The Brew Bus: Small Group Edition

Our most popular brewery tour, revamped for smaller groups but the same good time!

There is no better way to spend a day in Austin than by drinking your way through some of our city’s best craft beer.  We handle the hard stuff:  lining up a kickass itinerary of our favorite local breweries plus being your own private designated driver so you and your crew stay safe.  All you gotta do is show up ready for a good time, preferably with a few beers for the road.  We visit 3 of Austin’s top-notch breweries, with the first round included as part of your Austin brewery tour experience.  Every brewery is a little different, so it may be a pint, a flight, or a few small pours.  Either way, you’ll sample brews not found in stores or even bars around town.  Food will be available for purchase during the tour.

Little Extras:

• This is a private tour. So we move at your pace and focus on what you love!
• Professional yet entertaining local guide to handle the details, so you don’t have to.
• Beer included.
• BYOB vehicle.  We provide an ice chest and ice for any beverages you’d like to bring along for the ride.
• Contact-free gratuity options:  include gratuities when booking or tip day-of through Venmo or Cash app. (Gratuities are not included in the price, but are greatly appreciated by our team.)
• Complimentary concierge service:  we’re happy to provide restaurant, activity, and nightlife recommendations as you plan your time in Austin.

Cancellation & Refund Options:

• Standard Cancellation Policy:  25% of the total tour price is non-refundable.  This allows us to pay our hardworking team and reserve space with our vendors, many which we pay in advance.  Thank you for your understanding.   Tours cancelled more than 48 hours from the tour start receive a 75% refund.  Tours cancelled within 48 hours from the tour start are 100% non-refundable.
• Want more flexibility?  We got you.  Add travel insurance at time of booking for the flexibility to cancel your tour up to 24 hours before the tour start for a full refund, minus insurance cost, no questions asked.  Tours cancelled within 24 hours of the tour start are non-refundable, with or without insurance.
• The above policies apply if you cancel a tour for any reason.  Twisted Texas Tour is not responsible for flight cancellations, illness, weather in your hometown or ours, hangovers, etc. Please protect your travel purchases, if not with us then with a full travel insurance policy.
• Tours cancelled by Twisted Texas Tour will result in a full refund.

Reviews

  First, this was a fun outing with friends, but the BBQ Bus was a bit of a misnomer with some misleading info online.

We had a Kolache food... read more truck, an Asian fusion sandwich restaurant, a taco truck, and one BBQ restaurant in our 4 stops - destinations that were only revealed upon arrival at each location, limiting the opportunity to protest. Don’t get me wrong, the Brisket Kolache was amazing. The Asian fusion sandwich half was nice. The small taco was local, but not good. The single BBQ place was nice, but a source of pain related to their next false claim of “BBQ included. Lots of it.” We had tiny, single bites of brisket, turkey, and sausage per person. They should call it a sampling, as we barely got to taste the BBQ, and as many in the group noted, no sides were included. For many, that left them without any feeling of having had BBQ. It also left their provided cooler for leftovers completely empty and many people still hungry after the half day run. Seeing behind the scenes with the pit master at the single BBQ stop in the tour was fascinating and fun. It was a real highlight of the trip.

Next, the claim online of it being a “BYOB vehicle” was unclear. They stated’ “We provide an ice chest and ice for any beverages you’d like to bring along for the ride.” The claim on “any” beverage apparently did not include harder alcohol (something they should call out in their lengthy event planning texts), so our hostess had to leave her beverages at the house, setting a bad start to the event.

The hostess and driver ended up at odds and arguing on and off for much of the day, taking some of the fun out of the event.

In summary, if you just want to try some new places to eat and don’t care what foods, this is a fun way to spend a day with friends. For a BBQ Bus tour promising lots of BBQ though, it is seriously lacking.

268katherynj
August 30, 2022

  Tex, Brian, and the Mandela Effect were awesome! The music was amazing, Tex had us on schedule and hype the whole event. Brian made sure we were safe and on... read more time the whole time! Thanks to the amazing team that makes up Twisted Tex

Elizabeth M
October 1, 2021

  We had a BLAST on our brewery tour. The vagabond band and our host Tex made this an unforgettable party! We were a group of 7 on a bachelorette party... read more weekend and had a bus full of bachelorette parties and it was so much fun!...More

Nomad43768728347
July 1, 2019