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…
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…
5 little-known facts about women’s role in brewing history
Beer and women. Women and beer. Nowadays, when you think of the two, you probably fall in line with what’s shown in commercials: a manly drink with bold flavors brought to you by buxom, scantily-clad ladies. While that all sounds…
10 Brews that push craft beer’s limits
Craft beer is something that lends itself to long conversations: it’s easy to talk about, it’s easy to debate, and drinking a lot of it leads to even more conversation. It’s simple to talk to someone about their favorite styles,…
February British Beer Festivals
February becomes much more eventful for beer festivals in Britain. There are about 20 festivals documented so far, some of them with some impressively large drink lists. Some of the largest include the Chelmsford City Cider Festival, which should have…
January British Beer Festivals
One of my favorite things to do, both while traveling and while staying local, is to check out any beer or food festivals that might be going on. They’re a great way to get exposed to new styles and tastes,…
Strange brew: Five truly odd and obscure beer styles
Beer is a wonderful, comforting thing. As a homebrewer, whenever I am experimenting with a new recipe or ingredient, I’m left with the knowledge that if I don’t hit the flavor or profile I’m aiming for, at least what I’m…