With the vaccine & booster available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

Met up with some yinzers for this “Field Trip” to the Steel City; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Grabbed some great grub (and some of the giant sandwiches the city has become known for) and a few good pints at Fat Heads Saloon, and marveled at the unconventional location that The Church Brew Works has built inside of while sampling some beers made there.

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

This “field trip” to Columbus, Ohio led to great brews and food at the Columbus Brewing Co Taproom

Had a great time taking in the view, food, and brews on this “field trip” to Cincinnati, Ohio. Of course Cincinnati chili is a must; with great traditional options in Skyline and Gold Star.  When the rooftop is open, be sure to check out the great rooftop bar on Rhinegeist brewery, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding murals (and if you missed the chili elsewhere, grab some by OTR). Braxton Cincinnati is a great stop to grab a beer and lift one to life, while Brewdog Cincinnati proved itself to be a relaxing place to grab a bite to eat and sample some of their brews on draft.

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

Had a blast and learned at lot on this “field trip” to St. Louis, Missouri sampling great brews & good food at Urban Chestnut Brewing Co., the famous Schlafly Tap Room, and sampling sours at Side Project Cellar!

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

When on a “field trip” to St. Louis, Missouri, a Budweiser Brewery experience tour is an obvious stop to learn more about the history and production of this emblematic brew. Highlights of the campus include: the historic Clydesdale Stables and their famous inhabitants, the iconic beer delivery wagons, the Beechwood Aging Cellars, the Brewhouse, the modern packaging facility, and sampling fresh product in the biergarten.

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

For this Kansas City, Missouri “field trip”, Kansas City BBQ at Arthur Bryant’s was a must, followed by a visit (under the shadow of the famous smoke stack) to Boulevard Brewing Co’s Tours & Recreation Center to savor some fresh brews, then to KC Beir Co.’s Bierhalle & Biergarten for Leberkase and some Pfefferjager & Landjager.

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

For this “field trip”, to Little Rock, Arkansas the city showed both its traditional heritage at the Historic Arkansas Museum, and its modern cultural diversity at the H.U. Lee International Gate & Garden, all capped off with a delicious beer paring with some Hoppin’ John black bean dip at Lost Forty Brewing.

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

For this “field trip”, Memphis, Tennessee proved a versatile place to sample mouth-watering regional specialties and tasty beer; while also providing great learning opportunities from the cities storied past.  Must see stops include: the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel to learn from, pay respects to, and never forget the past; a stop by Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s downtown Taproom for some refreshing brews to beat the heat; a walk through the alley and down the stairs for a hearty meal of charbroiled pork ribs at the famous Charles Virgo Rendezvous (accompanied with an appropriate beer of course); and if time permits, check-in and check out the Duck March at the Peabody Hotel.

With the vaccine available, it seems a good time to safely (with facemasks and hand sanitizer at the ready) get out and support breweries & restaurants both near and far, ever in search of delicious beer and food pairings.

For this “field trip”, a stop in Nashville, Tennessee’s was required to sample some of the city’s famous hot chicken from Hattie B’s Hot Chicken while enjoying a few cold ones (to put out the chicken’s notorious spice!) at Bearded Iris Brewing’s Sylvan Supply location. If you still need to wash down the spice, then a stop by Smith & Lentz Brewing might be in order to sample some great beers as well as something from their pizza oven.

The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden had an excellent selection of non-traditional burgers with an exceptional number of German import beers to savor in their top notch outdoor beer garden, a great place to end any evening!