Beer Pilgrimages
Beyond the Pint
Published November 2010, Volume 31, Number 5 1 Comment | Post a Comment
You love beer. That’s a given. But how do you show beer you love it on a deeper level (besides reading a magazine that is all about it)?
Travel Features
Oktoberfest, Unexpected
Published November 2010, Volume 31, Number 5 0 Comments | Post a Comment
It wasn’t until about 10 p.m. that I saw my first corpse, but then again, it was only Monday. I was pretty certain the bodies would grow more plentiful closer to the week’s end.
Craft Brewing in Japan
Published May 2010, Volume 31, Number 2 1 Comment | Post a Comment
It was July of 2000 and Bryan and Sayuri Baird had just finished completing their new Fishmarket Taproom across the street from the port in Numazu, Japan. They had already applied for a brewing license for their startup, Baird Brewing Co. While the taproom offered Hoegaarden White, Guinness and several other beers, the Bairds were anxious to start serving their own beer. As it turned out, the license would finally be granted six months later, in December. Read More…
Memoirs of a Beer Roadie
Published March 2010, Volume 31, Number 1 0 Comments | Post a Comment
With sheets of rain blanketing our SUV, windshield wipers pounding out a mind-numbing rhythm, a stream of crimson brake lights ahead to the horizon and two stressed-out beer reps in the back seat on their Blackberries, all I could think was, “Man, I really need a beer.”
Beer In Wine Country
The Search Is Easier Than Expected
Published September 2009, Volume 30, Number 4 0 Comments | Post a Comment
My husband gulps some Cabernet Franc and declares it “tasty.” We are in the Tri-Cities wine country in Washington state and other guests are sipping their wine and describing its characteristics in elegant prose.
It was at this point that I wondered if it’s possible to drink beer in wine country. Sounds like an oxymoron, but don’t beer drinkers get a chance to enjoy their preferred beverages, after their oenophile partners have dragged them around tasting rooms all day? Read More…
A Brit Down Under
Published September 2009, Volume 30, Number 4 0 Comments | Post a Comment
If you’ve ever had the misfortune to pass through London’s Heathrow airport, you’ll have experienced the grim-faced passport control officials. Without a word, they grab your passport, look at the photo, glare at your face, hand back the document and wave you silently on your way.
