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Beer Travelers - Full PintsBeer Tourists Among the Regulars
July 1, 2003 - Stan Hieronymus Have you ever sent a beer back at a specialty beer bar? Have you ever gone ahead and finished a questionable pint when you knew from the outset you should have sent it back? -
Beer Travelers - Full Pints
You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
May 1, 2003 - Stan Hieronymus We have a friend who is devoted to blues—music, that is. For years he has been talking about traveling to Memphis and then heading south into the Mississippi Delta for a tour deluxe, visiting historic spots and listening to the blues in steamy juke joints. -
Beer Travelers - Sidebars
A Few More Spots on Our Wish List
May 1, 2003 - Stan Hieronymus Mike’s American Ale House 5737 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 773-282-3150 We don’t really need another place in Chicago to visit, but Mike’s regularly features regional beers, serves cask-conditioned beers, and the food also gets high marks. R.F.D. 810 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC 202-289-2030 Dave Alexander, manager of the well-known Brickskeller Restaurant, and... View Article -
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Brewing Tours
March 1, 2003 - Stan Hieronymus Frank Boon flashed a knowing smile last fall in Denver, as he sampled beers at the Great American Beer Festival. That’s not to say he loved everything he came across. Boon, who owns Belgium’s popular Brewery Boon, does not casually pass out compliments. Perhaps the brewer could have used fresher malt, he suggested of one... View Article -
Beer Travelers - Full Pints
Bumper Sticker Beer Spots
January 1, 2003 - Stan Hieronymus It was the spring of 1996, the sun was shining, and the car was on cruise control as we rolled west on Interstate 84 from Massachusetts into Connecticut. -
Beer Travelers - Full Pints
How To Be A Happy Beer Traveler
November 1, 2002 - Stan Hieronymus Don and Janet Webb considered themselves lucky to find the New Mexico IPA Challenge—a traveling, three-day festival in July featuring 10 India pale ales—but it wasn’t pure luck that they ended up sampling the field at Blue Corn Café & Brewery in Albuquerque. -
Culture - Full Pints
On the Road with Beer and Fat
July 1, 2002 - Stan Hieronymus New Belgium Brewing Co.’s Tour de Fat is not a single bicycle “tour” across the West, but it sure would make an interesting beer trip. Start in Lawrence, KS, angle down into Texas Hill Country, head north through the Rockies, on to Seattle, then back to Montana, and down through Colorado to Flagstaff, AZ. -
Beer Travelers - Full PintsRed Letter Dates
March 1, 2002 - Stan Hieronymus People sometimes ask questions that we cannot answer, like, what’s your favorite beer? or, what’s your favorite bar or brewpub? We simply don’t have a single favorite. However, when asked what beer festival we would most like to attend, we don’t hesitate to answer, The Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, WI.