• Waterloo Beer Hike

    Not far on the train line south of Brussels near the town of Braine-l’Alleud, Napolean met his Waterloo — I met my Waterloo beer hike. There were two destinations for…

    The Nation’s Brewery Museum

    Did you know that the nation’s brewery museum is housed in an historic brewery building in a remote, rural community…

    Two Bavarian Mountain Towns

    Two Bavarian mountain towns to the south of Munich provide great bases for hiking in the Bavarian Alps — kind…

    Two Bavarian Mountain Towns

    Beers and Hikes in Sonoma County

    A trip to California to spend time with friends provided the opportunity to partake in some beers and hikes in…

    Beers and Hikes in Sonoma

    Crossing the Bavarian Alps

    There are many route variations crossing the Bavarian Alps which straddle most of Germany’s southern border with Austria.  As I…

    Thirteen Brewery Hike

    How many thirteen brewery hikes are out there in the world?  I guess it depends on how far you are…

    13 Brewery Hike

    Hot Springs Hike

    It’s a crisp morning deep in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico – perfect for a hot springs hike. …

    Hot Springs Hike

    Two other Bavarian Beer Festivals

    If you mention the phrase “Bavarian beer festival” to anyone other than a Bavarian I’m willing to bet that 99…

    Two other Bavarian beer festivals

    Malted

    One of the world’s great sources of malted grains for making beer is found in the northern Bavarian city of…

    Malted

    Beer Cellar Hike

    The region of Franconia in northern Bavaria surrounding the historic city of Bamberg has likely the greatest selection of beer…

    Exploring Zoigland

    Four days of exploring Zoigland and hopefully I now know just enough to describe this fun and intriguing area for…

    Autumn Leaves in the Southern Rockies

    Autumn leaves in the Southern Rockies means its time for some hikes, some beers, and putting the camera to work. …

    Beers and more along the way in the Hallertau

    Although the primary attraction of the bike tour was to learn about hops and hops culture…