March Craft Beer Report – Four Saints Brewing, Left Nut Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Basic City Beer

April 5, 2017

Whether a brewery sends me a courtesy sample, I visit a brewery on a press trip, or I just stop in a brewery because beer, I drink a lot of beer. Each month, I summarize my favorites in a monthly craft beer report. March was a tough month for beer. I was sick for most of the month. The little beer I did drink, I really couldn’t taste. Thankfully, I was healthy…

Eating, Food, Travel, United States

Mall of America Food Tour – Seriously? Seriously!

April 3, 2017

There aren’t many things that I hate more than malls and hotel food. Just the thought of walking through the claustrophobic, shiny corridors makes me clam up. And then there’s the lights and signage and digging through store racks for something that might look good on me. No thanks. I’ll do my shopping with StitchFix. And hotel food? Seriously? Why eat in your hotel when there’s an entire city to explore? Why…

Blogging, Income Report

February 2017 Travel Blog Income Report – All I Do Is Win

March 19, 2017

My wife and I are huge Miami Hurricanes fans. While we no longer live in Miami, we’re fortunate enough to live smack dab in the middle of ACC country here in Charlotte. Over the years, we’ve traveled to watch our beloved Canes play at UVA, Va Tech, Wake Forest, Duke, Chapel Hill, Clemson, and Georgia Tech. Before each game, the home team rocks their sound system with DJ Khaled’s All I Do…

Bang Brewing – Exploring St Paul’s Food and Craft Beer Scene with an Organic and Sustainable Lens

March 13, 2017

There’s a lot that can be said about Bang Brewing. They’re organic, minimalist, and housed in a grain silo. They’re the exact opposite of the over the top beers that seem to be catching headlines today. Yet, Bang Brewing is capturing all the attention they want in their hometown of St Paul, Minnesota. I stopped into Bang Brewing back in May after a whirlwind brewery tour of St Paul. I’d say it…

Brewery Reviews, Craft Beer Travel

February Craft Beer Report – Catawba Brewing, The Lost Abbey, Pizza Port Brewing, Burgeon Beer Company, Benford Brewing

March 8, 2017

Whether a brewery sends me a courtesy sample, I visit a brewery on a press trip, or I just stop in a brewery because beer, I drink a lot of beer. Each month, I summarize my favorites in a monthly craft beer report. February was off the charts good beer-wise. In fact, I had a hard time narrowing this list down to something publishable. Alas, I know readers don’t want to read…

Belfast Beer Guide – More than just Guinness and Harp

March 1, 2017

I realize that a beer guide to Belfast might sound a wee ridiculous. It’s Northern Ireland, after all. Doesn’t beer flow like the rain falls from the sky? Isn’t there a pub on every corner? All very true statements. But this isn’t a pub guide to Belfast. This is a Belfast beer guide intended to highlight the city’s growing craft beer scene by directing readers towards the best restaurants, pubs, and beer…

Surly Brewing – Great Beer, Even Better Food

February 22, 2017

February’s edition of Brewery Snapshot, featuring Surly Brewing, pauses coverage on Northern Ireland for a moment and foreshadows where The Wandering Gourmand plans to take readers next – to the Twin Cities. I was in Minneapolis last May for a travel writers’ conference. And, of course, no conference is just about the conference for me. It’s also about exploring the local craft beer and food scene any chance that I get. …

Craft Beer Travel, Europe, Food, Travel

Lough Erne Food Tour Review – My First Taste of Northern Ireland

February 18, 2017

I was tired. The kind of tired you only feel after a restless, overnight flight. The kind of tired where both your body and mind tell you that you should indeed be sleeping. But something presses you on. Adrenaline, maybe? The excitement of a new land? This is how I felt as I loaded onto the Erne Water Taxi for their Lough Erne Food Tour in the Fermanagh lake region of Northern…

Blogging, Income Report

January 2017 Travel Blog Income Report – A Fresh Look on a New Year

February 15, 2017

For almost three-years, I’ve been bumping along at this fulltime writing “career” making anything but a fulltime living. As 2017 approached, I was ready to throw in the towel. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. It wasn’t for a lack of effort. I’m working harder now than I ever have, but my income remains stagnant, averaging around a thousand dollars a month. I could make more money slinging beers…

Craft Beer Reviews, Craft Beer Travel

January Craft Beer Report – Lenny Boy Brewing, Straight to Ale, Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Full Spectrum Brewing

February 10, 2017

Whether a brewery sends me a courtesy sample, I visit a brewery on a press trip, or I just stop in a brewery because beer, I drink a lot of beer. Each month, I summarize my favorites in a monthly craft beer report. January was slow both travel and beer-wise for me. I intentionally didn’t plan any trips as I wanted to dedicate the month to properly planning for 2017 business goals….

March Craft Beer Report – Four Saints Brewing, Left Nut Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Basic City Beer

Mall of America Food Tour – Seriously? Seriously!

February 2017 Travel Blog Income Report – All I Do Is Win

Bang Brewing – Exploring St Paul’s Food and Craft Beer Scene with an Organic and Sustainable Lens

February Craft Beer Report – Catawba Brewing, The Lost Abbey, Pizza Port Brewing, Burgeon Beer Company, Benford Brewing

Belfast Beer Guide – More than just Guinness and Harp

Surly Brewing – Great Beer, Even Better Food

Lough Erne Food Tour Review – My First Taste of Northern Ireland

January 2017 Travel Blog Income Report – A Fresh Look on a New Year

January Craft Beer Report – Lenny Boy Brewing, Straight to Ale, Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Full Spectrum Brewing

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