Zizzle
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Just some quick beer related tales for the pub.
4 weeks ago I bought an old motorcycle in New York with no real plan except to have fun, see some of the US and it's breweries.
I'm currently in Silicon Valley waiting for a plane back to NY.
I'd say my new beers tasted tally has increased by a good 50 or so.
Standout breweries for me were Beaver Street brewery and whistlestop in Flasgstaff Az, Mountainview in Utah near Zion, and Rouge in Portland.
Dogfish Head in Delaware is not really in the competition. My good mates there had me stay, and it was a struggle to leave after a few days. All the great beer and free merchandise. But the road called.
But the best part of the trip was meeting a attractive young lass in the high desert of new mexico at a small pub. She noticed my Dogfish Head T-shirt and started to chat. Turns out she is a homebrewer and does BIAB! Needless to say the Aussie charm was in full effect and I was soon back at her place inspecting her setup and explaining that I was actually the Grasshopper and second BIAB brewer unser the expert tutelage of BIAB guru PistolPatch. Next I extolled the virtues of No Chill which she greatly liked the idea of.
In her kitchen was keggerator. On tap was an arrogant ******* clone.
Of course next thing I know, my trip is temporarily on hold and I'm on a plane with her to Portland Oregon where we spent 5 days sampling beers at every pub and brewery we could.
Anyway, the trip eventually resumed. The grand canyon and Zion national park are spectacular. As is Death Valley. And the California coast is alot like and old friend reminding me of home.
Sorry to have missed the Qld Xmas case swap for another year. But I think it was worth it.
At Rogue in portland
Near Zion at a brewery. View was sensational.
Camping in the canyons of the high desert. This was the rig that took me 5000+ miles
Guess who?
4 weeks ago I bought an old motorcycle in New York with no real plan except to have fun, see some of the US and it's breweries.
I'm currently in Silicon Valley waiting for a plane back to NY.
I'd say my new beers tasted tally has increased by a good 50 or so.
Standout breweries for me were Beaver Street brewery and whistlestop in Flasgstaff Az, Mountainview in Utah near Zion, and Rouge in Portland.
Dogfish Head in Delaware is not really in the competition. My good mates there had me stay, and it was a struggle to leave after a few days. All the great beer and free merchandise. But the road called.
But the best part of the trip was meeting a attractive young lass in the high desert of new mexico at a small pub. She noticed my Dogfish Head T-shirt and started to chat. Turns out she is a homebrewer and does BIAB! Needless to say the Aussie charm was in full effect and I was soon back at her place inspecting her setup and explaining that I was actually the Grasshopper and second BIAB brewer unser the expert tutelage of BIAB guru PistolPatch. Next I extolled the virtues of No Chill which she greatly liked the idea of.
In her kitchen was keggerator. On tap was an arrogant ******* clone.
Of course next thing I know, my trip is temporarily on hold and I'm on a plane with her to Portland Oregon where we spent 5 days sampling beers at every pub and brewery we could.
Anyway, the trip eventually resumed. The grand canyon and Zion national park are spectacular. As is Death Valley. And the California coast is alot like and old friend reminding me of home.
Sorry to have missed the Qld Xmas case swap for another year. But I think it was worth it.
At Rogue in portland
Near Zion at a brewery. View was sensational.
Camping in the canyons of the high desert. This was the rig that took me 5000+ miles
Guess who?
