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Beer Trips for 2020...
(Please note, the individual trip pages still show 2019 dates. The dates below, on the scrolling bar on the home page, and on the registration page are correct. Please call or email for more details. New site coming soon!)
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 trip in their list of enriching vacations as a learning
retreat!!
Click
here to read the story...
Below is a complete list of
BeerTrips Beer Tours for 2020!
All prices are Land Only, based on double occupancy (2 people sharing a room).
The second number is the additional cost for a single room.
April 23 - May 3, 2020
9 nights - $2995, $585
Get ready for a uniquely Belgian beer and food adventure, as we experience the best of Europe's most underrated nation. We will start in hip and historic Gent with its Castle, riverside beer cafes, and ecclectic restaurants, hit the big Zythos Beer Festival. Along the way we will eat great local cuisine, visit a couple breweries, and take in this historic area. The trip ends in Brussels - the home of Lambic. 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 Gent on the eve of the incomparable
Zythos Beer Festival and ends in Brussels. Great Beer, rising-star brewers, an incomparable beer festival, the living/working steam brewery at Vapeur, not to mention mussels, waffles and frites, cool cities, great meals, fine hotels, and travel by private coach make this a connoisseurs dream trip! Click for details.
May 28 - June 7, 2020
9 nights - $3195, $675
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 9 - 19, 2020
9 nights - $3095, Single Rooms add $635
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.
July 30 - August 9, 2020
9 nights - $3,395, $735
Discover Real England while discovering some of the UK's best Real Ales. Start in York, after an easy rail trip from London, to explore classic pubs and meet many friendly locals in this walled city. Next we head further north to Masham and 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, and some special beer meals. And all this before we even hit London for the Great British Beer Festival. Click for details.
August 31 - September 12, 2020
11 nights - $3995, $735
Italy is a wine country... right? Over the last 20 or so years
-- especially the last 10 -- 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 beer, food, history, and wine in
Rome, off-the-beaten-track Tuscany, Bologna, and iconic Venice.
We start in awe-inspiring Rome feeling its living history and global influence in every step. A beer festival in Tuscany, you say? Villaggio della Birra is a festival like no other, and is the beery keystone of our trip. Brewers from Belgium, the UK, the US, Spain, Norway all in attendance. Add some festival-loving Italians in costume, weilding loaves of Mozzerella, live music, face painting, amazing food vendors and you have a uniquely Tuscan beer festival. We continue to gloriously historic and under-touristed Bologna, and dive into emiglio -Romano for Parma-things, and 2 great breweries as we enjoy fine hotels, great beer
and excellent Italian cuisine before ending the trip in frenetic and beautiful Venice. Locally guided beer and food walks, daily breakfasts,
travel by rail and private coach, tons of history and natural beauty, 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. Discover Italy on
a BeerTrip! Click for details.
September 3 - 13, 2020
9 nights - $3095, $ 635
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.
September 16 - 26, 2020
9 nights - $3095, $635
Join us for our 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, 2020
9 nights - $3195, $695
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. Each city offers 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.
October 1 - 11, 2020
9 nights - $3095, $ 635
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 15 - 25, 2020
9 nights - $3095, $ 635
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 - 15, 2020
$3195, Single Rooms add $685
Catalonian culture is just plain cool. From its varied and rich topography, to its extremely long 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. Complete details are coming in January. Click for details.
December 4 - 12, 2020
7 nights - $2395, $ 485
Belgian Cities get all pretty for Christmas! Spend a week exploring cool cities, cosy cafes, and lovely Christmas decorations through these striking, historic cites. Great meals and cafe crawls, locally guided city tours, brewery visits and beer tastings, hotels exactly where you want to be, travel by private coach and Belgian Rail. You might even come home with all your Christmas shopping done! Click for details.
Other Trips - Past & Future
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. |
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