Craft Beer Events for any Corporate Occasion   City Brew Tours has curated thousands of unforgettable craft beer experiences for companies of all sizes for over 18 years. Our highly rated all-inclusive tours blend history, beer knowledge, great food, and transportation with unrivaled access to an area’s top breweries and their beer.  This exclusive peek […]

Best Pumpkin Beer and Fall Beers for 2024

13 Bottles of Pumpkin Beer and Fall Beers for Halloween   The tastes of fall are easy to figure out for a lot of different dishes. Got some coffee? Throw some pumpkin spice in there. Want to spruce up a tray of brownies? Dash some candy corn around. But what about your beer fridge? What […]

Hanukkah Gifts for Beer Lovers

If you have a craft beer lover close to your heart, then you know finding thoughtful beer gifts for them can prove to be a challenge. Good gifts for beer lovers go beyond simply picking up a six pack or grabbing a gift card from the brewery down the street (though you should do that, […]

The Best Hanukkah Drinks and Food Pairings, According to 2 Beer Experts

Hanukkah Drinks to Pair With Traditional Jewish Food   Hanukkah can be a quite indulgent part of the year, with 8 nights of celebration and gifting right in the heart of the holiday season. Frankly, there’s no reason to shy away from food and drinks during the Festival of Lights. There are several great traditional […]

The Top Yakima Brewery to Check Out & Other Things to Do in Yakima

Where to Find the Best Breweries, Hot Spots and Sights in Yakima Hours away from the iconic coastlines of the Pacific Northwest, the Yakima Valley in central Washington is one of the most vibrant agricultural centers across the entire country, home to more than 30 distinct varieties of fruits and vegetables. Yakima is perhaps most […]

Gifts for Beer Lovers for the Holidays 2023

If you have a craft beer lover close to your heart, then you know finding thoughtful beer gifts for them can prove to be a challenge. Good gifts for beer lovers go beyond simply picking up a six pack or grabbing a gift card from the brewery down the street (though you should do that, […]

Where to Find the Best Breweries, Hot Spots and Sights in Salt Lake City

Long dismissed by beer aficionados as a craft beer desert, Salt Lake City is ready to shed old stereotypes and misgivings visitors may have about its drinking culture. Indeed, Salt Lake City breweries now proudly stand as some of the best (and most established) in the western continental United States—and that is by no accident. […]

Growing Hops Q&A

How to Grow Hops – An Interview With Idaho Hop Farmer Brock Obendorf In August 2022, the Brews Less Traveled Podcast invited professional hop farmer Brock Obendorf onto the show for a discussion about Idaho’s hop production. During the discussion, Obendorf walked podcast hosts Brian Hatheway and Isaac Bell through the basics of growing hops. Obendorf’s family has been growing hops since the […]

Where to Find the Best Breweries, Hot Spots and Sights in Boise

Long one of the American Northwest’s best kept secrets, the cat is officially out of the bag on Boise, Idaho. The capital city and its surrounding suburbs count for some of the fastest growing cities in the country over the past half-decade. Serving as a reflection of the city itself, Boise breweries are also increasing in number […]

Beat the Heat With a Belgian-Style Wheat

Week 5 Brian Keeps His Summers “White” Hot With Belgian Inspired Brews Every day is a good day for Allagash White, but this Belgian wheat ale hits particularly well in the summer. A world-class example of the style, “White” is the perfect beer for capping off any activity. Whether you’re celebrating your hike at the trail’s end, relaxing […]

Anything Gose All Summer With a Tart Cherry Beer

Week 5 Laura Drops a Cherry Bomb on the Summer Doldrums When it’s sunny and hot, I need a drink that chills me to the bone. Sure, an IPA or a nice crisp Lager could do the trick, but nothing beats a fruited Gose in my mind. Here in Southern Indiana we’ve had some odd […]

A Brew for Burgers, Bratwursts and Buds

Week 4 Grillin’, Chillin’ and Swillin’ Summer is all about three things: grilling, porch chilling and beer drinking. You can find me out on the deck all summer long sweating over a rippin’ hot barbeque. When I’m outside soaking up the summer sun like a monitor lizard, I need something that is light, refreshing and […]

The Best Beer to Bring on the Golf Course

Week 3 Todd Gets Out of the Rough and Onto a “Green State Lager” I live in Vermont. That means I ski in the winter, avoid the mud in the spring, play golf in the summer, and stare at leaves in the fall. Throughout most of the year, the hazy IPA reigns supreme up here. […]

Where to Find the Best Breweries, Hot Spots and Sights in Bend

The gem of the criminally unheralded Central Oregon landscape, Bend is a city surrounded by some of America’s most splendorous wilderness scapes. The city is a veritable portal to dense forests, stretching vistas and rushing waterways, offering endless respite for adventurers emboldened by a blanket of dark skies. As we well know by now, most […]

The Perfect Pilsner for Lawn Duty

WEEK 2 Brian Uses His License to “Pils” to Bring Lawn and Order to the Neighborhood Summertime gets me in straight Dad mode. What can I drink that will quench my thirst after a long day of sharpening mower blades, decimating weeds and bench-pressing toddlers? I go straight to Pilsners every time to top myself […]