BEER TRAVELERS

NY Craft Beer Week Sept. 12-21.
Beer Exposed Sept. 25-27 in London.
A few more thoughts at Appellation Beer.

Leinenkugel’s Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls, Wis., is simply the best brewery gift shop we’ve ever been in. That would be true even if they don’t offer you two free small (looked to be about six ounces) glasses of beer at the tasting bars.
The gift shop is a staging area for the popular tours across [...]

Wireless Internet connections on the road willing, and time, semi-regular posting should resume here May 21 or so.
As I’ve explained at Appellation Beer that’s when we begin a 14-month road trip. It’s not a beer-focused journey, but beer will be seen, consumed and discussed along the way.
However, when Mark Silva tagged me in the 4×4 [...]

The Wellington Arms in Watford has banned Chancellor Alistair Darling for his “tyrannical, anti-pub” budget.
Licensee Warren Baker has written to Darling to tell him he is no longer welcome and has put up a poster, which states “We hereby give notice that Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is barred from this pub until further [...]

Time Out Chicago distributed its beer issue last week.
Some of the stories you’d expect – tips, interviews with breweries, etc. – but overall a surprising amount of fun. Suns Swap profiles drinkers moving from one beer to another, such as from Miller High Life to Stella Artois (got think Andrew might manage another step soon).
The [...]

Alas, we won’t be heading to Portland for the Oregon Brewers Festival.
But if we were, the links we’d be using:
- Beervana Bests – Best Portland Brewpub Experiences. One man’s opinion, but this way you’ll find places not on everybody else’s list.
- The official festival site.
- The Beer Here. This is the Oregon Live site [...]

Don Russell’s Joe Six Pack column this week begins with a visit to a strip club – where he find craft beer on tap.
When even a topless bar – a joint where patrons typically don’t pay much attention to what’s in their glass – can sell pints of expensive suds, something’s going on. I think [...]