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!

With the COVID vaccine widely available, it seems a good time to safely (with face masks 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 “fieldtrip”, Knoxville Tennessee’s Hi-Wire Brewing’s Taproom and Schulz Brau Brewing’s Taproom and Beirgarten both proved great places to enjoy a few cold ones. Hi-Wire’s taproom provided lots of social distancing space as well as indoor and outdoor games for patrons while Schulz Brau Brewing’s comfortable Beirgarten proved a great place for some traditional German beer and food pairings.