With the task of delivering Gina to a dance meditation in the cultural hot spot of Ashville, NC, Dan, and I pointed the Subaru southward for yet another power trip. The basic idea… Leave Thursday morning, arrive in time for dinner and to check out the brewery scene that seems to be on the tips of every high fiving west… Read more →
This weekend at a food and strong beer pairing, I made the mistake of letting my mouth get away with its thoughts (again) by saying that the beer scene was virtually nonexistent in Florida… Not true for either the home brewer or hip downtown brewery… As I learned from my subsequent tongue lashing and by discovering the Tampa Bay Brewing… Read more →
Made it safe and sound to sunny(ish) Florida! I started driving at 2pm yesterday and arrived at 7pm today… Not my best time on a straight through burn, but there were a few extra stops and a very heavy load… After an all night burn, we decided to stop for breakfast. We descussed the usual options and out came the… Read more →
Want to love this place… But apparently out of beer tonight so I get the joy of clear broth. Nice place though… Lots of interesting popped collars.
10 breweries in 12 hours is my way of saying goodbye to the city of so many memories… Most of them including beer. Gav and Linz hit the house around 2 and we headed straight to Founders for our first pint of the day. I went for a red’s rye. Being the good friend that I am, I got Gav… Read more →
What can one say about Founders? It is a staple of the city… A true icon of Grand Rapids. And I do mean icon. People worship it… for good reason. With a mug club membership over 1700 and still unhappy denied wantabe’s on December 1st, this place is THE spot. Great beer… Nothing crazy, just solid additions to a long… Read more →
One of the jewels of cherry hill… Brewery Vivant…. A magical mixture of barley malt, hops, and culinary perfection. Don’t come with only change in your pocket, but its worth every penny. If It’s on order the Big Red Coq… And order it proudly.