercial beer production.
Both private and public tours are offered, seven
days a week. Private tours allow you to choose which breweries to see and
reserve the vehicle exclusively for your use. Public Tours follow fixed routes
and are open-seating – a great way to save a few dollars and make some new
friends. Brewery Tours of San Diego also provides transportation to and from
beer festivals, concerts, and more!
To book your next tour, go to
BreweryToursofSanDiego.com!
(619) 961-7999
BTW: Brewery Tours has a complete webguide to San
Diego breweries at the following link: http://www.brewerytoursofsandiego.com/breweries.html
SCAVENGERS
Looking to try a different kind of brewery
experience? Scavengers offers unique tours starting at $89 per person. Ideal
for groups of 2-24 people, Scavengers provides guided tours to world class
breweries in San Diego by way of the Pinzgauer (pronouced pinz-gow-er). A Swiss
Military 6×6 safari vehicle with seating for 12 and an open-air design, this 6
wheel drive BEAST is the perfect mode of transportation when you’re on the road
to drink great beer from the source.
A company comprised of avid homebrewers, Scavengers
has developed a passion for hand-crafted beer. This passion has inspired the
creation of a quality brewery tour service that highlights San Diego’s scenic
beauty, awesome food, and most of all – radical micro-breweries. With free
pickup in North County, the tour heads off to three breweries and includes a
meal. Tours can be public or private, great for meeting like-minded folks or
focusing entirely on your private party. Breweries on the tour map include
Stone Brewing Company, Iron Fist Brewing Company, The Lost Abbey, Port Brewing,
Ballast Point Brewing Company, and Green Flash Brewing Company, among others.
Scavengers also offers mixed beer and wine tours – great for couples split on
what beverage reigns supreme.
Exclusively for West Coaster readers, mention you
heard about Scavengers in this issue and get 10% off your next tour. Some
restrictions apply; valid until 12/31/11, limit one per customer.To book your
tour, please call (760) 717-2551 or visit brewerytoursandiego.com
(760) 717-2551
BREW HOP
With a fleet of luxury vehicles that includes SUVs,
stretch limousines and party buses – let Brew Hop treat you to the ultimate
brewery tour offered in town. With guided tours to San Diego’s best breweries,
the size of your party determines your ride; vehicles range from Lincolns to
Limo Buses. Additionally, every Brew Hop vehicle is permitted so that you can
enjoy adult beverages on the road from one brewery to the next. Brew Hop is
ready to deliver you and your friends to the world’s best breweries in style.
Much more than a pretty face, Brew Hop offers two
tour packages: The Beer Connoisseur tour is a 5-hour party experience that
stops at 3-4 breweries with tasters at each. The Beer Tasters tour is a 2.5
hour session to 1-2 breweries, including tasters. Each tour group is led by a
Brew Hop tour host, and at each brewery there’s a VIP private tour of the
facility, a chance to meet the brewery staff to ask questions about your
favorite brews, and, of course, taster flights of beer.
Brew Hop was founded in San Diego and also operates
in Seattle, with future sights set on Portland, Oregon. Since November 2011,
the company has maintained a 5-star average on Yelp.com and TripAdvisor.com.
Brew Hop was recently featured in Time Magazine UK.
Mention West Coaster and receive 10% off your next booking (tour must be booked by
12/31/12, some restrictions apply). Contact Summer for a customized party
proposal and browse BrewHop.com for more information.
(858) 361-8457
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