Our Story

Or, how I made a company from my love of beer.

Meet Your Tour Guide To Austin's Craft Brewery Scene

James Lipari is Austin’s only Certified Cicerone® tour guide. Imagine the beer version of a wine Sommelier and voila! Let James share his knowledge and enthusiasm as you tour (and taste) all the best local suds.


Taking a brewery tour with ATX Beer Bus means that your tour will be guided by a Certified Beer Professional. James has obviously consumed his fair share of beer but a Cicerone® is like a professional beer coach that helps restaurants and bars craft their beer experience so that the proper glasware is used, the correct foods are paired with the appropriate beer and that your beer is poured and served correctly. 

You simply cannot get this type of experience with other brewery tours in Austin. 


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Beer Geeks Unite!

Going to breweries and enjoying great beers is just what I do. I've been doing it for years. I got so excited about it that I started brewing my own beer. Then I got even more excited about it and became a Certified Cicerone®. If you don't know what that is, a Cicerone® is to beer what a Sommelier is to wine. So, a certified beer geek? Yes! However, beer doesn't have to be stuffy, snobby, hipsterish or intimidating. It's beer! It's meant to be fun, and learning about it is not only fun but can lead you to a deeper enjoyment of the world's oldest ice breaker. This is exactly what I set out to do when I launched ATX Beer Bus. I want to share my knowledge of and excitement for craft beer with each and every one of you!

Side note: If learning really isn't your cup of um... beer, you don't have to. You can be like that bad kid in school, sitting in the back, drinking a beer. I won't judge you and nobody will send you to the principal's office. Just have fun, and don't pull anyone's hair.

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