Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Orval Brewery and Abbey: Have you ever thought about joining a monastery? Maybe not, but have you ever thought about visiting a monastery? Today’s armchair visit takes us to a monastery in Belgium that makes world-class…
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Take an armchair visit to a unique brewery, pub or other intoxicating venue that has a story you’ll love. Sierra Nevada North Carolina: Today’s armchair visit takes us to one of the brewing locations of an icon of the U.S. craft beer industry – Ken Grossman. Ken Grossman is the co-founder and owner of Sierra…
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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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