Comments on: Session #28 revealed: Drink globally

By: Brian Yaeger

Brian Yaeger — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:27:06 +0000

Stan, yours is a heavy cross to bear. I mean, that’s some serious heartbreak right there. But you’re a survivor and I believe you’ll be able to blog through this hardship.

And to think, I called upon Google Maps to calculate if Geary’s or the brewery right around the corner, Allagash, is technically farther from me.

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:24:29 +0000

Brian – But Oregon breweries are not close to the farthest away we have visited.

It’s a little tricky to calculate, since the way the earth curves throws in variables, but Berlin, a few places in the Czech Republic and some breweries in Italy are all about the same distance in our house.

And there’s actual mileage and there’s the wear factor in getting there. You approach Vernante, Italy, through the mountains to the south (to get to Birrificio Troll) and driving 10 kilometers seems like 100.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:57:20 +0000

If I were to start a blog on this session alone, the easy pick in my head would be: Forschüngsbräuerei, Perlach, Bayern.

My mind still wanders back there from time to time.

By: Brian Yaeger

Brian Yaeger — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:53:59 +0000

Stan, you’ve interpreted the topic precisely. And if indeed you are in Oregon on June 5, I can think of no better state to find a wide array of styles brewed locally. Just drink up before they raise the excise tax 1900%.