It’s time to talk about what’s going on in the magical mountain kingdom of Bhutan. Bhutan has craft beer. In fact, Bhutan has very good craft beer, both traditional beer and modern American-style craft beer, and yes, it’s surprising because no one thinks of Bhutan when they think of beer. The depth of Bhutan’s indigenous…
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What is the best beer destination in South America? The answer might surprise you.
222 Brazilian craft breweries and 1469 of their beers entered this year’s Concurso Brasiliero de Cervejas. Remarkably, the craft breweries in Brazil are home-grown, not created or sustained by expats. This is unusual for a new beer country. The top craft breweries in Brazil are already good enough to compete in the local marketplace. Many are…
Keep a Lookout for These Mexican Craft Beers
Now that you know where to drink craft beer in Mexico City, it’s time to talk about the beer itself. We were impressed by the number of breweries, the diversity of their products, and the overall quality of the beer in Mexico. Influences are definitely north of the border, with lots of porters, stouts, American-style Belgian ales, APAs and…
Puebla: more than just the food.
Since the likes of Anthony Bourdain pimped Mexico’s fourth-largest city, Puebla has been on the hit list of many a foodie. Puebla’s namesake dish, mole poblano, is its most famous, but we encountered many layers to the food scene in just 3 days and nights in this charming, wealthy city. Eating was a primary purpose of our…
Mexico City in 204 Hours
204 hours is almost enough to scratch the surface of this lively, large, and laid-back capital. Based in Roma Norte, we spent 8 full days and nights like this: Skip to the summary. Day 1: The Day of Fermentation Drank nothing but juice and fermented beverages at 2 craft beer bars, 2 craft breweries, and 1 pulqueria. Pulque is…
The World’s Top Beer Festivals
Beer festivals span the year and the globe. Don’t know which ones to hit up? We’ve got you covered. Here are a few of our personal favorites, followed by our bucket list of beer festivals. Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation: If you love lambic (and if you don’t, you can leave quietly now. go ahead…), then you…
Vancouver’s New Micro, Nano, and Pico Breweries Part III: 33 Acres
For Part 3 of our series on Vancouver’s new breweries, we will visit on of my favorites, 33 Acres. 33 Acres seems oddly situated on a mixed-use and mainly residential, block. While they might not get the kind of walk-in traffic they might if they were located on Main Street, 33 Acres already has a loyal following…
Vancouver’s New Micro, Nano, and Pico Breweries Part II: Green Leaf
Fancy a ride on the SeaBus? So do we. But where will we drink? For many years, Lonsdale was a beer desert. You would get off at the SeaBus terminal thirsty with no place to go. Now, your Sea Bus journey can terminate with a tasty tipple at the shiny new Green Leaf Brewing Co….
Downward Facing Brewdog
The BrewDog TV show, which is not all that bad actually, has an episode in which yogis at a donut shop are sipping beer in Adho Mukha Svanasana (that’s downward-facing dog for you ignorant punks!). Now we can call it “downward facing BrewDog.” It caught the eye of blogger Niche of TastingNiche and reminded me that I have…
Love and Barley 