Beercation Itineraries, Charlotte, Craft Beer Travel, Travel, United States

Charlotte Beercation: A Charlotte Breweries Guide

December 28, 2015

How would I design my perfect weekend in Charlotte? The answer is easy – with a tour of Charlotte breweries! I’m not the only one who thinks Charlotte breweries are awesome. Fortune recently heralded the Queen City’s craft beer scene in an article. “Charlotte, N.C. isn’t a place that often springs to mind for craft beer lovers, but it’s a mistake to overlook it.” Charlotte’s craft beer scene is exploding…

Asheville Beercation – A Self-Guided Asheville Brewery Tour

October 6, 2015

Editors’s Note – My Asheville Beercation has been updated for for 2017! I strive to keep all Beercation itineraries current. Thus, I recently traveled to Asheville to update my popular beer guide. This is the latest as of January 21, 2017. Asheville has become the darling of the craft beer movement, catching the attention of both large-scale craft breweries and beer tourists alike. It’s no wonder why. With more craft breweries per…

Olde Hickory Brewery Review in Hickory, North Carolina

September 8, 2015

I love a craft beer story where a founder has a vision beyond just brewing quality craft beer. It’s why I geeked out so much a couple of months ago when I wrote a review of Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, North Carolina. Both the craft beer and business nerd in me stood in admiration of brewery founder Sean Lily Wilson. Not only is Fullsteam Brewery producing high quality beer, they also helped…

Anaheim Craft Beer Guide – Part of your California Beercation

June 4, 2015

Even though I live in North Carolina – which has a stellar craft beer industry – I still get a twinge of jealousy towards California. The industry permeates the entire state of California, from north to south and all areas in between. Some cities, like Anaheim, have even structured their laws to welcome craft breweries, knowing the boost they give to the local economy. So if you’re planning a beercation through the state…

Top 5 Seattle Beer Hotels – Hipmunk City Love

May 20, 2015

Beer tourism is all the rage. Don’t believe me? Head to Belgium for a few days and visit its famed beer cafes and breweries. They are teeming with people from all over the world on holiday with one purpose in mind: to taste beer. With the growing craft beer industry in the United States, this trend has arrived on our shores, and Seattle is leading that charge. Here are five beer-centric hotels in…

Mitchells Brewery in Cape Town, South Africa

May 19, 2015

I wasn’t excited when I saw that the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa was on our African Culinary Adventure itinerary. So what if it’s Africa’s largest shopping and entertainment center. I didn’t travel around the world to shop. I came to taste and adventure. I could see its usefulness for dinner, but outside of the evening hours, I wanted nothing to do with it, let alone an entire afternoon. So…

Honolulu Beer Guide – Where to Find Your IPA in Paradise!

May 1, 2015

We’ve been exploring the craft beer scene in tropical paradises recently on The Wandering Gourmand with posts on Aruba and Cancun. Both vacation destinations show promise as they begin to serve beer beyond watered down island lager. But what about US tropical destinations like Honolulu?. I sat down with a friend of mine who recently moved back to the mainland to help write this Honolulu Beer Guide. You can rest assured that…

Fullsteam Brewery Review in Durham, North Carolina

April 8, 2015

Fullsteam Brewery – Beer Brewed the Hard Way. Many a craft beer fan wanted to throw their can, bottle, or pint glass at the TV when they saw Budweiser’s “Brewed the Hard Way” advertisement during the Super Bowl. But then again, none of us wanted to waste good beer in such a frivolous manner. (I guess that’s because we’re all beer dissectors?) Instead, we began an intellectual war through blogs and YouTube….

A Guide to Craft Beer in Vienna, Austria

April 3, 2015

I had reached my breaking point when I was in Vienna, Austria. I mean, I liked the local wine, but I had enough. I needed to find beer in Vienna. I missed the breweries, beer halls, and beer gardens that I so much enjoyed in Munich and Salzburg. Surely a city as large as Vienna had a beer scene buried somewhere among its wine taverns, quaint cafés, and imperialist architecture. And no I…

A Craft Beer Aruba Beer Guide

March 20, 2015

I used to poke fun at tourists who would complain about local beer when traveling. I’m sure you’ve heard it before. “I love going to the Caribbean, but the beer… Can’t they just serve Coors Light?” Statements like that would to get my blood boiling. If you’re that married to your precious domestic cans and can’t taste the local flavors, then go to Florida. They have beaches, sunshine, and all the fizzy…

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Charlotte Beercation: A Charlotte Breweries Guide

Asheville Beercation – A Self-Guided Asheville Brewery Tour

Olde Hickory Brewery Review in Hickory, North Carolina

Anaheim Craft Beer Guide – Part of your California Beercation

Top 5 Seattle Beer Hotels – Hipmunk City Love

Mitchells Brewery in Cape Town, South Africa

Honolulu Beer Guide – Where to Find Your IPA in Paradise!

Fullsteam Brewery Review in Durham, North Carolina

A Guide to Craft Beer in Vienna, Austria

A Craft Beer Aruba Beer Guide

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