Country #24: Guatemala
Beer: FamosaBrewery: Cerveceria Centro Americana, Guatemala City, GuatemalaABV: 5.0%Never heard of it. Also: Famous since 1896? So, did you start making it in 1896? Or did you start making it in 1880,...
View ArticleCountry #25: Bulgaria
Beer: ZagorkaBrewery: Zagorka Brewery, Stara Zagora, BulgariaABV: 5.0%Interesting: Bulgaria uses the cyrillic alphabet (what you otherwise might recognize as the Russian alphabet), but we don't see...
View ArticleCountry #26: Armenia
Beer: ZhigulyovskoyeBrewery: Beer of Yerevan, Yerevan, ArmeniaABV: 5.0%Funny name, funny bottle.Armenia is a place surrounded by places vastly different from it, and the Armenian people have long...
View ArticleState #21: Virginia
Beer: The LoveBrewery: Starr Hill Brewery, Crozet, VAABV: 4.6%You know what's nice? Flying 3,000 miles to Virginia, getting to your friend's place, opening up the cabinet to get something to pour your...
View ArticleState #23: Texas
Beer: Elissa IPABrewery: St. Arnold Brewing Company, Houston, TXABV: 6.6%Not so big now, are ya Texas?In my entryabout Washington, DC, I made the case that our nation’s capital should be made a state....
View ArticleCountry #30: Fiji
Beer: Vonu Pure LagerBrewery: Vonu Beer Company, Nadi, FijiABV: 4.8%This beer is not made with this water, which is probably for the best.As hard as it will be to find beer from Africa, it’ll be even...
View ArticleState #25: Kentucky
Beer: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel AleBrewery: Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Company, Lexington, KentuckyABV: 8.2%Chefs and foodies get very excited when a dish’s flavors vibrantly represent a particular...
View ArticleCountry #34: Hong Kong
Beer: Hong Kong BeerBrewery: Hong Kong Beer Company Limited, Hong KongABV: 4.7%A tasty beer, made all the tastier after a day of walking approximately 47 miles around Hong Kong.I just got back from my...
View ArticleCountry #35: Puerto Rico
Beer: Medalla LightBrewery: Compañía Cerverca de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto RicoABV: 4.2%Don't let the robust head fool you: there's not a lot going on here.Writing this blog has been fun for me not...
View ArticleState #26: Florida
Beer: Jai Alai IPABrewery: Cigar City Brewing Company, Tampa, FloridaABV: 7.5%A Florida beer on a real, Florida kitchen table. How authentic!Let’s play a game of word association. If I say the words...
View ArticleState #27: Mississippi
Beer: Southern PecanBrewery: Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company, Kiln, MississippiABV: 4.4%Similar in color to a pecan pie, but not as sweet, thankfully.Ah, Mississippi. The state you proudly learned how to...
View ArticleCountry #38: Albania
Beer: Korça PilsBrewery: Birra Korça Shpk, Korçe, AlbaniaABV: 5.0%This glass reminded me of Albania, probably because I know very little about Albania.Whenever I’m back in Connecticut, I have to make a...
View ArticleCountry #39: Costa Rica
Beer: ImperialBrewery: Cerveceria Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa RicaABV: 4.6%The glass provides a handy translation regarding its contents to the gringo turistas.Yesterday, us Yanks celebrated our...
View ArticleCountry #40: Barbados
Beer: Banks Caribbean LagerBrewery: Banks Barbados Breweries Ltd., St. Michael, BarbadosABV: 4.7%Happy New Year 2013! No, not a typo, I actually drank this beer just about a year ago. Time to get...
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