Beer & Bike: Kasteel, Rodenbach and Petrus
March 12, 2017
The first Beer & Bike ride of 2017 was as memorable as it was cursed. … More Beer & Bike: Kasteel, Rodenbach and Petrus
Beer & Bike: Aalst Carnaval and Affligem
February 14, 2017
February is Carnaval time and in Belgium, it’s always Beer & Bike time. … More Beer & Bike: Aalst Carnaval and Affligem
Having Beers With Patton
January 17, 2017
From Plzen and Pilsner Urquell to Battin and Ettelbruck. Liberation and libation, Patton style. … More Having Beers With Patton
Weihnachts Markt – Trier, Germany
December 19, 2016
Trier’s Porta Nigra and glühwein, remnants of the Romans, help celebrate the Christmas season. … More Weihnachts Markt – Trier, Germany
itsabrewtifulworld in Luxembourg City
December 19, 2016
A micro country with macro beauty. … More itsabrewtifulworld in Luxembourg City
Two Nice Bike Rides From Bruges under 25km and How I Came to Love Biking Belgium
November 20, 2016
Preface As I sit here looking out my window at my unusually empty Antwerpen street, the wind is blowing fierce and whatever leaves were remaining on the trees are being detached and dancing over the grey cobblestones. Normally there is a market going on here on Sundays but the heavy winds have kept most of the merchants … More Two Nice Bike Rides From Bruges under 25km and How I Came to Love Biking Belgium
Beer & Bike: Postel & Corsendonk
November 19, 2016
Checking in at a modest 79km, this is one of the longest Beer & Bike rides that I have done. But it is also one of the nicest since it combines two namesakes for Belgian abbey beers, one very nice fietscafe, and beautiful scenery from the Kempen forest on the Netherlands-Belgian border. The ride starts from … More Beer & Bike: Postel & Corsendonk
Dionysian Dingle
November 12, 2016
Dionysian where? Dingle is a small isolated (but touristy) fishing village in a remote corner of Kerry County, Ireland. For any Americans reading this who are not from West Virginia, when you think about West Virginia, this is exactly how the Irish think of Kerry County. For others, you might get a better impression if I … More Dionysian Dingle
When the Butcher of Prague Czeched Out
November 4, 2016
Imagine for a minute, you are looking at one of history’s most evil men. You’ve lost everything to this man, you had to flee your country, spend months planning to return and confront this man, you return to your country and go into hiding, looking for the right moment to take action, and there you are pointing a … More When the Butcher of Prague Czeched Out
Beer & Bike: Trappist Achel
November 1, 2016
In the far north of the Limburg province of Belgium, literally a stone’s throw from the border of the Netherlands sits the Abbey of Saint Benedict. This is not just any ordinary abbey. The Sint-Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis is one of the world’s ten official Trappist breweries and the smallest in Belgium. Today was possibly … More Beer & Bike: Trappist Achel
