After touring Anchor and visits to Almanac, Cellarmaker, and FiftyFifty, there was only one thing left to do on my California trip: make the pilgrimage to the East Bay purveyors of dank, The Rare Barrel and Fieldwork. I was first … Read More »
I have lived in Houston for nearly 12 years, and I had never been to Kemah. When the gf suggested we go to a beer fest at the Galveston Bay tourist attraction, I thought “hell yeah!” and “I knew I’m … Read More »
Having begun my California trip with ~10 Anchor tasters by noon, it was time to explore San Francisco. A hilly and lovely walk from Potrero Hill brought me to The Mission where goal #1 was to put some food in … Read More »
I have been to San Francisco many times before, but I had never visited one of America’s oldest craft breweries (or the oldest depending on your definition). I decided to rectify that, and it was certainly helpful that my friend … Read More »
Even a short weekend in New York can provide a flurry of beerventures. Aided by lovely weather all weekend long, my lady friend travel companion and I were able to fit a lot of activity into about 50 hours in … Read More »
Full disclosure: this post title is garbage. Judge me all you want. When I first found out I’d be traveling to Minnesota for work, I had two thoughts: 1) holy shit it’s going to -20℉ and I’m going to freeze … Read More »
Holy hops! I’ve done a similar trip to the Boston area and Vermont before, but I’ve never had this massive of an appreciation for the incredible New England style IPA. If you need a quick refresher on the definition of … Read More »
Howdy y’all! I’ve finally done it. After a vague idea of starting a beer blog, reserving brittantley.com nearly 5 years ago (it’s still just a shell), countless beer adventures since then, and some final prodding from friends over beers (of … Read More »