Category: Wanderings in Beer & Libations
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A Lovely Day for a Proper Cuppa in Central London
Ah, London. Beloved London. Very few cities captivate me the way the big cities of the UK and Ireland do, and London is the exclamation point for this part of the world. It is a contrasts of styles that meshes well together from old Roman and Victorian architecture to one of the birthplaces of punk…
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Ommegang Brewery: Large Brewery Who Never Lost the Craft Beer Community Vibe
I recently made a weekend trip through Upstate New York, which ended with a visit to the ever so wonderful National Baseball Hall of Fame. Any sports fan or avid history and culture connoisseur should pay a visit to the Hall of Fame and the cute and quaint community of Cooperstown. The New York State…
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Chambly Quebec is a Craft Beer Hidden Gem
Parfois, les meilleurs endroits sont petits et pittoresques Quebec is an unsung and underrated beer market. It is also a culturally unique place in North America blending French, British, Canadian and Northeastern United States cultures. I often take a few road trips to Montreal and Quebec City each year. Living in Connecticut, Montreal is only…
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Thimble Island’s Sea Mist New England IPA
A New England Stable: Thimble Island Brewery’s Sea Mist New England IPA Style: New England India Pale Ale ABV: 7.0 percent Portion: 16 ounce draft (also available in 16 ounce cans) Location: Thimble Island Brewing Company, Branford CT, USA Living in Connecticut and the US and Canadian northeast truly spoil me sometimes. The beer culture,…
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Feldschoßchen Hefeweizen Dunkel…a blend of two German klassiker
Germany is known for its excellence and stringent standards of beer making. The German Beer Purity Law or Reinheitsgebot is still in effect as the industry standard today. It is over 500 years old. Hefeweizens aren’t known to be dark, so this caught my hoppy eyes. The Feldschoßchen Brewery from the city in which is…