• Kleine Blodern Beer Hike

    When the owners of the Feine Biere shop in Treuchtlingen invited me to their hop harvest it was all the encouragement I needed to scope out a beer hike that…

    Zellertal Beer Ride

    The Zellertal is a relatively obscure valley in the part of the Bavarian Forest that locals call Arberland after the…

    Funf Dunkles Hike

    A Hike on the Bierquellen Wanderweg If you’re a fan of hiking and dunkles beers (or pretty much any variety…

    The Unofficial Beer of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’

    A couple of years ago my town was abuzz with the filming of Christopher Nolan’s new production, ‘Oppenheimer’. You could…

    Down the River

    De 4 Vaargetijden is on its way again — down the Leie River to the next stop in the town…

    Delirious in Ghent

    De 4 Vaargetijden cruised the canal while we biked our way from Brugge to Ghent through the West Flanders countryside…

    From Classic Brews to Idyllic Medieval Cityscapes: Beery Explorations in Brugge

    Ah, Brugge! Ah, biking! Ah, beer! Ah, the barge! Ah, Belgium! All of these figured prominently in my visit to…

    Pedaling and Pouring: A Beery Cruise in Belgium From Brugge to Oudenaard – Series Overview

    Beer, Biking, Barge, and Belgium are four prime B’s if you ask me. It turns out that they can go…

    Beer Hiking in the Land of Rainbows

    Hiking from Runding to Cham to Roding offers a great little slice of the Bavarian Forest and a chance to…

    Pueblo Bike, Walk & Beers

    Pueblo, Colorado turned out to be a good weekend place for biking, walking, and beers. I was looking for an…

    Beer Passion in Antwerp

    When I think Antwerp, I think diamonds but since I don’t really care about diamonds I was glad to experience…

    Sip, Cycle, and Repeat: Bicycling for Beers in West Flanders

    There is no better way to experience Ypres and the surrounding countryside of West Flanders than by bicycling for beers…

    Cross-border Beer Hike

    A Cross-border Beer Hike from the Bavarian Forest into Czechia wasn’t much of an option back in the Cold War…