BrewBoat Cleveland — Attraction in Cleveland

Update: spoke to Drew and he was very nice and refunded us part of our trip fee. He was very understanding and I will definitely be booking a trip again!

We truly had the best time on the Brew Boat! We rented the boat to celebrate our friend getting married next month and had a great time! Our reservation was from 2-4pm. At around 3:15, one of the bridges broke down and we were unable to get back to our destination. We ended up sitting in the water for quite some time. Now, I understand things happen, but our captain did nothing to make sure we got back to our destination. We ended up having to walk all the way from Merwin's warf to the flats where the boat originally picked us up. The co captain, Brendan, was great and asked the captain if they would be able to pay for our ubers. The captain said no and proceeded to kick us off her boat and make us walk back to the destination. We were lucky that it was a beatiful summer day so I did not mind the walking, but with 12 girls I thought the situation couldve been handled better. She also went on to ask for a tip when I had already given a 20% tip prior to our trip. Kinda stinks we paid for a full 2 hours only got about an hour and a halff.. but regardless we had fun before the...

So, the Brew Boat in the past was awesome, you parked and loaded up in the Channel Marina, drank up the Old River then the Cuyahoga River, saw the sights and drank and had fun down the river back to the marina.

Now they've changed it. You have to get picked up on the East Bank so good luck finding parking. We had to park at a $20 lot (they are all $20), carry our gear from the parking lot to the East Bank where we waited for the Brew Boat to dock. Not a complete buzzkill unless YOU are the one bringing everything for your trip.

We loaded up and headed up river, but since there was a large freighter coming out near Collision Bend we had to turn around. So we headed back. You would think we would have gone to the Old River to make up for the time but nope! We had to dock because there were not many open spots on the East Bank. So we were shortchanged time.

Unfortunately, this changes everything if you use this service annually or more. You and your friends may have to pay more to park, you cannot pre-game like you could in the past at the marina and what the heck do they do if there are no spots to dock on the...

This is by far my most favorite way to spend an afternoon in Cleveland. Our ride yesterday was my third and I already can’t wait to go again! The very first time we went we just bought individual tickets for our group and ended up sharing the boat with two other groups, which was fine and we had a great time. Everyone was friendly and having a good time! The next two times we bought the whole boat, which is by far the way to go! The boat holds 14, so even if you don’t fill the boat, I highly recommend renting the whole thing still! This last ride was for my fiancé and my bachelor/bachelorette party and we could not have chosen a better way to celebrate us and hang with our friends. Freddie the owner is super sweet and the captains have always been awesome! If you haven’t tried this, get your tickets ASAP! Every time we’ve gone, we’ve finished our day in the flats and depending on what patio you chose, you just might see the next boat go past you, be...