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All in the Family
[<<Previous post: The Bold Taste of the Kohler Festival of Beer] In more or less chronological order, Kohler has been:… Read more »
The Bold Taste of the Kohler Festival of Beer
It’s about enough for a Vermonter like me to head to the Kohler Festival of Beer in Wisconsin just to… Read more »
TAP Beer of the Week: Prohibition
May 28, 2012–An ice bucket of beer in the room was the first pleasant surprise of a visit last week… Read more »
TAP Beer of the Week: Mythos
What was I saying in the last post about a long travel day? It may simply be that Turnberry isn’t… Read more »
TAP Beer of the Week: Ailsa Amber Ale
Ailsa Amber Ale is currently available in only one place in the world, and I’m lucky enough to be here–at… Read more »
TAP Beer(s) of the Week: Newcastle Founders’ Ale vs. Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery Pale Ale
For once in this recent “versus” series we actually have two beers in the same style, pales ales from some… Read more »
Birdies and Brews Part 5: Kohler, Wisconsin and Bandon Dunes, Oregon
< Previous: Birdies and Brews Part 4: Orlando We decided to give up and declare a tie here, between two… Read more »
Birdies and Brews Part 4: Orlando, Florida
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Birdies and Brews Part 3: Vermont
Okay, but where in Vermont? No, all of Vermont. The latest Brewers Association stats put Vermont at the head of the list–the state with the most breweries per capita–and all of them are craft breweries.
Vermont is not a huge state–slightly more than 600,000 souls call it home, and there are more senators in the U.S. Congress than the lone congressman. A head to foot (or vice versa) traversal is doable in about two and a half hours, and one is never too far away from the next good beer or golf course.
