Cincy Brew Bus

One birthday many years ago, my wife thought it would be cool to take a tour of local breweries. Somehow though the power of the internet, we found Cincy Brew Bus, an experiment of sorts - which we found was just starting out. I honestly remember being told it was one of the first couple tours they did. So here we are, on a used yellow school bus with a bunch of strangers having no idea what to expect and honestly expectations were becoming cloudy, but we were up for a good time no matter what.What became crystal clear rather quickly was the owner knew a lot about the brewery history of the area, appreciated it, and was on fire for the quest for great beer. Damn if that doesn't sound like a cause I can get behind! Right after the first stop of drinks, a tour and chat with a brewer with some Q&A, we all didn't seem like strangers anymore. There was so much interaction between us all during the stop, all barriers were gone. Just a bunch of folks who had that same fire, a love of great beer.Flash forward to today, obviously the school bus got retired and Cincy Brew Bus has established themselves as the premiere brewery tour company in the greater Cincy area. We've taken several tours over the years from them during various stages of growth, and no matter what ends up being different... one thing remains constant. The fire for great beer, the transfer of it's rich history -it's effect on the area, and how it all comes together in the brewing process remains the solid focus for Mike and his team.We are still friends with many of those we've taken these tours with. If you're looking for something great to do in the area, this should be high on your list. Honestly, you're missing out if you don't.

Great bachelorette/bachelor party idea. They share history of cincy breweries while driving between breweries which was a nice touch. I would've liked there to be more cider options included as I'm gluten intolerant that is the only reason it isn't 5 stars. We did get to try one called swizzle at Rheingeist that was delicious. Mike was a very fun and knowledgeable tour guide.

We did the Cincinnati Brew Bus with our friends for a 40th birthday party. It was a good time. Willy was our man for the trip. He did a great job . Definitely recommend this trip

Cincy brew bus was amazing. Dave was an amazing tour guy and would highly recommend booking with him.

The bus was so much fun! Dave was an awesome tour guide! He was very knowledgeable about the history of Cincinnati breweries and a lot of fun to have as a guide!

this was an excellent tour. it made four stops, from a small-batch micro-brew to a larger restaurant that makes their own beer. I'm not sure if they always stop at the same places, but every stop we made was excellent. a couple of them served food too (which is a good idea to help soak up the beer)our guide (wish I could remember his name, but he was one of the founders) was fantastic. I didn't realize Cincinnati had such a rich beer-making culture and history and the guide did a great job talking about itone small suggestion. by the end of the tour, a lot of the people were getting pretty tipsy, were talking to each other and not listening to anything the guide said. I'd front load the history and background so the guide can relax at the end of the tour toohighly recommended, whether you're a tourist or local!

This was an awesome tour and great experience! We made three stops and learned a lot about the breweries, history and the beers we tried. Willy was an amazing tour guide. He is extremely friendly and always made sure we had full cups. We all had a great time! I highly recommend this tour!

Second time doing this tour and was happier with our first experience about 4 years ago rather than the one we did in February 2025. We bought this for our parents for their christmas gift and were suprised to see we were going on a school bus rather than the party bus that was pictured, it wasnt cleaned. If we would have been notified about this we would have changed our date where it would be available. The bus driver also went down a few wrong way roads and took some wrong turns which was concerning. the beer and food options were good at each stop.

This is a hard call. The promise is that you'll go to three breweries on the tour and you do and they all seem good. Here's the rub, you're not alone on the trip and the guide has a significant impact on what you'll be drinking.Our group of seven was pretty vocal in our distaste for IPAs - but we still ended up sampling three out of our nine total samples. Surely in a town as well known for beer as Cincinnati there were other choices. Each bar had three sample, but it was the same three samples for everyone - all selected by the guide and he didn't survey his audience to see what their tastes were - he based the selection on... well I don't know what it was based on.The bus was not as well cooled as it could have been be because they don't have an audio system for the driver /guide. So it's either hear the guide's description or have the temp under 85. But not both. So it was hot in our bus and not really what I was expecting in terms of comfort between breweries.Also, two of the the breweries are in the suburbs so there is a long drive out to them despite the presence of many breweries in the city limits.Our guide Dave was knowledgeable and helpful. He seemed to know the history of the area and of the beer in Cincinnati. I'm not sure he's to blame for the brew choices, it might be a side effect of the way the tours are conducted.In short, I thought the tour was OK, but should either be significantly more comfortable and cater more specifically to the individual tastes, or should be more local and significantly less expensive.

Blake was awesome. The tour was great and very informative. Let Blake pick the beers!