Brew Bus 101

Jackie and Cody are such wonderful hosts and great people. My brother-​in-​law and I received this as a Father’s Day gift and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. I highly recommend going with these guys for a brew tour along the coast! I loved the vibe of the old school bus and especially their dog, Meatball. Good stuff.

Super fun trip! Would definitely recommend this fun bus ride! Cody, Quacki and Meatball were most hospitable love love love

This is was so much fun. We had such a great time during our brewery tour. Everything about the trip was amazing.
First off let me begin with the bus. What an amazing idea. It’s a school bus that has been redone on the inside to provide you ample with space and room to hang out and relax during your trip. Also the seats have been moved to face inward so that you can hangout and talk to people with ease.
Second the owners. The owners are simply amazing. They were so nice. They made you feel welcomed the minute you board that bus. And what can I say about meatball. That bulldog is hands down the best bulldog ever.
On our trip we went to 4 breweries. They all we really nice and they provide you with more than enough beer to satisfy your cravings. We started off at Ventura then went to Carpinteria and finally ended at Santa Barbara.
I will definitely be back. This was a fun experience. I can’t wait til I board again

I didn’t really know what to expect going on this beer tour but what ended up happening was such a good time.
My boyfriend and I (he was the one that convinced me to go!) met at the start location to get a ride from Santa Clarita to Ventura.(They said they have tours that start in Ventura as well.) We drive up and see this amazing modified school bus. This bus stands out in the best of ways.
We saw one of the owners standing outside the bus, she greeted us and then we went on inside this beast of a bus. The inside is even cooler! I swear, I have no other way of explaining other than it’s like a limo. The seats are facing each other so it’s easier to have conversations. The lighting is so chill, I was already excited.
As we walked in, the other owner welcomed us aboard the awesome brew bus and we took the last seats next to each other. When we sat down we met their most wonderful mascot the english bulldog, Meatball. He was so nice and well-​behaved. (I figured mascot as they have meatballs face on their awesomely designed bus) The ride up wasn’t long and they played nice music so it went by even faster.
Once we arrived, we found ourselves at the Anacapa Brewing Company where we officially met everyone on the tour. We were given a flight of tasters. It was perfect because I love trying all kinds of beers, but not a whole pint each. Once everyone got the flights on the table, everyone started talking to each other. So any sense of awkwardness i had, disappeared at that moment.
Were then boarded the bus and all headed Surf Brewery, which was another great place. Different tasting beers than the first place and another great atmosphere. We were given a piece of paper with 4 beers to choose from for your flight. We chatted it up with other people that were on the bus and we were just saying how much fun this was.
The third place we went to was in Carpinteria called Island Brewing Company. When we walked up to this place, you can see the train tracks and a beautiful view of the sky slowly setting. We got to have a tour of how the beer is made there and loved being able to go behind the scenes. After we were given our flights of beer, we went outside were we could put our beer down and watch the sunset.
As the sun was almost down, we went onto the bus for one last place. Pure Order Brewing Company in Santa Barbara which was not far at all from where we were. We hopped off the bus to find we were in a pimped out garage with such a cool backyard with games to just chill and hang out. We were given our last flight of beer. They were good too.
What I realized was whether you go with someone or just by yourself, you will have a good time. For a day, you get to hang out with a group of people that just want to have fun and enjoy all kinds of different beer. The owners are amazing and you can tell how much they want us to have fun and stress free.
I will definitely be going on this again. They told us that they have other breweries on their tour as well, which I thought was super cool.
Consider me a fan guys, I’ve officially warmed up to beer thanks to Brew Bus 101.