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“Craft Beer Down Under, The Journey to Sydney” is the latest episode of One Pint at a Time.



Merideth turned 40 in December and she didn't really embrace the milestone. Instead of making our normal holiday pilgrimage to Europe, we decided a trip to Australia was what Merideth needed to cure the turning 40 blues. This trip marked our first beer adventure outside of North America or Europe.



In two weeks of bee… Continue

The second SF Beer Week is in the books. This year's celebration of Bay Area beer culture comprised over 240 events, from Santa Cruz to Sebastopol, in the ten day period.

Last year, we only attended events on the weekends. This year, we went all out; only taking two days off of the ten. While, we didn't host our own event this year, we volunteered at two.

We drank lots of beer, attended our first Pliny the Younger release, first Double IPA Festival, Toronado Barleywine Festival… Continue

“Craft Beer Down Under, The Journey to Melbourne” is the latest episode of One Pint at a Time.

Merideth turned 40 in December and she didn't really embrace the milestone. Instead of making our normal holiday pilgrimage to Europe, we decided a trip to Australia was what Merideth needed to cure the turning 40 blues. This trip marked our first beer adventure outside of North America or Europe.

In two weeks of beer travel, we journ… Continue

The last couple of years, we have been adding breweries to the List at a fairly quick pace. During the Year in Beer, we reached 400 and in 2009, the 500 brewery milestone was ours. When we started thinking about 2010 goals, the 600 brewery milestone seemed like something realistic to shoot for.
We took the opportunity of the three-day MLK weekend to get started on our 600 brewery quest. Our destination was Southern California, an area we have neglected for years.

During our long weekend in Sout… Continue