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One Day in Belgium

Time: 8am Wake up in an uncomfortable hostel bed. Mix one part jeg-lagged lethargy, one part hangover and one part upset stomach caused by an excessive amount of lambic the night before, this is a hell of a way to start the morning. Stumbling around the hostel, there’s kids everywhere… 20, maybe 22 years old. [...]

Avery Brabant Release – Notes and Photos

Avery Brewing Company has released Brabant, an 8.65% dark, unfiltered, Belgian-inspired creation, fermented with Brettanomyces and aged in Zinfandel barrels for nine months. The chilly release night featured a warm house and a packed crowd. Avery delivered a few surprises at the bar, including a 9% blended sour ale appropriately named Voltron, Reverend [...]

Touring the Rust Belt

I never quite knew the best way to answer “Why are you driving to Iowa?” “Family,” I would say, “visiting the in-laws.” To those that know me well the answer was plainly straightforward: “An excuse to road trip.” Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin. Prime beer country, and uncharted lands in my travels. The timing could not have [...]