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My wife and I just got back from a barbecue and blues tour of St. Louis and Kansas City, to celebrate our eighth wedding anniversary. Craft beer and good wine were also part of the focus. This is what I drank on our trip: At Chicago Street Pub in Joliet, IL: Founders KBS Spicy Chocolate 2023 (draft)...

Any standouts from the stuff you tried? The Bierstadt lagers were among the best and most authentic-tasting Continental-style lagers I've had in recent memory, in the vein of the top offerings from Godspeed and Tooth & Nail. West Coast IPA highlights were the Bull & Bush Sumo Mandarin, Russ...

A few extra pints in Denver thanks to the global IT outage: In the hotel room at Gaylord Rockies Resort: Denver Beer Incredible Pedal IPA (can) New Belgium 1985 Mango IPA (can) At Breckenridge Brewery DIA: Breckenridge Funslinger Lager (draft) Breckenridge Ridge Runner West Coast IPA (can) At The Fo...

Finishing off our Colorado trip in Vail, Boulder, and Fort Collins: At Vail Brewing: Vail Brewing Ri' Ra' Irish Export Stout (draft) Vail Brewing Pete's Stash Hoppy Pale Ale (draft) At Avery Brewing: Avery Summer's Day IPA (draft) Avery Highliner IPA (draft) Avery Clear Horizons (sample) Avery The M...

Rounding out our time in Denver: At Leevers Locavore, Denver's version of Farm Boy/Whole Foods, but with an in-house beer bar, arcade games, and full selection of to-go restaurants: Diebolt Humble Jack IPA (draft) Russian River Happy Hops (draft) At Raices Brewing, a Latino-owned and operated cervec...

In Denver so far: At Bierstadt Lagerhaus: Bierstadt Slow Pour Pils (draft) Bierstadt Vienna Lager 2024 (draft) At Oskar Blues Grill & Brew: Oskar Blues Oskar's Lager (draft) Bootstrap MEDAL AF Mosaic IPA (draft) At Bull & Bush Brewery: Bull & Bush The Tower ESB (draft) Bull & Bush Su...

rejtable's recommendations will give me lots to run with, and I've always found his reviews to be accurate. But I wanted to see if anything has changed in the Denver area over the last 6 years, and also seek advice on Vail and Fort Collins. My family and I will be in Denver, Vail and Fort Collins fr...

Cass's recommendations worked out well, and we really enjoyed our trip. The Cincinnati Reds game, Taft's Ale House, and the Roebling Suspension Bridge were three of the highlights of the trip. Cass was also correct that Great American Ball Park has excellent craft beer options. We hit the Fifty West...

Thought I'd bring this back up to mention a few notes about London. The Tourism board was generous enough to assist with a trip for A Quick Beer video, so I did a whirlwind tour last weekend. More to come in the video, but some quick notes: - Milos and Beerlab continue to anchor beer awesomeness do...

Digging up this prehistoric thread (no one's been here in 13 years?) to seek up-to-date recommendations for Cincy. My wife and I wanted a quick, affordable, and low-key getaway for the Civic Weekend, so Cincinnati it is. Excellent! Cincinnati has been on my list for potential A Quick Beer visits. I...

I also put the following guide together, based on combined BA and RB place ratings, to help guide us on our trip. Wondering which of these are must-visits, which ones are overrated, etc. Cheers! Breweries, Brewpubs & Taprooms: Taft's Ale House - 1429 Race Street, Cincinnati - RB: 95 / BA: 83 / C...

Digging up this prehistoric thread (no one's been here in 13 years?) to seek up-to-date recommendations for Cincy. My wife and I wanted a quick, affordable, and low-key getaway for the Civic Weekend, so Cincinnati it is. Looking for suggestions on must-visit beer destinations - breweries, beer bars,...

Thinking of taking the I-90 and I-95 on our way to Portland, but I'd be open to the 401/Montreal route if people have found that faster. Awesome, that trip will be a lot of fun - envious! This is certainly not faster, but I would table for consideration the Cornwall -> Plattsburgh Ferry across Lake...

I did go to Allagash which is 1000% a must-visit. One of the best tour experiences I've had. Granted, I had the "industry" tour so got to see a bit more than the regular tour. But I'm sure it's awesome either way. Nice tasting area to hang and enjoy some beers. Be sure to pick up some of ...

Driving from Toronto to Portland with my wife next week. First time visiting for both of us. I put the guide below together using combined BA and RB place ratings. Wanting to know if there are any glaring omissions, or overrated places we should skip. Also up for any suggestions on worthwhile touris...