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Heading Back to Germany

This will be our ninth visit to Germany, which ties it with Ireland as the country we most frequently visit. The beer, food, scenery and German people keep us returning to our favorite country for beer travel. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="With Wolfie at the Porterhouse in Dublin"][/caption] But this trip is ...

What is a Beer Geek?

In the 90's we started referring to ourselves as 'beer geeks'. Back then, the moniker for us had nothing to do with being able to discern and describe the subtle nuances of beer. Heck, we can't even do that now. It was more a way to convey the lengths to ...

New beergeek.TV Episode – Ales of Wales

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Merideth pulling a pint at Kilverts in Hay-on-Wye"][/caption] “Ales of Wales” is the latest episode of One Pint at a Time. We didn't know what to expect from our journey to Wales. It was only a friend's off-handed comment that brought us across the Irish Sea in the ...

Brew Day at Beer Camp

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The second batch..."][/caption] We were back at the brewery at 8am on Friday for brew day. We actually had the option to show up at 6am to help get the first batch started but only one intrepid camper, Bruce, took advantage of that opportunity. The pilot brewery mimics ...

Our Kind of Camping

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="225" caption="200 Barrel Brewhouse"][/caption] Beer Camp... What a concept.  Sierra Nevada Brewery launched "Beer Camp" in May 2008. The idea was to invite key accounts to Northern California for an in depth look at the brewery, exposing participants to the beer, philosophy and culture of Sierra Nevada. The ...

It’s Good to Be the Host

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A beautiful day at the Monterey Beer Festival"][/caption] When asked by a local reporter why people should come to the Monterey Beer Festival, I replied, "Good beer, good friends and good weather." Luckily, we got all three last Saturday. Despite unsettled weather all week and some people (e.g. ...

Monterey Beer Week

Monterey Beer Week finished Sunday and I am happy to report we survived. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Our crew on Friday night at Ol' Factory Cafe"][/caption] While in Belgium in December, we received an email from Jeff Moses asking us to host the 2009 Monterey Beer Festival. We really didn't know what ...

A SLO Saturday

We decided to break from our normal weekend routine and take a little road trip down to San Luis Obispo. Lately, weekends have been about Merideth writing the book and me doing yard work. We needed a little respite. Our early beer travels mostly involved day trips to nearby cities. We ...

Our Local Beer Scene – Stammtisch

Every now and then, we get a hankering for some good German food which for us means pork and beer. While our first choice would be to hop on the next flight to Munich, that is not always an option. Luckily we have a German restaurant right here on the ...

New beergeek.TV Episode – Those Crafty Irish

“Those Crafty Irish” is the latest episode of One Pint at a Time. This was our ninth trip to the Emerald Isle and she continues to be one of our favorite countries to visit. Throughout our trip, we focused on Irish Craft Beer, including ending our trip by attending the Easter ...

An Irish Easter

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="225" caption="What an Easter treat!"][/caption] Easter Sunday was a glorious day in Cork. The sun was shining and the weather warm, maybe the nicest day of the trip. To be honest, I was a little worried about how to act on such an important religious holiday in a Catholic ...

Celebrating Irish Craft Beer

We finally reached the culmination of our trip, the Easter Beer Festival at Cork's brewpub, the Franciscan Well. Held on both days of Easter weekend, the fest is the best gathering of Irish brewers and beer. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A nice crowd on Easter Saturday"][/caption] Ten breweries from both Ireland and ...

Holy and Good

On a blustery and rainy Holy Thursday, we boarded the Stena Europe for our journey back to Ireland. We were sad to leave Wales, a country we thoroughly enjoyed, but were excited about the last leg of our trip. We situated ourselves in the bar area for the three and a ...

On the Wales Ale Trail

Our last two days in Wales we tried to reach our goal of adding 12 new breweries to the list. We had plenty of targets but craft beer traveling in Wales is not the easiest thing to do. Geography was our first challenge. While Wales looks small on a map, due ...

From Moose to Hay

On Monday, we headed south to explore other parts of Wales. On the journey, we had a couple of breweries to visit before reaching our final destination and attending the opening of Cask Ale Week. First stop was a short drive from our village to Porthmadog, or as we called it ...
 

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Favorite beer style(s) of the moment:
I like a range of beer styles, but probably like the German style Helles best. It's a good beer for a long session of chatting with friends in the beer garden.
Who am I?:
I am the better half of thebeergeek.com. While I would love to get paid for being a beer traveler, my real job is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Do you have a website? If so, what's the URL?
http://www.thebeergeek.com

Episode #4 of One Pint at a Time - Civilized Hiking


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At 12:15pm on October 20, 2008, Siobhan said…
'Twas both fun and tiring. Lucky for me, work usually is. Especially the fun part—I wouldn't have it any other way!
At 1:37pm on October 17, 2008, Siobhan said…
nice to meet you at GABF!
At 12:01pm on August 18, 2008, Leigh @ The Good Stuff said…
hi there!
At 9:15am on March 28, 2008, Eli the Mad Beer Man said…
Waaaazup?!?! We're doing good. Last week was beautiful out here, but now it's raining and snowy... good porter/stout weather! What have the two you been up to? How was St. Patty's day in Boston? You guys planning to come back out here for any of the myriad of beer fests this summer?! Check the Chipper Dave put up in the Mountain Time (for a beer) Zone!
At 9:26am on March 10, 2008, Merideth said…
Cool! Glad you like our beergeekTV episodes. We just got back from a press trip to Philadelphia Beer Week, so sometime soon we will have a new episode. We had a fun (and exhausting) time! I had never been to Philly and thought it was a great beer drinking town!
At 3:19pm on March 7, 2008, Chipper Dave said…
I thought you seemed familiar. Love your beer travels and Beer TV. Keep up the good work.
At 5:59pm on March 3, 2008, Fran said…
Hey there Meredith - Really hope we can get together again soon - for sure we will have to hook up for the GABF in October if not sooner for another blast of a time!!
At 12:32pm on March 2, 2008, Merideth said…
Hey guys! Thanks for all the welcomes! Yes, occasionally the other half of thebeergeek.com lets me out and on my own...so here I am!
At 12:18pm on March 2, 2008, gisbrewmaster said…
Love your BeerTV!! Welcome to the site!
At 4:14pm on March 1, 2008, Eli the Mad Beer Man said…
Hey hey! Glad ya got your own page. You DESERVE your own page. It was great meeting you and Chris at the BDotY awards. Hope to see the two of you again soon over a good pint.
 
 

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