The Barrel Run was crafted to deliver an unparalleled touring experience. Our team, with extensive backgrounds in engineering and service, brings you an exceptional journey in a truly unique vehicle. Leveraging our deep knowledge of Chicago’s vibrant breweries, distilleries, wineries, and rich gangster history, we offer an insider’s view that’s a cut above the rest.
Experience the diverse flavors
of Chicago on our exciting public
tour of breweries and wineries.
Embark on an exclusive tour
to savor the vibrant flavors
of Chicago your way.
Elevate your corporate events with
our exclusive brewery, winery, and
charter tour experience!
Set out on a luxurious adventure with
our premium charter service in the
heart of Chicago!
The Barrel Run® operates two Barrel Buses® / Barrel Trolleys® with capacities of 22 and 36 passengers. The wood staves, steel hoops, and curved shapes resonate with the feeling of a real barrel. The copper and brass handrails, lights, and accessories mimic the classic equipment used in the brewing and fermenting process. The vertically opening door was engineered to envision hidden cellars of the 1920’s prohibition era. The configuration of the Barrel Bus® / Barrel Trolley® is registered [as a service mark] in [the] U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
This is like stepping onto a barrel time machine made by Doc Brown. The door opens just like Doc's train at the end of Back to the Future III. This bus is a piece of sheer beauty alone before…
The bus itself is very cool and surprisingly comfortable. The seating is in the round, which gave me pause safety wise, but the driving was professional smooth and frankly safer than my driving. The driver/guide was very friendly and…
I hired The Barrel Run for a corporate networking event on October 1. Not only was the team incredibly professional from a planning perspective, but the day-of execution was exceptional as well! The uniqueness of the event was a…
Joe and Denise were incredible tour guides. This was a fun and great experience going around the city and visiting different local breweries while learning more about the history of Chicago
I have to say The Barrel Run was amazing my entire group had a blast and could not be happier with our experience. I highly recommend everybody to check this out and I Guarantee, you guys will not be…
Amazing experience. We had a terrific tour guide in Ted. The Barrel Run Bus is a great way to see Chicago while partaking in some great brewery tours. Highly recommended!
Had a great experience touring on Barrel Run with the wifey. Learned alot about the amount of brewing factories in Illinois. Also our tour guide/driver Ted made it fun and we enjoyed his narration.
Danielle and the Barrel Run team were excellent to work with. Throughout the entire planning phase, Danielle was very responsive and open to working with us on all our ideas for the day of. The Barrel Bus showed up…