It's Pub Night

If you've spent any time with me, you've heard my lecture along the lines of "Well you know, for us cask ale is an especially g...

Every year for the last 10 or so, Carla and I would say "Let's go to New York City this year".  Somehow we never did, until ...

The Silicon Valley underwhelms with its beer scene, which is odd considering its affluence and large population. But recently I found out...

Finally! Only four years after the one-of-a-kind Brewers Union Local 180 opened in the out-of-the way location of Oakridge, Oregon, I fi...

Last month I had to spend a week in the Silicon Valley on business.  I took the opportunity to spend the preceding weekend in Oakland and ch...

Somehow on Tuesday's post about Bridgeport , the comments veered off on a tangent of what beer places to recommend to out-of-town visito...

It was the last night of our European vacation, and we were in Brussels for less than 24 hours.  We took a family stroll around the Grand-Pl...

One of the most sought-after beers in the world is Westvleteren 12, the quadrupel ale brewed by the Trappist monks of Saint Sixtus Abbey in...

Last week I told you about the fabulous Bierbrasserie Cambrinus in Brugge, Belgium.  There are a number of good beer places in Brugge -- it...

After leaving Amsterdam, we spent a couple of nights in the well-preserved medieval city of Brugge, Belgium. It's undeniably an amazing...

For a person who has been wedded to bicycle transportation for about 25 years, it's a wonder that it took me so long to visit Amsterdam,...

On our recent trip to Europe, I expected excellent beer during our 3 days in Belgium, but the most pleasant surprise to me was what a wonder...

Our family vacation to Europe has not been, by and large, a beer vacation.  That's OK, I didn't expect it to be, and in fact famil...

Alcoholic beverage word association, quickly:  "France?"  Of course you said "Wine".  Good beer is available in France, ...

The forested little town of Dunsmuir, California, is a convenient stopping point when driving I-5 between Portland and San Francisco.  That...

Last week I wrote up a visit to the Lagunitas Taproom , the first stop on a day trip out of the city on a recent trip to San Francisco.  Wit...