• Exploring the Zugspitze Circuit

    A multi-day hike below Germany’s Highest Peak The train slowed and finally lurched to a late afternoon halt in Mittenwald, a small town between huge mountain peaks on the German-Austrian…

    Festbier

    … in case you are curious Festbier is the style of beer that you’ll be drinking the next time you…

    Festbier vs Oktoberfest

    Abilene Paradox

    Sounds Good To Me The “Abilene Paradox” is a phrase that should at least stir some cobwebs if, like me…

    Back in New Mexico

    It feels good to be back in New Mexico … back hiking the local trails … back biking the local…

    America’s Wurstfest

    It’s America’s Wurstfest — not worst fest. Early November in New Braunfels, Texas means that it is time for one…

    Boggy Beer Hiking and the Murnau Moos

    Sometimes hiking in the rain is inevitable and on this summer day, it resulted in some wet, boggy beer hiking…

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    Cerro Grande Spring

    Cerro Grande is a high peak on the eastern flank of the Jemez Mountains in north-central New Mexico. At 10,207…

    A Stop in Shiner

    A Sunday stop in Shiner, Texas was a pretty quiet and solitary time until the Spoetzl Brewery opened. Shiner, a…

    Shiner Spoetzl Brew Kettles

    Beery Austin

    A beery Austin day started off with a hike along the reservoir that cuts through the Texas capital near its…

    Texas Hill Country Hikes & Beers

    Several days spent in the Texas Hill Country invariably led to hikes & beers. Hill country is what the Texans…

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    Beer Hiking With BOB

    The Bayerische Oberlandbahn, often referred to as “BOB” is a regional railway based in Holzkirchen, about 34 kilometers (20 miles)…

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    Brewdogging

    A recent roadtrip presented an opportunity for some Brewdogging in Central Ohio.  A friend of mine who is a shareholder…

    Multi-day Beer Trekking in the Altmühltal

    Multi-day Beer Trekking in the Altmuhltal is experiencing one of Germany’s largest National Park‘s views and brews with stays in…