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Chicago Beer Experience
Chicago Beer Experience
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Chicago Beer Experience Beer Tours offer highly-rated walkable beer tasting and bar tours in Chicago. You'll taste several craft beers while learning about Chicago history from 1833 to the present. Tours are led by trained guide, who will weave Chicago history and beer together in a fun, informative way. We visit iconic establishments, some of which have been around since the days of Prohibition. Perfect for men and women ages 21 to 121, individuals and groups, from bachelor parties to corporate outings, we've got something for everyone!
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LizzardLoves
2 contributions
Jul 2020
I organized a Virtual Hoppy Hour for a group of parents from my daughter's preschool. Bruce was our host & we had an absolute blast. He kept the whole group engaged as we tasted our way through 4 beers. He is knowledgeable, personable and incredibly funny. He didn't just talk to us on the Zoom screen, he engaged with us in trivia and great visuals. This pandemic makes getting together for beers tough. The Virtual Hoppy Hour scratched that itch for us in a BIG way. It was a great time and we are already hoping to do another one! I would highly recommend Chicago Beer Experience's Virtual Hoppy Hour - you will be entertained, laugh a lot & learn something too
Written September 15, 2020
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Morgan B
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Oct 2020
Bruce's Chicago Virtual Beer Experience is the perfect fit for any corporate "hoppy" hour to drive engagement!! Bruce's beer knowledge was spectacular on all things Chicago Beer as well as the history of Beer. He's amazing at keeping folks engaged considering we had a group of ~50 and received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Bruce was kind enough to hang on the Zoom call a little longer to answer our questions and provided our group with some great recommendations for places to go based on beer preference after the event. I Can't wait to do this again!
Written October 21, 2020
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AkMartin
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Oct 2020
A couple of weeks ago, Bruce did an amazing job hosting our corporate virtual beer tasting class. Our group was looking for a fun team building event that would make us feel some type of "normal" and unwind from our busy work schedules. Bruce helped make the entire process a great experience. Although we were miles apart from one another, Bruce was able to provide a great Chicago beer experience. The beer choices he provided were awesome! Overall, this was a great event and I would definitely recommend this to any friends or family to join. Thanks again Bruce!
Written October 21, 2020
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Mariah
Napa, CA1 contribution
Jan 2021
What an amazing experience! I booked the Virtual Chicago Beer Experience as a library event for my work. From contacting Bruce about how this all works to the event itself it was a dream! Bruce lead one of the best virtual events I've seen. He was fun, knowledgeable and made the event feel like I was there in person, not behind a computer screen. All 20 participants had a wonderful time and you bet we'll be asking Bruce to host another event for us in the future. Highly recommend!
Written January 15, 2021
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Kevry
2 contributions
Sep 2020
We did a corporate event for my team and this was by far our best Virtual experience of the year. Bruce was highly educated on both Beer and Chicago History, but most importantly made the event fun and interactive for everyone on the call. Most of the team stayed after the scheduled time which has not happened for any other event this year. Thanks Bruce and team!
Written September 22, 2020
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Allison A
Deerfield, IL3 contributions
Nov 2020
This virtual beer tasting was outstanding! I was looking for a team bonding activity that wasn't another dull Zoom happy hour, and this was everything I had hoped to find. Bruce was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and energetic. He was super on top of coordinating our shipments of beer and everyone received their package in the mail well ahead of time. Excellent through and through, highly recommend for any corporate team or group of friends looking for something different to do!
Written November 20, 2020
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Shruti A
3 contributions
Oct 2020 • Business
Bruce came online to give us a crash course on beer for a work “hoppy” hour and it was honestly so much fun! Bruce is clearly so passionate about beer and extremely knowledgeable about it. He tied in a lot of history with it, was very cheerful and open to questions, and made it a really enjoyable experience. Highly recommend!!!
Written October 7, 2020
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Tyler D
1 contribution
Feb 2021
The Virtual hoppy hour was great. Bruce is knowledgeable, approachable, and fun! We had a great time and Bruce was flexible with an unpredictable group. Our group called in from across the US and Bruce was able to speak to the beers from every tasters glass.
Written February 21, 2021
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Brenna S
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Jul 2021
We have hosted many virtual hoppy hours with clients through Chicago Beer Experience and it's been an excellent experience every time. Bruce is so much fun, very knowledgeable, engaging, charismatic and goes above and beyond. We feel very fortunate we found him - he's our preferred vendor for virtual beer tastings and we look forward to many more! Thanks, Bruce!!
Written August 4, 2021
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Megan M
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Dec 2020
We just wrapped up a virtual Hoppy Hour with Bruce for my professional organization, and I was blown away. Bruce's knowledge, experience, and entertaining personality. Cannot recommend highly enough--and I consider myself a bit of a beer snob; I've been to a good number of breweries in the city, and Bruce knows his stuff.
Written December 17, 2020
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YayaOros
Toluca, Mexico26 contributions
Hi!! Do you have spanish guide ?? its for my parents , it doesn't matter if it's extra pay
Thanks !
We are interested in taking the Loop and South Loop tour in October. Can you please provide more specific details on where the tour departs from and a listing of the bars/restaurants where we will stop?
CBE_Bruce
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Hi Kellyne! This is Bruce from Chicago Beer Experience. Gary W above is correct in his listing of locations (thanks Gary!) and you can find more information on our website, which TripAdvisor won't let us post here for whatever reason (its listed on our TripAdvisor page and you can click on the specific tour).
If you have any additional questions please let me know.
We'd love to have you!
Cheers,
Bruce
deniseg5030
Almont, MI1 contribution
Will you pick up and drop off a party of 7 at my hotel?
CBE_Bruce
4 contributions
Hi! Thank you so much for reaching out! Unfortunately, we do not operate a vehicle - we are a neighborhood walking tour. Upon purchase of our beer tour tickets, you'll automatically receive detailed instructions and directions. Our tours are easily accessible via public transport and cabs, and are located between 3-4 miles away from the Loop. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Cheers!
Bruce
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