The Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival has found a permanent home on my must-attend list for beer festivals each year. While I enjoy The Great American Beer Festival, I’d purposefully ruin my four year streak of GABF attendance if I was forced to pick between it and Big Beers. The high altitude, high ABV […]
The Great American Beer Festival Experience 2019
Almost a month has passed since I embarked on my fourth Great American Beer Festival journey. Hangovers fade, but certain lessons and memories tend to stick with me each year. Rather than recount the places I went to in a chronological fashion as I’ve done with my previous three GABF blog posts (2016, 2017, 2018), […]
Bikes & Beers in Santa Fe Part 1
Road trips have become a crucial part of life for my husband and me. They hold the promise of adventure, unridden trails, and beer not yet tasted. In looking for a new destination to visit, we stumbled on the Santa Fe Mountain Fest, an outdoor event that combines the love of bikes, trails, beer, music, […]
2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part III: Ancient Nordic Beer Styles
Welcome to the third and final installment of 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience. If you missed any related seminar or festival experience posts, they can be found below. 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part I: Water Chemistry 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part II: Foraging For Beer The 2019 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival […]
2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part II: Foraging For Beer
Welcome to Part II of the 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience! If you missed Part I or the recap of the festival weekend, visit the links below to get caught up. The 2019 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival Experience 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part I: Water Chemistry Foraging For Beer Augie Carton, Brewer […]
2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part I: Water Chemistry
Early January brings more with it than another new year. The Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado is the true highlight of the year’s beginning – a sort of birthday celebration for the beer-harboring Earth as it makes one more journey around the Sun. There are many highlights of the Big Beers […]