Posted in Beer on Jul 22nd, 2011
We didn’t bring many souvenirs back from our foray into Europe. When you’re mostly on foot and with only a backpack, you ain’t gonna be one of those beer geeks that load up on a bounty of beer and check it as cargo. But we did bring a few things back. One of them was […]
Posted in Beer on Jul 19th, 2011
As we made our way to Belgium, I asked the geekiest of my beer geek friends what breweries to visit. There was a resounding answer: “Cantillon.” In fact, one of my friends said, “If you don’t go to Cantillon, I will personally kick you in the nuts.” In the heart of Brussels, lies Cantillon brewery. […]
Posted in Beer on Jul 9th, 2011
This pic speaks for itself
Posted in Beer on Jul 6th, 2011
There’s more to love in Belgium than the beer…
Posted in Beer on Jul 4th, 2011
You can now find all sorts of canned microbrew throughout the United States. For drinkers of the good juice, this is good news. I first wrote about this trend two years ago (The Great Can vs Bottle Debate), but when I opened the cooler at my brother-in-law’s Fourth of July bash this weekend to find […]
Posted in Beer on Jul 1st, 2011
It’s damn nice to have American microbrew in my glass again.
Ecstatic to be leaving Europe today.
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Reviews, Spirits, Wine on Jun 28th, 2011
Greetings from Amsterdam (and no, I am not writing you from a smoke-filled coffee shop). Tomorrow, we return to NYC after 93 days in Europe. Along the way, we have met countless inspiring artisans making wine, beer and spirits in the name of craftsmanship. They toil away in nooks around the world, battling the forces […]
Posted in Beer on Jun 25th, 2011
Brasserie a Vapeur, the only remaining steam brewery in the world, coming alive today for the once-a-month brew.
Posted in Beer on Jun 24th, 2011
Caught this gem on film yesterday at De Dolle Brouwers. Brewmaster Kris Herteleer’s mom breaks down in 20 seconds why beer holds the power of life.
Posted in Beer on Jun 22nd, 2011
From the moment I let it be known I was entering the hallowed beer fields of Belgium, I have been getting emails, tweets and stones thrown through my hotel windows telling me about this place. Moeder Lambic has reached international fame, and it has a pen of rabid, salivating fans ready to cage match in […]
As we wind our way through the beer roads of Belgium, I must take a moment to pay homage to my colleagues back in NYC. While we’re chasing down the treasures of the Trappist monks and meeting the ambient yeasts of Brussels’ Lambics, they’re gearing up to light the Olympic torch tonight for the greatest […]
Posted in Beer on Jun 18th, 2011
Hmm..I’ll take one of those, and two of those, and one of them and, oh!, one of those bottles for sure…
Posted in Beer on Jun 17th, 2011
If it’s crawling out of the glass, you know it’s gonna be good.
Posted in Beer on Jun 13th, 2011
I ran across this ferocious bear in the town of St. Goar in the Rheingau region of Germany a few days ago. After watching him ruthlessly devour a tourist from Ohio who tried to appease him by offering him a glass of Riesling, I assessed my move carefully… My plan to smile graciously while holding […]
