Today we’d like to introduce you to Chad Brodsky.
Chad, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I had just come off a semester abroad in Austria and I was heading into my senior year at the University of Vermont in 2008. My ideal summer job back then was a finance internship, however we were in the heart of the great recession and opportunities were sparse. Given the fact that beer is recession-proof, that summer I decided to create a business instead. Dressed in German lederhosen, which I acquired on my recent travels, I hit the busy streets of Burlington, VT, convincing strangers to hop into my van, which I had just purchased from a minister in NH, to take tours of local breweries.
Since then, we’ve honed experience and purchased a six more vehicles and now have operations in Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. We currently showcase 85 breweries to 20,000 per year across 6 different cities. The Boston location opened in 2012.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
In the beginning it was difficult to convince established breweries to give me, a college student at the time, access to tour their facility. Given the nature of the business, navigating local regulations, liquor and the insurance landscape proved to be a challenging.
Please tell us about City Brew Tours.
City Brew Tours has been running educational guided tours for 10 years. Our local expert beer guides showcase over 85 breweries to 20,000 people per year across 6 different cities. We offer all inclusive daily public tours and have dedicated planners for private events. Our one-of-a-kind experience includes VIP behind the scene production tours, curated food & beer pairings , guided tastings and round-trip transportation. Whether you’re interested in our public tours, setting up a corporate outing or bachelor/birthday party, we can accommodate anything you need!
Pricing:
- Original & After Hours Boston Brew Tours – $99PP (5 Hours, Includes 16 beers, roundtrip transportation, beer and food pairing meal, VIP production tours)
- Sip of Boston Brew Tours – $70PP – (3.5 hours, Includes 12 beers, roundtrip transportation, hand-rolled pretzel , VIP production tours)
Contact Info:
- Website: http://citybrewtours.com/boston
- Phone: 617-4453-8687
- Email: boston@brewtours.us
- Instagram: instagram.com/citybrewtoursboston
- Facebook: facebook.com/citybrewtours
- Twitter: twitter.com/citybrewtours
- Yelp: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60745-d3227064-Reviews-City_Brew_Tours-Boston_Massachusetts.html
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