Beer Travel

Beer hunting in the Valley of the Sun

  The first time I went beer hunting in the Phoenix area was 2005, when I discovered that good beer was woefully rare in the…

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April is Idaho Craft Beer Month

Looking for a beer-focused, springtime getaway? Idaho celebrates craft beer during the month of April — Idaho Craft Beer Month — making it a great time…

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Trekking on the Kirkland brewery trail

  As a Seattleite, sometimes the low-hanging fruit is the most difficult to reach. I’d blame the traffic, but that’s a lame excuse. I was…

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Beer Touring in the U.K. – 400 real ales at the Peterborough Beer Festival

  Recently my wife and I spent two weeks in the United Kingdom on vacation. This was not a beer-specific vacation and beer was not…

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Yakima Craft Beverage Walk, November 4th

  Yakima is one of the few place where craft beverage producers can actually create their concoctions with locally grown ingredients. Hops, grapes, grains, apples,…

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Hops on the Rock – new beer festival Nov. 11th on Orcas Island

  Updated October 30th – Use this link to get a 10% discount on your tickets. Looking for an excuse to escape to the San…

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Last call for the 15th Annual Bend Brewfest – August 10-12

  The 15th Annual Bend Brewfest takes place on August 10th thru 12th at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. It’s worth a shot…

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Yakima Valley receives award for Best Beer Experience

  Last month, the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) recognized Yakima Valley as an outstanding destination for beer tourists. Yakima Valley won the 2017 FoodTrekking award…

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Seattle has the most breweries of any city in the USA

  Seattle Beer Week kicked off last night and runs for the next ten days. Dozens of events across the city and in the surrounding…

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