Riding along on the new City Brew Tour (Photos)

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Nine of us climbed into the City Brew Tours van at the pickup location on Baltimore Street downtown. Name tags of past tour-goers lined the windows, seats and side panels. City Brew Tours expanded to Baltimore this weekend, just as Beer Week kicked off. The company now offers tours in five cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Boston. Our tour guide, Barry Hansen, spent the drive to Oliver Brewing Co. in Clifton Park, telling us about the history of beer making — all 10,000 years…