Beer Travel Resources

When Merideth and I travel, there is a lot of planning involved and it's not just because we are not a 'spur of the moment, drive into a town and find a hotel' kind of people. Our pre-trip research mostly involves finding all the beer possibilities.

Here is a some resources we have found helpful in planning the beer stops on our travels.

beermapping.com - If you like beer and you like maps, then this site is for you. Based on Google's mapping technology, beermapping.com pinpoints beer related businesses.

beerme.com - They say they are the most complete source of brewery information worldwide and it is a good site for trip planning. I use it mainly for European research.

gophila.com - Philadelphia wants beer travelers! Go to gophila.com for all your Philadelphia travel planning.

oktoberfest.de - A helpful site for getting an idea the scope of Oktoberfest. I recommend the message boards if you have specific questions.

Private Braugasthof - The best of both worlds... hotels in Germany that have breweries! An index of small to medium sized hotels, mostly in Southern Germany, that also have a brewery. We have stayed at a number of them and never have been disappointed either in hotel accommodations or quality of beer. When planning your trip to Germany, I highly recommend you consult this site.

Realbeer.com - A good resource for researching North American breweries and beer festivals.

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