HopCat was our third stop on our Grand Rapids brewery tour and according to their website it has been named #3 Beer Bar on Planet Earth by Beer Advocate magazine, #5 Great American Beer Bar by www.CraftBeer.com and #1 brewpub in the country by www.ratebeer.com. It was very busy so we got on the list […]
Our second stop after Vivant Brewery was Founder’s Taproom. This location has great indoor and outdoor space. I would say it is on par with Stone in Escondido. Great beer and they also serve food but we were just having a couple beers. It was snowy but it was still cozy sitting outside. They […]
We stayed at the Amway Grand Plaza and got an Uber to our first stop which was Brewery Vivant. Appears to be a brewery in a church. Very nice decor and looks like they have some good food but we didn’t eat. I got a taster and we only stuck around for 1 […]
I am from MI but currently live in Tampa, FL. I have always wanted to do a Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids brewery tour and got the chance in April. We had to travel to Kalamazoo so we stayed at the Radisson Plaza Hotel downtown Kalamazoo which is only a 10 minute walk […]
I visited Linköping, Sweden in March 2016 to visit a new company I am now representing in the US. I was in Stuttgart so took a flight into Amsterdam and then on to Linköping. It is a small town but home to Saab Aerospace (where they make the Gripen Fighter) and there are […]
Nice little brewery I found when walking from Stone Brewing Tap Room to Krisp beer store. I just had one beer since I was full from my Stone Brewing flatbread but it was a good one. It is their “Sociable” session IPA that I rated 4 on Untapp’d. It looks like an […]
I love Stone Brewing’s beers and tasting rooms. I have visited Stone Brewing World Bistro and Garden’s in Escondido in the past and was hoping to visit again this trip to add it to my beer blog but wasn’t able to make that happen this trip. Since I was staying downtown San Diego, I […]
Just down the street from Ballast Point’s Little Italy tasting room is a relatively new brewery called Bolt. I stopped in on my way back to my hotel from Ballast Point. I met the co-owner Molly and tasted several beers. Her boyfriend is the brewer. They have a nice tasting room that also […]
I was in San Diego this week for a conference and stayed downtown at the Best Western Plus Bayside Inn on Ash/India. I always try to find some breweries within walking distance from my hotel and found Ballast Point’s Tasting Room & Kitchen Restaurant in Little Italy. This was […]
We stopped at Motorworks Brewery on our way to Anna Maria over the Christmas break. The beer, inside space and outside space were very impressive. They have a large corn hole “tournament” area as well as a stage outside for entertainment. There is a large oak tree for shade and lots of seating. The inside […]