• Andechs Another Way: A Pilgrim’s Progress on a Path Less Traveled

    I have hiked the popular route from Herrsching to Andechs Abbey many times, and it’s a very pleasant beer hike. This time, though, I wanted some variety – a different…

    Andechs another way

    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…

    Munich Bier Obskura

    Munich Bier Obskura is the story of my explorations searching out obscure beers of Munich.  There are a bunch.  These…

    Bad Staffelstein Brewery Hiking

    Bad Staffelstein Brewery Hiking offers multiple route possibilities through a beautiful landscape.  The small town of Bad Staffelstein (pop. 10,000)…

    Isar Biergarten Hiking

    This summer included several weeks living in Munich on a catsitting assignment – a perfect setup to pursue Isar Biergarten…

    Beery Advent

    My upbringing includes fond memories of my mother hanging an advent calendar to commence a treat-filled countdown to Christmas Day…

    Salzburg Beer Walk

    Salzburg beer walks of some kind have certainly been going on for more than 600 years and it’s an activity…

    Maxlrain Beer Loop

    This Maxlrain beer loop travels to a tiny hamlet in the Mangfall River Valley of Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria).  Maxlrain is…

    Wooly Pig Farm Brewery

    Wooly Pig Farm Brewery?  “Pig” and “farm” are words that go together nicely, but “wooly” and “pig”?  Or how about…

    Bloom

    A late summer bloom in the Southern Rockies is always a great setting for an enjoyable beer hike.  Wildflowers bloom…

    Bear Wallow Loop to the Chile Line

    Bear Wallow Loop to the Chile Line features a hike in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Santa Fe, New…

    A Hike and Some Beers in Bozeman

    A hike and some beers in Bozeman fit just fine on a hot summer day.  Bozeman is another of those…

    Hikes and Beers in Kalispell

    Hikes and beers in Kalispell will take you to far, northwest Montana.  It would be fair to call it “almost…