After a long bike ride, nothing beats the refreshing satisfaction of a beer. That’s why All About Beer Magazine scoured the United States to find cities where road cyclists can safely navigate from brewery to brewery or beer towns where great mountain bike trails are just around the bend. To compile the list, we combined our... View Article
On a damp Monday afternoon in a bustling café in a small village deep in the Ardennes highlands of southeast Belgium, I was enjoying my first beer of the day. Houblon Chouffe, a Belgian IPA, offered an interesting interplay of noble and American hops and spicy Belgian yeast. The 9% ale, produced at Brasserie d’Achouffe,... View Article
Beercycling was founded in 2011 by Evan Cohan, a Portland, Oregon-based systems administrator and, not surprisingly, a beer and cycling devotee. Before the Beercycling concept had taken root, Cohan’s appreciation of Belgian ales had prompted a biking pilgrimage to Belgium, where “I just fell in love with the country,” explains the adventure-loving 33-year-old. “The business... View Article
The number of breweries in Virginia has more than doubled in the last five years; there are now more than 100. West Coast brewing heavyweights like Stone Brewing Co. and Green Flash Brewing Co. are taking advantage of the Old Dominion state’s auspicious East Coast location and appetite for local beer. Charlottesville and nearby Nelson... View Article
After college graduation, instead of backpacking through Europe or altruistically heading to the Third World with Peace Corps, I threw my tent in my car along with a AAA TripTik—this was before anyone carried a GPS in his or her pocket—and cruised the open roads in search of all things quintessentially American. Along with baseball... View Article
There are many theories for why a city as thoroughly marinated in booze as New Orleans has been slow to embrace the modern beer movement: Kafkaesque local zoning obstacles, inconsistent state regulations or just a hot-weather palate that appreciates a lighter style of beer. This party town loves a good time with its frozen daiquiris... View Article
Beer pairs with a great many things, primarily food and good company, but it’s fun to explore the less-cerebral marriages, too. Consider roller coasters. Both the beverage and the ride are capable of taking you on a wild adventure of the senses. Now, personally, the last thing I want to do after enjoying a few... View Article
BERKELEY, Calif.—There are obvious nods to Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s heritage and culture at the Torpedo Room. Decades-old kegs, converted into light fixtures, glow overhead. A mural of brew kettles covers one wall. A steel carving of the brewery’s logo, the width of a big-screen TV, hangs above the bar, which is framed by replica... View Article
MILWAUKEE—Just before 6 p.m., the place came to life. The Lakefront Brewery already had a good number of people standing at the bar or seated at the heavy oak tables in the dining hall, but this was a recent Friday, and people were ready to start their weekend with a traditional Midwest fish fry. Those... View Article
