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Top 12 (OK, 13) Beers of the Year, 2020

Posted onDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020Leave a comment

The tale of 2020 can be told through the beers we drank along the way–and they give us a specific sense of where we were a year ago, and how much they helped us retain both a kind of normalcy Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTags2020, 2020 Beer, beer, cerveja, craft beer, USA

Cushwa Brewing Company, Williamsport

Posted onNovember 29, 2020November 29, 2020Leave a comment

While preparing for the latest marathon–another story to be sure, during covid times–I passed by Cushwa Brewing Company in Williamsport, Maryland, on my way back and forth to the Potomac River and the C&O Canal Tow Path that snakes alongside Read More …

CategoriesMaryland, UncategorizedTagsbeer, Black Is Beautiful, Cushwa, Imperial Stout, Impy Stout, IPAs, Maryland, NEIPA, saison, Williamsport

Lion’s Tail Brewing Co, Neenah

Posted onJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020Leave a comment

A tale of two years…and two visits one year apart to a fantastic brewery in the clutch of historic Neenah, Wisconsin. With 20 tours at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual pilot-fest, AirVenture, under my belt, the cancellation of the aviation Read More …

CategoriesUncategorized, WisconsinTagsaviation, craft beer, EAA AirVenture, Fruited Ales, IPAs, Neenah, Oshkosh, Wheat Ales, Wisconson

Tröegs Brewery, Hershey

Posted onApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020Leave a comment

The aromas of chocolate filled the air, but we were there for the beer. My husband, as a Brit, takes Hershey’s chocolate as an affront to his senses, but we both remarked upon how well the company has apparently invested Read More …

CategoriesPennsylvania, UncategorizedTagsbeer, beer travel, craft beer, Hershey, Mad Elf, Nugget Nectar, Pennsylvania, Troegs

Antietam Brewery, Hagerstown

Posted onFebruary 1, 2020February 1, 2020Leave a comment

Well, it took us long enough to make it to our first local taproom–but I’d sampled the Hager-Weiss Hefeweissen from Antietam Brewery in Hagerstown, Maryland, in six-pack form in December, so I knew we had a winner on our doorstep. Read More …

CategoriesMaryland, UncategorizedTagsAntietam Brewery, beer, beer travel, cerveja, craft beer, Hagerstown, Maryland

BrewDog DogTap

Posted onJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020Leave a comment

Every decent road trip requires at least one worthy pause–and we didn’t have one on the way out to Iowa from Maryland for Christmas 2019, because of certain circumstances. So we needed a good one for the trip back. I’d Read More …

CategoriesOhio, UncategorizedTagsBrewDog, Canal Winchester, craft beer, Elvis Juice, flights, kegs, Ohio, Pulp Patriot, punk IPA, taprooms

Cobbett’s Christmas Stash

Posted onDecember 31, 2019January 1, 2020Leave a comment

Stephen was making one of his “boomerang” trips, a quick dash across the pond to satisfy the powers that be that he was in correct standing vis-à-vis his visa. So with a week in Dorking and Bristol to kill, he Read More …

CategoriesDorking, England, UncategorizedTagsSurrey

A Round of Christmas Ales (& Others)

Posted onDecember 31, 2019January 1, 2020Leave a comment

For 2019, with the full range of American craft beers within reach, I determined to taste a representative lineup of the Christmas and other seasonal ales and stouts put forth on the East Coast. Unlike the disappointment of pumpkin ales, Read More …

CategoriesMaryland, UncategorizedTagsChristmas, craft beer

Northern Neck Burgers

Posted onNovember 30, 2019November 30, 2019Leave a comment

It’s the afternoon of the Saturday before the time change, and it’s a calm, cool day, with a bright sun that warms us only a little bit as we sit at a picnic table outside NN Burger in Tappahannock. The Read More …

CategoriesNorthern Neck, Uncategorized, VirginiaTagsbeer, burgers, craft beer, IPAs, NN Burger, Northern Neck, Starr Brewing, Tappahannock

Gone Fishin’

Posted onNovember 3, 2019November 3, 2019Leave a comment

Sometimes you need a break…a real Saturday morning evoking your childhood–complete with a bowl of Lucky Charms, sleeping in, and watching cartoons. Okay, so I didn’t do any of those things last Saturday, but I did walk over to the Read More …

CategoriesNorthern Neck, Uncategorized, VirginiaTagsbeer, craft beer, fishin, fishing, lager, lager 75, Northern Neck, Samuel Adams, Virginia

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    • Grove Roots, Winter Haven
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    • Dois Corvos Taproom, Lisboa
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    • Tryanuary 2019: Portugal Gallery
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    • Alhambras in Zafarraya
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    • Top 12 (OK, 13) Beers of the Year, 2020
    • Cushwa Brewing Company, Williamsport
    • Lion’s Tail Brewing Co, Neenah
    • Tröegs Brewery, Hershey
    • Antietam Brewery, Hagerstown