Denver is a great beer city, but for a full Colorado experience, you’ll need to head west. The pleasures of exploring beyond Colorado’s Front Range population centers are many, including inspiring scenery, well-preserved 19th century Victorian towns, unlimited outdoor recreation and scores of local breweries well-entrenched in their hometown communities. Colorado’s southwest region, in particular,... View Article
Maybe it’s your grandmother who was born there; or it’s Francie Nolan, whose coming-of-age story, told in Betty Smith’s novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, depicts early 20th-century Williamsburg. Could be the DIY movement, gentrification or plaid shirts. Whatever your impression of Brooklyn, it has a thriving and quickly expanding beer scene. During this weekend... View Article
Baltimore Sun writer and noted satirist H.L. Mencken spent the early part of the 20th century writing disparaging things about Arkansas. Back then the national perception of the state involved hillbilly caricatures and backwoods humor. Mencken was so merciless with his scorn that in 1931 the Arkansas legislature passed a motion to pray for his... View Article
Over the last half-dozen years, Virginia’s capital city has become a hotbed of brewing and beer appreciation. Richmond’s demographics, a moderate cost of living and a pro-business, pro-brewery governor, Terry McAuliffe, have all helped shape the current scene. The city is located in the central part of the commonwealth, two hours south of Washington, D.C.,... View Article
Kansas City’s beer scene is that indie band that is about to go mainstream. The local brewery count has doubled to 14 in the past two years, and another three microbreweries are slated to begin serving in 2016. KC is also often the first Missouri market to receive new releases from breweries operating elsewhere in... View Article
Milwaukee has long been synonymous with beer. Its storied brewing heritage dates back to the 1850s when German farmers settled in the area, bringing their thirst with them. Agriculture flourished and a decade later Wisconsin was producing over three-quarters of the nation’s hops. Milwaukee burgeoned into a beacon of industry on the shores of Lake... View Article
Despite being the historic home of Neal Dow, the father of the Prohibition statute known as The Maine Law, Portland, Maine, is far from being dry today. There are now nearly a dozen breweries in the immediate Portland area, and over 60 statewide. Beers from breweries spread across the state can often be found on... View Article
Folks who live on the coasts often joke of “fly-over country,” the swath of land that actually makes up the majority of this great nation. From 37,000 feet, the plains are a patchwork quilt of farms and rivers. This should not be ignored and should be examined from the ground, especially Omaha, Nebraska’s largest city.... View Article
The number of breweries in Virginia has more than doubled in the last five years; there are now more than 100. West Coast brewing heavyweights like Stone Brewing Co. and Green Flash Brewing Co. are taking advantage of the Old Dominion state’s auspicious East Coast location and appetite for local beer. Charlottesville and nearby Nelson... View Article
