Beer Travel

Recent Beer Finds Cwellyn Arms , Rhyd Ddu, Wales [April 2009, food & beer] Merideth deserves all the credit for finding this one. Driving through the tiny town of Rhyd Ddu, she spotted a sign on the pub that said "9 Real Ales 9 Days a Week". Curious, we decided to stop and check it out. The Cwellyn Arms was wonderful. We enjoyed great local real ale and delicious food in front of a cozy fire. Enjoyed it so much, we went back again the next day. Auburn Alehouse , Auburn, CA [January 2009, food & beer] We went to Auburn Alehouse with high expectations and much to our delight, they were exceeded. Wonderful atmosphere and great beer meld beautifully in the historic, brick building. Located seconds off of Interstate 80, Auburn Alehouse is a must stop if you are in the Sacramento area. 't Brugs Beertje , Bruges, Belgium [December 2008, food & beer] A very friendly and helpful staff will assist you in wading through the extensive and impressive beer list. We spent hours there and we could have spent hours more enjoying the 'Little Bruges Bear'. Arendsnest , Amsterdam, The Netherlands [December 2008, food & beer] ‘t Arendsnest Nederlands Biercafe is the epicenter of Dutch beer, as this is all they serve in a wonderful pub located in a quiet neighborhood off of the city center. Peter, the owner, was very helpful with his suggestions as most of the Dutch brews were unknown to us. If you can only make it to one place in Amsterdam, this should be it. >View Archived Gems

We like to use this anecdote when describing how easy it is to incorpororate beer destinations in your travels.

Every Munich guidebook has the Hofbrauhaus as a destination... which is fine; it's a fun place to go and the beer is good.

What these guidebooks don't tell you is that two of the best beer places in Munich are located seconds away: Wirtshaus Ayinger is almost directly across the street from the Hofbrauhaus in the Hotel Platzl. It serves the incredible Ayinger beers from the nearby town of Aying as well as having great German food. A little farther away - a block and a half - is the Schneider beer hall where the best hefe-weizen in Bavaria (plus the incredible Aventinus) can be drank; again accompanied by great German food.

With a little preparation, research and using this website - and sometimes just plain luck - you can beer travel too.

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