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Unless you’ve been living under a Bud Light can for the past five years, you’ve probably noticed and enjoyed the explosive growth of the craft beer industry in the United States. Cities that were once brewery dry now boast ten plus breweries each offering something unique to the beerscape. With so many breweries, it’s hard to choose a favorite. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we all have one, whether it’s a…
Read moreSo far in the Best… in the World we’ve been to the best restaurants in the world, relived some of the best meals in the world, and partied it up at some of the best bars in the world. This week kicks-off the portion of the series that I’ve been most anticipating – the Best Breweries in the World. This stretch will be divided into two parts. This week, some of the…
Read moreUPDATED FOR 2017!!! You’ve shopped until you dropped, sunned until your skin reached just the right shade of crisp, and wined and dined enough to become one the West Palm Beach elite. Now you just want a damn craft beer so you could do what you really flew to West Palm Beach for – relax. Don’t worry, The Wandering Gourmand has you covered with some of the best craft beer West Palm Beach, Florida. …
Read moreIf you thought Part One of Best Bars in the World brought us the exotic with a pub at the end of the world in Antarctica, you’re going to love this installment of the series! Our drinking journey continues to the far corners of the Earth with a township bar in Namibia, a cava bar in Spain, a traditional Irish pub in Ireland, and my favorite bar in the world located in…
Read moreBest Bars in the World Vacation is a time to relax and cut loose. One of my favorite ways to do that is sauntering up to a local watering hole for an afternoon or evening. It’s also one of the best ways to get to know locals or meet fellow travelers. Thus, it only seemed fitting that the second installment in the Best… in the World series should focus on bars! What’s…
Read moreThe Craft Beer Festival Movement I kind of feel like a hippy going to Woodstock when I attend a craft beer festival. The whole craft movement is still pretty new and the festival phenomenon is even newer with multiple popping up in almost every major metropolitan city (We have well over a dozen here in Charlotte). When I tell friends that I’m going, it’s like I’m wearing a renegade badge of honor where…
Read moreBeer Versus Wine Challenge Goes on Hiatus Come again? Yep, I’m taking the Beer Versus Wine Challenge on a break. I know that I said in my New Year’s Post that it wasn’t going anywhere, and it still isn’t. I just need to rethink it. While the Challenge normally draws a lot of traffic, the traffic is not resulting in participation or votes. I’m spending a lot of time promoting a contest…
Read moreWeighing the Good with the Bad at Southern Star This is one of the toughest brewery reviews I’ve written. Mainly because I’ve been taught that if I don’t have anything nice to say (or in my case type), then I shouldn’t type anything at all. Thus, I tend to focus on the positives over the negatives. It’s not that I sugarcoat my reviews to spin a bad experience good. That will never…
Read moreWhich is the Best Wine or Craft Beer Pairing With Persian Kabob? I was pretty stoked when I read A Famished Foodie’s pairing challenge for January – Persian Kabob. Any excuse to fire up the grill in the middle of January is a good time to me. And, as Famished wrote, this winter has been unseasonably warm. I’ve never cooked Persian Kabob before, but what the heck! Grilled meat can never be…
Read moreCongratulations to December’s Beer Versus Wine Challenge Winner – A Famished Foodie! Part of the honor includes coming up with February’s challenge. Participants have until next Wednesday, January 14 to turn in their suggestion before we take it to a vote. For more on the rules, click here. Persian Kabob The major winter holidays have come and gone, and at this point, I’m ready for food that doesn’t include turkey, cranberry sauce, or…
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