Oregon is a paradise for beer lovers. Overall, it ranks within the top three in the nation for number of craft breweries per capita and Portland on its own has more than 40 microbreweries within it’s city limits, which is more…
The Top 250 Beers in the World: Mapped
I received a lot of positive feedback from my last beer mapping post on Belgium’s breweries and I wanted to follow it up with another map to promote beer travel. This time around, I’ve taken BeerAdvocate’s top 250 beers (as of June…
The Breweries of Belgium: A map for beer travel
Belgium is one of the best places in the world for beer and it is one of the best beer travel destinations. There are few places on earth where you’ll find as many amazing breweries offering such as wide a variety…
Mbege me, baby: Tanzanian Banana Beer
Mbege comes from the beating heart of Africa, from the slopes of Mt. Kilamanjaro where it’s brewed by the Chaga people. I first found out about Mbege while watching on of my favorite shows: Bizarre Foods. It’s in the episode where…
At the line between bread and beer: Brewing Devon White Ale
Devon White Ale, also known as West Country White Ale, is one of those old English country beers that dates back to the Middle Ages, to a time before hops became a common beer ingredient. It’s also one of those…
Brewing with Chocolate: Aztec Cacao Wine
Cacao is sacred to many Mesoamerican cultures. For thousands of years, the Cacao fruit and the cacao beans played an important role in their societies, both as a drink with strong religious and royal ties, and as currency. Among the…
How to Brew Choujiu
Choujiu is definitely one of the more interesting brews that I’ve done so far. The fermentation process is unusual when compared to other beers, and actually just unusual in general. Fermentation of choujiu is a dual process, as you inoculate…
How to Brew Chicha: Corn beer of South America
Unless you’ve spent much time in South America, or followed Dogfish Head Brewery closely, you probably haven’t heard of Chicha. I have to admit, when I first found out about it and profiled it, I was intrigued. Seriously: an ages-old…
Exotic beer profile: Chicha
If you travel to Central or South America, chances are you’ll find plenty of places selling Chicha. Chicha has become somewhat of a catchall term nowadays for a range of fermented and non-fermented drinks. It can be made from an…
12 World Beer Festivals worth traveling for
Beer festivals are one of the main reasons I travel. To me, there’s nothing better than being with your friends – either old friends or new ones met at the hostel that morning – and exploring tent after tent of…