While visiting my brother in New Mexico recently, he surprised me with a day trip to Monastery of Christ in the Desert, a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Located within the Chama Canyon wilderness, it is 75 miles ...
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What is Craft Beer?
Depending on who you ask, that is a loaded question. The beer industry in the US has changed dramatically in the last decade or so. Craft Beer, whatever your definition of it, has grown from up and coming trend to full blown huge business. And, ...
Steph’s West Coast Beerventure
Steph recently spent a couple weeks roaming from San Fransisco to Las Vegas, hitting up some awesome beer spots on the way… San Francisco is a phenomenal city. The people, the sites, the bridges, the food, and… the beer. I enjoyed ...
National Homebrewers Conference 2013
I just returned from the 35th Annual National Homebrewers Conference in Philadelphia, PA. The event was from June 27 to 29, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The event brought 3,400 homebrewers to ...
Steph’s Sunshine State Beerventure
As I sit here at the Southwest Florida International Airport waiting for my flight home, I reflect upon an awesome trip filled with some “phenomenal” beers. This beer trip was extra special for me because I visited all of the breweries with our ...
ShawneeCraft Brewing Company
When Wayne and Steph attended the ShawneeCraft Brewing Company’s tasting at the Foodery during Philly Beer Week, they met Jason Startari, the business manager of the brewery. They were so intrigued by the current happenings at the brewery, ...
Philly Beer Week 2013 Reflections by Steph
Every year the city of Philadelphia hosts Philly Beer Week, during which craft beer events are held at various venues throughout the city. Representatives of myriad and sundry breweries from across the land descend upon the City of Brotherly Love ...
The Beer Busters Go Vogue (Photos)
When the Beer Busters gathered to record Episode 3, we enlisted Steph’s husband and designated driver, Rich, to serve as photographer for a little photo shoot. We wanted to get some pics to use on the website and for other promotional ...