tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191191810145834489.post7309793479685530766..comments2009-11-20T12:03:46.079-08:00Comments on foodÜbar: Pizza and BeerGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241709224630737593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191191810145834489.post-50185709872708176352009-11-20T12:03:46.079-08:002009-11-20T12:03:46.079-08:00Maybe points north, too. Vancouver, Victoria, and...Maybe points north, too. Vancouver, Victoria, and other places in B.C. hold great promise...Bryan Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185375195815896028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191191810145834489.post-41721391854891575412009-11-20T12:02:11.480-08:002009-11-20T12:02:11.480-08:00Geoff -- That's an outstanding idea! I'd ...Geoff -- That's an outstanding idea! I'd love to go on a brewery tour with you -- would you call that a brewery crawl?<br /><br />Germany would be ideal, but I suspect not likely to happen any time soon. But there are probably a lot of microbreweries in the Washington/Oregon area, and points south...Bryan Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185375195815896028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191191810145834489.post-77519376613011434262009-11-17T16:59:08.455-08:002009-11-17T16:59:08.455-08:00Sarah and I actually went to Northcoast Brewery on...Sarah and I actually went to Northcoast Brewery on our trip down the California coast. Its in Fort Bragg. Wonderful food and beer, although I didn't have the Brother Thelonius. I have a shirt with the label artwork for the Old Rasputin imperial stout (http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-rasputin.htm). I think I had their Acme IPA which was very good. I will have to try the smoked beer. Sounds interesting. I may have had uibroue, but I can't recall. So many beers, so little time. Maybe someday we can have a brewery tour together. I think I would like that tremendously. Cheers!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07241709224630737593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191191810145834489.post-26620497390364859032009-11-16T17:48:04.171-08:002009-11-16T17:48:04.171-08:00This one hit some hot issues for me! The descript...This one hit some hot issues for me! The description of the various beers made me think of our experiences in Boothbay Maine over the past few years. We've gone for a few days at a time to the Boothbay Resort (http://www.boothbayresort.com/). One great attraction is that they have a beer, wine, and cheese place that has a great selection of unusual beers, wines, and -- well, cheeses (http://www.boothbayresort.com/specialty-shop.php). It's great to return after a day of sightseeing, and simply walk to the main house to pick up some outstanding beer, wine, and/or cheese.<br />Last time we were there, we partook of, and brought back some interesting samples:<br /><br />A Belgian style ale. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was something like: http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-brotherThelonious.htm . I also enjoyed a German Smoke Beer, as apparently brewed in Bamberg, Germany (http://www.united-nations-of-beer.com/aecht-schlenkerla-smoke-beer.html). Then, I brought back something quite interesting, which we subsequently found referred to on umbrellas over tables in Quebec City: http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm .<br />I encourage you to try these, as finances and opportunity permit!Bryan Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185375195815896028noreply@blogger.com