Harmony Hall on Bridge St. in Grand Rapids is a hip and cool spot for beer and German food. We had the BRAUNSCHWEIGER DIP and it was spectacular. Beer was also very good. Just down the street from the Jolly Pumpkin Pizza & Brewery and The Knickerbocker – New Holland Brewery. We were staying at the […]
The Jolly Pumpkin Pizza & Brewery was our last stop of our FRI evening Grand Rapids “Beercation”. We sat outside, had a few pints and then ordered some take-away food for our hotel. We were staying at the Amway Grand Plaza (a short walk across the river). Beer, food and location were great. Near The […]
This was our 2nd stop on our “beercation”. Apparently they opened this spectacular space in 2016. This was definitely one of my favorite brewery/distillery spaces I have ever visited (and I have visited quite a few). We just stopped in for one and decided to go for their spirits (an Old Fashioned) which was great. […]
Our first stop on our “beercation”. We stayed at the Amway Grand Plaza for a weekend of craft beer. We have been to Grand Rapids in the past but this trip we tried to focus on some of the breweries we haven’t visited. Atwater Brewery started in Detroit and they now have a location in […]
The Cobblestone Pub doesn’t have much for curb appeal but I heard about it on Anthony Bourdain’s Dublin layover show and it was a short walk from our Airbnb in Smithfield Market area (check out map above). Great music, beer selection and nice outside area. This was our last pub stop while in Dublin so […]
The Church is a beautiful bar located away from the Temple area (but within walking distance). Check out the map to see the location in relationship to Temple Bar/Trinity College/Jameson/Guinness Storehouse. We walked there on the way back to the Smithfield Market area. Always interesting […]
The Palace Bar was established in 1823 and is a beautiful bar inside and out. Worth a stop if you are in Dublin. Check out their website for more info: http://www.thepalacebardublin.com/#home/
The Porterhouse Brewing Co. is a brewpub located in the Temple area of Dublin. This was the only brewery I could find in Dublin (besides Guinness of course). The bar opened in 1989 as a craft beer bar importing various beers from around the world and then they became Ireland’s first brewpub in 1996. According […]
Grogan’s Castle Lounge was recommended by a bartender we met at The Green Hen. They had lots of taps which was nice. We stopped and had a couple pints before moving on to our next stop. We did have a great Italian dinner at La Cucina restaurant on the same street. Stop into Grogan’s […]
The Green Hen Restaurant became our favorite pub in Dublin. We made two stops during our 5 day visit to Dublin. The staff were very friendly and the space is beautiful (and not as busy as some of the other “popular” Dublin pubs). We did not eat here but their food also looked […]