Posts Tagged ‘beer’
Not just a whiskey town: brewing and winemaking in Knoxville, TN
// May 25th, 2012 // 3 Comments » // Food, Places
[Knoxville, TN] — When you think of Tennessee, you might not immediately think of brewing beer or making wine. If you’re like me, you probably associate it with whiskey, as Jack Daniel’s is distilled in Lynchburg. Some Knoxville entrepreneurs are looking to change that, however. The city is host to Tennessee’s first urban winery, as …read more…
Beer in the Big Easy — a tour of NOLA Brewing Co.
// December 28th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – I love the smell of fresh beer in the morning…and afternoon…and evening, for that matter. It smells like…victory! And you won’t get it much fresher than right from the tap at its brewery of origin. Which brings me to what I consider New Orleans’ best free happy hour, although Kirk Coco, the …read more…
Oktoberfest — New Orleans Style
// October 23rd, 2011 // 9 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[Kenner, LA] — Oktoberfest may not be the first thing to come to mind when you think of Louisiana. But this is New Orleans, so any excuse for a party is a good one, right? “Everybody knows New Orleans for its French and Spanish influences. The Germans have kind of been forgotten,” Keith Oldendorf, president …read more…
Smokin’ Blues and BBQ — Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival
// October 16th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Smokin’ hot blues music and smoked, barbecued meats — an unbeatable combination. Throw in an Abita beer, and it’s practically more pleasure than the average person can handle. Thousands did just that, however, at this weekend’s Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. Sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival …read more…
Beer for Good Paws — New Orleans On Tap Beerfest
// October 1st, 2011 // 9 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Rarely does a day pass that I don’t utter the statement “Beer is Good,” with all the profundity one can summon for such a pronouncement. Normally, this proclamation occurs sometime around the hour of 6:00 pm, after I’ve popped the top of an IPA or similarly-flavorful brew and taken my first …read more…
No Lottery. No Beer. What’s left? (meet a Tennessee original)
// February 18th, 2011 // 10 Comments » // People, Places
Knoxville, TN — Often the best part of travel is the people you meet. When I’m on the road, in addition to spectacular riding and great food, I’m always looking for interesting local characters. Sometimes they’re not too hard to find. I was drawn to Fountain City Exxon by a sign out front. A sign …read more…
Heaven in a Plastic Cup — 2nd Annual DeLand, FL Craft Beer Festival
// February 12th, 2011 // 18 Comments » // Events, Food
DeLand, FL — “Beer Festival” — there’s no happier combination of words in the English language. I realize that beer is a recurring theme of the Travelin’ Gringo lately. But good beer makes me happy. As I said in my last post (referring to the products of America’s megabrewers), life is too short to drink …read more…
There Will Be Beer (oh yes, there will), along with great German food — Vienna’s Restaurant & Café, DeBary, FL
// February 11th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // Events, Food
DeBary, FL — Mention the phrase “Beer Tasting,” and I’m SO there. I know that America was built on Budweiser and Pabst, but forgive me, life’s too short to drink tasteless swill. So when I hear of a place that offers something different, I’m all over it. “We don’t do Bud, Miller, Yuengling. Most of …read more…
