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Beer Trips for 2013 and 2014...
At Beer Trips, we create the ultimate scenarios for beer lovers!
By introducing you to the history, people, brewing methods, and
beer culture of the places we visit. Drink your favorite beers at
the breweries. Get behind the scenes and experience the world's
great beers at a local level. Discover and indulge in cuisine a
la biere... and visit some of the world's great cities. See the wide range of BeerTrips on offer, and see the world!!
A Vacation that Enriches Your Life...
...well that is what Pam Grout and National Geographic Publications say, listing our Prague, Munich, Bamberg in their list of enriching vacations as a learning
retreat!! Click
here to read the story...
Below on this page is a complete list of BeerTrips Beer Tours for 2013 and 2014!
All prices are Land Only, based on double occupancy. The second number is the supplement for a single room.
July 5 - 12, 2013
7 nights - $2295, $415
Discover a bit of European culture and Belgian beer this summer
in Quebec. Spend 3 nights in cosmopolitan Montreal with its many
brew pubs and beer bars, 1 night in the country, and 3 more in Quebec
City. Cities in the throes of famous festivals, culinary specialties,
a great variety of brewers large and small -- along with a bit of
seccessionist thinking -- and rich cultural history will be the
focus of the week long summer beer-cation. Fine hotels smackdab in the
middle of it all, brewery visits, many fine meals, and travel by
private coach are among the many features of our BeerTrip to Quebec. Click for details.
August 9 - 16, 2013
7 nights** - $1295
(**5 nights/6 days on the river, lodging in Missoula before and after the trip is not included)
Spend a week on the beautiful Salmon river and enjoy a floating
beer tasting seminar. Specially selected beers are served with great
meals to match each night. The Salmon River flows through spectacular
scenery and offers exciting whitewater, sandy beaches, bug-free
camping, hot springs, colorful history and an all-around great way
to explore this part of the west. Our friends at
Lewis and Clark Trail Adventures will outfit and guide us on
the river. Add great beer from Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic,
Britain and the Great Northwest to great riverside meals, and you'll
be hard pressed to spend a better week. **Listed dates include travel
days. Click for details.
August 29 - September 8, 2013
9 nights - $2795, $485
Small Czech breweries which once numbered in the hundreds, are
now an endangered species -- often succumbing to the wills of bigger
players like SAB/Miller and In-Bev. On this trip we will wander
the Czech Republic in search of those fine producers still hanging
on to traditional methods and ownership. Begin and end in spectacular,
vibrant Prague and in between discover castles, smaller Czech towns,
resolute brewmasters and great beer. Click
for details.
August 30 - September 9, 2013 - Limited Space Remains
(September 5 - 15 is SOLD OUT!)
9 nights - $2995, $595
The history, people and landscapes of Ireland, are rich and varied.
And slowly, but surely, its deeply rooted pub and music culture
is making a little room at the bar for good, local, craft beer.
Join us for a thorough
investigation of this beer trend. With stays in bustling Dublin,
medieval Kilkenny, soulful scenic Doolin, and vibrant Galway, this
trip offers a great variety of land and seascapes, archaeology,
pub culture, architecture, folklore, history, and friendly Irish
people, not to mention a good sampling of craft brews. Great hotels
in excellent locations serve as comfortable bases, and travel by
private coach offers opportunities for sampling local flavors along
the way! Click for details.
September 12 - 22, 2013
9 nights - $2995, $635
A Beer Lovers Dream Trip with Rick Lyke, to Benefit Pints for Prostates,
Start in lively Amsterdam for some better-than-you-would-expect beer locales. Travel via rail to little known Nijmegen to see an innovative brewpub and then on to well known Cologne, Germany for a look at life among the Kolners. After a thorough investigation of German "small serving" ales, we head to Brussels, Belgium. Belgium is beer heaven and you will soon know why, as we look up some old friends for some special visits! Along the way, explore and enjoy several distinct languages and styles of beer
and the great cities where they grew up. The cities
each offer centuries of history, great architecture, and vibrant
culture... and really great places to drink beer. Stay in fine,
well located hotels in each city. Enjoy locally guided city
tours, brewery visits, and great beer meals. Travel by convenient
public transportation, private beer bus and excellent international
rail. Click for
details.
September 18 - 28, 2013 - SOLD OUT - 2nd departure added (see below)
9 nights - $2895, $635
Join us for a classic BeerTrip across central Europe on our Prague, Oktoberfest in Munich, and
Bamberg trip. From impressive Prague, through festive
Munich, to medieval Bamberg, we will explore favorite breweries (large and small) and
great bars that serve a seemingly endless variety of beer. Fine,
centrally located hotels, private coach and public transportation,
great beer, and OKTOBERFEST make this a trip to remember. Click
for details.
September 25 - October 5, 2013
9 nights - $2895, $635
Join us for a classic BeerTrip across central Europe on our Prague, Oktoberfest in Munich, and
Bamberg trip. From impressive Prague, through festive
Munich, to medieval Bamberg, we will explore favorite breweries (large and small) and
great bars that serve a seemingly endless variety of beer. Fine,
centrally located hotels, private coach and public transportation,
great beer, and OKTOBERFEST make this a trip to remember. Click
for details.
October 3 - 13, 2013 - SOLD OUT - 2nd departure added (see below)
9 nights - $2895, $ 585
Our classic, quintessential, best-of-beer-heaven trip takes in
as many classic Belgian styles and producers as we can fit into
10 days. From Lambic to Trappists, Saisons to Flemmish Browns, discover
the endless variety as we travel in style on our Beer Bus throughout
Belgium. Stay in fine, centrally located hotels and travel via private
motor coach and rail to some of the best beer destinations in Belgium.
Behind the scenes visits, ample doses of art, architecture and history,
and plenty of beer tasting make this a beer lover's dream trip.
Beautiful in their own right, Brussels, Brugge and Antwerp are simply
more fun when you dive into their beer culture.
Click for details.
October 17 - 27, 2013
9 nights - $2895, $ 585
A second edition, of our quintessential, best-of-beer-heaven trip takes in
as many classic Belgian styles and producers as we can fit into
10 days. From Lambic to Trappists, Saisons to Flemmish Browns, discover
the endless variety as we travel in style on our Beer Bus throughout
Belgium. Stay in fine, centrally located hotels and travel via private
motor coach and rail to some of the best beer destinations in Belgium.
Behind the scenes visits, ample doses of art, architecture and history,
and plenty of beer tasting make this a beer lover's dream trip.
Beautiful in their own right, Brussels, Brugge and Antwerp are simply
more fun when you dive into their beer culture.
Click for details.
December 5 - 15, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2995, Single Rooms add $635
Catalonian culture is just plain cool. From its varied and rich topography, to its extremely rich history (pre-dating the Romans) to the vibrant vibes, incredible architecture and typical tapas bars in Barcelona, Catalonia offers itself unselfishly as a world-class destination. Add a burgeoning craft brewing scene to the mix and you have a Great Trip... Made Better with Beer! We will meet a full range of passion-filled brewers: barrel agers, homebrew suppliers gone brew-crazy, innovative brewpub founders, bar owners, and gypsy brewers. We'll cross Catalonia, with stays in bustling Barcelona. Roman Tarragona, a Pardore in Cardona, and unspoiled Girona (but not Winnemucca). Explore the works of Dali and Gaudi, eat like kings, see Flamenco and enjoy the many scenes of Catalonia. We did our research trip in November, and our findings were excellent! Complete details are coming soon.
2014 Trips are below:
February 8 - 16, 2014
7 nights - $2295, $385
Details coming in May.
April 17 - 27, 2014
9 nights - $2895, $535
Experience the whole range of German beers and ride fast trains
from Cologne to Munich on this exploration of Reinheitsgebot-land.
Start with 3 nights in Cologne, spend 3 more in Bamberg and end
the trip with 3 nights in Munich during Fruehlingsfest. Daytrips
to Dusseldorf, the Franconian countryside, and a bit Southern Bavaria
take us to the homes of Kolsch, Alt, Vollbier, Ungespundet, Hefeweizen,
Dopplebock, Marzen and more. Discover the rich history of each city
with locally guided walking tours, enjoy time on your own, and experience
music and fun in a big beer tent! Click
for details.
April 17 - April 27, 2014
9 nights - $2895, $585
On this trip we'll dive deep into the heart of Belgian brewing
and the Senne River Valley - the home of Lambic, as well as other
excellent brave, new brewers. We will also make special trips to seek out cheese and chocolate to pair with the huge variety of Belgian beers. Meet blenders, brewers, and see working brewing
museums where controlled as well as spontaneous fermentation and
just the right conditions create the unique variety that is Belgian
Beer. The trip starts in Brussels on the eve of the incomparable
Zythos Beer Festival and ends in Gent,
with excursions to lesser known breweries, boldly making spectacular beers. Did we mention the chocolate? The cheese? zythos? Beer, Cheese and Chocolate... yum! Click for details.
May 22 - June 1, 2014
9 nights - $2995, $595
Northern France and southern Belgium share a meandering, often
invisible border that traverses one of the worthiest beer regions
on earth. Biere de Garde, Trappists, and Saison producers are all
well represented in this compact area. We begin and end in Brussels
-- with stays in beer frriendly small cities. Small breweries
with eager brewmasters, traditional Flemish estaminets with great
local food and beers, and a selection of worthy cultural sites await. Click for details.
July 4 - 11, 2014
7 nights - $2295, $415
Discover a bit of European culture and Belgian beer this summer
in Quebec. Spend 3 nights in cosmopolitan Montreal with its many
brew pubs and beer bars, 1 night in the country, and 3 more in Quebec
City. Cities in the throes of famous festivals, culinary specialties,
a great variety of brewers large and small -- along with a bit of
seccessionist thinking -- and rich cultural history will be the
focus of the week long summer beer-cation. Fine hotels smackdab in the
middle of it all, brewery visits, many fine meals, and travel by
private coach are among the many features of our BeerTrip to Quebec. Click for details.
August 9 - 16, 2014
7 nights** - $1395
(**5 nights/6 days on the river, lodging in Missoula before and after the trip is not included)
Spend a week on the beautiful Salmon river and enjoy a floating
beer tasting seminar. Specially selected beers are served with great
meals to match each night. The Salmon River flows through spectacular
scenery and offers exciting whitewater, sandy beaches, bug-free
camping, hot springs, colorful history and an all-around great way
to explore this part of the west. Our friends at Lewis and Clark Trail Adventures will outfit and guide us on
the river. Add great beer from Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic,
Britain and the Great Northwest to great riverside meals, and you'll
be hard pressed to spend a better week. **Listed dates include travel
days. Click for details.
September 4 - 14, 2014
9 nights - $2795, $485
Small Czech breweries which once numbered in the hundreds, are
now an endangered species -- often succumbing to the wills of bigger
players like SAB/Miller and In-Bev. On this trip we will wander
the Czech Republic in search of those fine producers still hanging
on to traditional methods and ownership. Begin and end in spectacular,
vibrant Prague and in between discover castles, smaller Czech towns,
resolute brewmasters and great beer. Click
for details.
The
ABCD's (or ACDB's) of Beer
September 11 - 21, 2014
9 nights - $2995, $595
Start in lively Amsterdam for some better-than-you-would-expect beer locales. Travel via rail to little known Nijmegen to see an innovative brewpub and then on to well known Cologne, Germany for a look at life among the Kolners. After a thorough investigation of German "small serving" ales, we head to Brussels, Belgium. Belgium is beer heaven and you will soon know why, as we look up some old friends for some special visits! Along the way, explore and enjoy several distinct languages and styles of beer
and the great cities where they grew up. The cities
each offer centuries of history, great architecture, and vibrant
culture... and really great places to drink beer. Stay in fine,
well located hotels in each city. Enjoy locally guided city
tours, brewery visits, and great beer meals. Travel by convenient
public transportation, private beer bus and excellent international
rail.
September 17 - 27, 2014
9 nights - $2895, $635
Join us for our 11th, and best yet, Prague, Munich, and
Bamberg trip. From impressive Prague, through festive
Munich, to medieval Bamberg, we will explore favorite breweries (large and small) and
great bars that serve a seemingly endless variety of beer. Fine,
centrally located hotels, private coach and public transportation,
great beer, and OKTOBERFEST make this a trip to remember. Click
for details.
September 24 - October 4, 2014
9 nights - $2895, $635
Join us for our 11th, and best yet, Prague, Munich, and
Bamberg trip. From impressive Prague, through festive
Munich, to medieval Bamberg, we will explore favorite breweries (large and small) and
great bars that serve a seemingly endless variety of beer. Fine,
centrally located hotels, private coach and public transportation,
great beer, and OKTOBERFEST make this a trip to remember. Click
for details.
October 2 - 12, 2014
9 nights - $2895, $ 585
Our classic, quintessential, best-of-beer-heaven trip takes in
as many classic Belgian styles and producers as we can fit into
10 days. From Lambic to Trappists, Saisons to Flemmish Browns, discover
the endless variety as we travel in style on our Beer Bus throughout
Belgium. Stay in fine, centrally located hotels and travel via private
motor coach and rail to some of the best beer destinations in Belgium.
Behind the scenes visits, ample doses of art, architecture and history,
and plenty of beer tasting make this a beer lover's dream trip.
Beautiful in their own right, Brussels, Brugge and Antwerp are simply
more fun when you dive into their beer culture.
Click for details.
Countryside Beers of Franconia & Bavaria
October 9 - 19, 2014
9 nights - $2995, $635
Be in Bamberg when they unbung the bock and discover a bounty of
Bavarian Breweries aboard the BeerTrips Beer Bus. Arrive in Munich
and immediately head south for visits to brewery guest houses, castles
and alpine scenery. Stay in historic cities and discover the heart
of Bavarian cooking and brewing. We'll end up in Bamberg for the
annual bock tapping and some very nice beer friends to show us around.
Complete details are here.
October 15 - 25, 2014
9 nights - $2995, $635
Italy is a wine country... right? Over the last 15 or so years
-- especially the last 5 -- Italy has become a beer country, too.
Creative brewers embracing local and regional culinary traditions
have sprung forth to offer Italian interpretations of the world's
great beer styles. Join us as we seek out the best of the best in
the 3 northern provinces of Italy: Liguria, Piemonte, and Lombardia.
We start in spectacular Cinque Terre, and continue throuogh Genova,
Vernante, Torino, and Milan as we enjoy fine hotels, great beer
and excellent Italian cuisine. Locally guided walks, daily breakfasts,
travel by rail and private coach and wonderful brewery hospitality
awaits. Discover a side of Italy few have seen as we meet friendly
brewers and have special tours. We will also visit a variety of
other culinary producers, and a winery or two. Come to Italy on
a BeerTrip! Click for details.
October 16 - 26, 2014
9 nights - $2895, $ 585
A second edition, of our quintessential, best-of-beer-heaven trip takes in
as many classic Belgian styles and producers as we can fit into
10 days. From Lambic to Trappists, Saisons to Flemmish Browns, discover
the endless variety as we travel in style on our Beer Bus throughout
Belgium. Stay in fine, centrally located hotels and travel via private
motor coach and rail to some of the best beer destinations in Belgium.
Behind the scenes visits, ample doses of art, architecture and history,
and plenty of beer tasting make this a beer lover's dream trip.
Beautiful in their own right, Brussels, Brugge and Antwerp are simply
more fun when you dive into their beer culture.
Click for details.
November 5 - 16, 2014
$3495, $635
Discover the soul of Scotland on this spring adventure to the Scottish
hinterlands -- in search of real ale and the world's finest malt
whiskies. Explore two Islands, the Highlands, Speyside and a bit
of gritty Glasgow. Each area features quintessential Scottish landscapes,
local color, rich history, and fine breweries and distilleries.
Fine local hotels, Scottish hospitality, rich history and excellent
examples of malted barley await. Click for details.
December 4 - 14, 2014 -- 9 nights
$2995, Single Rooms add $635
Catalonian culture is just plain cool. From its varied and rich topography, to its extremely rich history (pre-dating the Romans) to the vibrant vibes, incredible architecture and typical tapas bars in Barcelona, Catalonia offers itself unselfishly as a world-class destination. Add a burgeoning craft brewing scene to the mix and you have a Great Trip... Made Better with Beer! We will meet a full range of passion-filled brewers: barrel agers, homebrew suppliers gone brew-crazy, innovative brewpub founders, bar owners, and gypsy brewers. We'll cross Catalonia, with stays in bustling Barcelona. Roman Tarragona, a Pardore in Cardona, and unspoiled Girona (but not Winnemucca). Explore the works of Dali and Gaudi, eat like kings, see Flamenco and enjoy the many scenes of Catalonia. We did our research trip in November, and our findings were excellent! Complete details are coming in January.
Other Trips - Past & Future
New for 2013! Discover the beauty and history of Normandy during the region's annual apple harvest. Explore family farms, historic villages, and infamous Normandy beaches, along with Calvados makers and Cider producers from the area famous for fermenting apples. We will also visit a couple of breweries, Honfleur, and Mont St, Michel for good measure. Stay in small hotels, travel by private coach and experience the good life in Normandy! Complete details are coming in January.
The history, people and landscapes of Ireland, are rich and varied.
And slowly, but surely, its deeply rooted pub and music culture
is making a little room at the bar for good, local, craft beer.
Join us for a thorough
investigation of this beer trend. With stays in bustling Dublin,
medieval Kilkenny, soulful scenic Doolin, and vibrant Galway, this
trip offers a great variety of land and seascapes, archaeology,
pub culture, architecture, folklore, history, and friendly Irish
people, not to mention a good sampling of craft brews. Great hotels
in excellent locations serve as comfortable bases, and travel by
private coach offers opportunities for sampling local flavors along
the way! Click for details.
Real England & The Great British Beer Festival
Start in York, after an easy rail trip from London, where we'll
explore classic pubs and meet many locals in this walled city. Next
we head further north to Masham and the Yorkshire Dales, for a couple
breweries and scenery, before making our way south towards the GBBF.
Along the way we'll stop in Burton-upon-Trent and the Cotswolds
to see breweries large and small and take in a few great pubs, spectacular
countryside, rich history, castles, churches and some special beer
meals. And all this before we even hit London for the Great British
Beer Festival. The complete itinerary is here.
Countryside Beers of Franconia & Bavaria
Be in Bamberg when they unbung the bock and discover a bounty of
Bavarian Breweries aboard the BeerTrips Beer Bus. Arrive in Munich
and immediately head south for visits to brewery guest houses, castles
and alpine scenery. Stay in historic cities and discover the heart
of Bavarian cooking and brewing. We'll end up in Bamberg for the
annual bock tapping and some very nice beer friends to show us around.
Complete details are here.
The Big Oregon Beer Adventure
Oregon is a GREAT beer state, featuring one of the most developed
beer cultures anywhere. Throw in some progressive politics, spectacular
mountains, gorges and coastlines, famous rivers, friendly people,
Portland and its organic beer festival... and you get a Big Oregon
Beer Adventure. See a lot of this big state and its dozens of breweries
as we travel by private coach from Hood River, to Bend, to Eugene,
to Newport and finally to Portland. There are many cool brewers
to meet and time to recreate - hike, fish, bike, raft etc. Hotels
with excellent locations for beer, breakfast daily, many meals,
tons of beer, Oregon, beer festivals and summer... hmmm. Complete
itinerary coming very soon. |
Featured Beer Trips
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Quebec: Beer, Jazz & Summer Fest
July 5 - 12, 2013 -- 7 nights
$2295, Single Rooms add $415
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Beer Rafting on the Main Salmon
August 9 - 16, 2013 -- 7 nights*
$1295 per person
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Czech Breweries & UNESCO Cities
August 29 - Sep 8, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2795, Single Rooms add $485
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The Beery Soul of Ireland
August 30 - September 9, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2995, Single Rooms add $595
  
Pints For Prostates ABCD's of Beer
September 12 - 22, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2995, Single Rooms add $635
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Prague, Munich Oktoberfest & Bamberg
September 25 - Oct 5, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2895, Single Rooms add $635
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The Great Beers of Belgium
October 17 - 27, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2895, Single Rooms add $585
Catalonia! Beer, Tapas, & History
December 5 - 15, 2013 -- 9 nights
$2995, Single Rooms add $635
Cologne, Bamberg & Munich
April 17 - 27, 2014 -- 9 nights
$2895, Single Rooms add $535
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About Life on a Beer Trip:
Most trips begin at the hotel in the city where the trip begins, assistance
and advice on getting there is provided. (Meeting a group in the airport
is just no fun).
We stay in nice hotels in great locations.
Breakfast is included daily.
3 or 4 Lunches and 3 or 4 Dinners WITH BEER are also included... usually
in brewery taps or beer cuisine restaurants.
A couple days we get up early to go somewhere worthwhile...
We hire a private coach or ride fast trains to travel between cities --
often we are a traveling tasting room, sampling local flavors of all sorts.
There's a lot of beer available... several brewery visits and special
tastings, as well as beer meals and "pub crawls" -- at your discretion
of course.
Most trips include guided walking tours of each city we visit.
Most trips have unscheduled free days to explore on your own.
The People on Beer Trips range in age from 23 to 77 (so far). Generally
there are more men than women, but not always. Sometimes we have beer experts
and brewers along, sometimes home brewers, sometimes people who simply want
to visit Europe and drink beer with good people!
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