Tours, Dates and Availability

Congratulations on deciding to sign up for a beer tour with BBM!   Below are the current tours.  

Once you complete the registration process, an emailed invoice will be sent to you as well as a e-sign request for the BBM! Terms & Conditions. Please read this carefully.  This will need to be received by Stu no less than two weeks before the tour begins. There are two ways to sign up and pay for the tour: The easiest way is to pay the full amount now, which is our most popular option.  Alternately, you may pay only the $400 deposit now to secure your seat and then remainder by 45 before the tour departs. 

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If you have any questions at anytime regarding your tour selection, please email Stu.

BELGIAN TOURS

ARDENNES MOUNTAIN BEER TOUR OF BELGIUM 

Arguably one of the most beautiful regions in Belgium, the Ardennes Mountains are rich with beer culture, scenery, gourmet cuisine (ham, trout, etc.), enchanting towns and history (Battle of the Bulge & Waterloo). On this tour we plan to visit the breweries of Achouffe, Caracole, Fantome, Rochefort, Orval, Hoegaarden, Trois Forquets and La Ferme Au Chene. Read more...

BACKROADS OF BELGIUM

Belgium is full of historic, fascinating and proud cities that want to share their stories with you. Welcome to the Backroads of Belgium Tour where you’ll travel the fabled Meuse River Valley and get personal with the cities of Tournai, Mons, Dinant, Namur, Huy and Liege. Read more....

BELGIAN FAMILY BREWERS TOUR

Beer is about history, so when you drink beer you are drinking history.  Visit the Belgian Family Brewers, who have been brewing authentic beers continuously for more than 50 years.  Learn their stories, feel their passion, taste their beers! Read more...

BEST DAMN FARMHOUSE ALE BEER TOUR OF BELGIUM & FRANCE

Venture into the elusive and obscure world of saisons and biére de gardes, whose roots can be traced to rustic ales once brewed on farms in this wide area once known as the Kingdom of Flanders.  We’ll visit some small independent breweries still located on working farms and some large, modern ones, all situated in scenic countryside locations, where we’ll experience these satisfying ales.  Read more...

BRUGES BEER FESTIVAL TOUR

I always tell people if you can only go one place in Belgium, go to Bruges.  I also tell them, you cannot spend too much time in Bruges.  And as many times as I’ve been there, I still find it exciting, fascinating and electrical with beery possibilities.  The Bruges Beer Festival and this particular tour make it even more attractive than normal.   Read more... 

CIDER TOUR OF NORMANDY

Normandy is a cider hunter's dream! A region brimming with cider, beer and calvados. Tour will include WWII history, visit to D Day sites and Mont-Saint-Michel. The rich tapestry of life comes together on this tour that spotlights cider, scenery and history. Welcome to the majestic landscape, half-timbered houses and unique culture of Normandy, France, where we’ll indulge in this famous cider-producing region. No need to be a cider expert to take this tour. We’ll start with the basics of cider, its history and importance in the region. Then explore other enjoyable beverages made with luscious apples, such as “the finest destination of the apple,” Calvados (apple brandy).  In between is Pommeau, a gentle marriage between Calvados and freshly pressed tannin-rich apple juice, which delivers power and sweetness all at once. A good example of the cider producers we’ll visit is the family-owned Domaine Dupont.  As you can see, many pleasures and delights lie ahead for the travelers on this tour. Read more…

DUVEL INSPIRING MOMENTS TOUR

Visit the breweries of Duvel, De Koninck, Liefmans, d’ Achouffe and Abbey of Maredsous in Belgium, and Brewery ‘t IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Overnights in Antwerp, Bruges, Bastogne & Amsterdam. Read more…

 ENGLAND TOP-TO-BOTTOM

Explore England’s vibrant craft beer scene and experience its foundations of traditional beer styles, too. From traditional iconic pubs to bucolic rural breweries, you’ll see England as only true insiders can, in a fun, efficient, stress-free fashion. Drink with the ghost of Michael Jackson and leave the driving on the left-hand side of the road to us. June 9-18, 2020. Belgian Beer Me! (BBM!) is partnering with British American Beer Company (BABCO) to bring you this special beer tour of England. Read more...

ESSEN CHRISTMAS BEER FESTIVAL & MARKETS TOUR OF BELGIUM

Tis the season to be jolly! This is a very, very special and merry festival featuring many delightful seasonal Belgian brews, which are only available in Essen and in limited quantities. The Essen Christmas Beer Festival is a very, very special and merry festival featuring many delightful seasonal Belgian brews, which are only available in Essen and in limited quantities. Read more...

LONELY MONKS TRAPPIST BEER TOUR OF BELGIUM & THE NETHERLANDS

Beer is one of the few indulgences monks are permitted and thus one of the reasons they know how to brew special beers so incredibly well. On this very special tour we will visit eight Trappist abbeys that brew beer (six in Belgium and two just across the border in the Netherlands) and sample their beers. Read more...

MINI TRAPPIST TOUR

We all have a little monk in us looking for happiness and there’s no quicker way to happiness than enjoying an authentic Trappist Beer. There’s an epic mystique surrounding these beers and their euphoric qualities. Read more...

SUMMER BEER TOUR OF BELGIUM

This tour was created for summer fun. Plus, school teachers who have repeatedly asked us when we would offer a tour in the summer so they could go. Well, here's your chance. Think great beer, food, history and no papers to grade! Read more...

WILD & SPONTANEOUS BEER TOUR OF BELGIUM

By popular demand! The focus of this tour is lambics, geuzes, and red and brown Flemish Ales.  Some Americans call these "sour beers."  In odd years it will include Toer de Geuze and in even years the Night of the Great Thirst Lambic Festival.  In 2018, this tour will also include the Legendary Zythos Beer Festival. Read more... 

LEGENDARY ZYTHOS BEER FESTIVAL TOUR

The Zythos Beer Festival (ZBF), is the granddaddy of ‘em all in Belgium. Nowhere near the scale of Oktoberfest, a much more intimate and personal beer festival, it is where many of Belgium’s diverse, unique and intensely-flavored beers, and their brewers come together in one place.   The Festival is be held near Leuven. It's one you won't want to miss! Read more... 

BAMBERG TOURS

FALL BOCK BEER TOUR OF BAMBERG

The Germans call it Bockbierzeit, loosely translated to bock beer time.  Each fall the breweries of this region release their delicious bock beers for the winter, which may be different than ones you’ve had in the past. They have a wide range of flavors and can be malty, sweet, deceptively strong and even pale in color. Read more...

OKTOBERFEST & BAMBERG: BEST OF BAVARIA BEER TOUR

Just mention Bavaria and images of beer, Dirndl dresses and Lederhosen come to mind, yet the beer cultures of the north and south are unique in their own rights.  To fully appreciate, enjoy and know Bavaria, you have to experience both Munich and Bamberg. Read more...

SPRING BEER GARDEN TOUR OF BAMBERG

In Bamberg and the Franconia region, they call beer gardens beer kellers because many of these forested hillside beer gardens traditionally were (and are) on top the underground cellars where they lagered the beer. Sometimes people will refer to going “on” the beer keller, rather than “to” the beer keller, which when you know the backstory makes sense. Read more...