Happy National Beer Day 2020! Beer has been a part of America since it arrived with the first settlers from Europe. However, in 1920 the passage of Prohibition in the United States created a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in…
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Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Plzeňzký Prazdroj: I hope this post finds everyone staying safe at home. Today’s armchair visit takes us to the Czech Republic, the city of Plzeň and Plzeňzký Prazdroj, the brewery that makes the world-famous Pilsner Urquell…
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Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Bale Breaker Brewing Company: Today we head to the very heartland of hop production – Yakima Valley, Washington. Located in central Washington State, Yakima Valley is an extremely productive agricultural region noted for apple, wine and…
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Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Brouwerij Boon: Today’s armchair visit takes us to the small town of Halle, Belgium located just southwest of Brussels. Brouwerij Boon has an amazing story that includes the rebirth of a style of beer that was…
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Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Bagby Beer Company: If there is anything I like more than drinking excellent beer, it is drinking excellent beer in an environment that is welcoming, relaxing, creative, fun, and intriguing. Bagby Beer Company provides all of…
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Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Spezial Keller: Today’s armchair visit takes place in Bamberg, Germany. And today’s tour was inspired by a recent post by my friend Owen Ogletree about a beer-style called Rauchbier. As noted by Owen, Rauchbier is a…
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