Beer, beer, beer, it makes you want to cheer.

Wolfsburg, Germany.

Opening party for Phaeno Science Center.

Wolfsburg, Germany.

Altes Brauhaus zu Fallersleben.

Brauerei seit 1765!

A happy bartender. In 1967 I first noticed those style ceramic mugs, hanging above her head, at the Hofbräuhaus of the Hofbräu Brewery Munich. What was startling was at that Hofbräuhaus there was table where people were giving the Nazi salute. We departed post haste.

Wolfsburg, Germany.

Altes Brauhaus zu Fallersleben.

Brauerei seit 1765!

Wolfsburg, Germany.

Altes Brauhaus zu Fallersleben.

Brauerei seit 1765!

Kentfield, CA.

Garage.

I discovered this beer at the Frankfurt airport in 2002. It was delicious & perfectly suited to bicycling.

Germany.

Somewhere on the banks of the Mosel River. It was an event across the street from our hotel.

Germany.

Somewhere on the banks of the Mosel River.

Same fest as in previous slide. Beer with cola, now there’s a combo.

On a train in Germany.

I bought this beer to enjoy on the train ride. Not all beers are to my taste & this one was disappointing but the book & train ride were good.

Kentfield, CA.

Folks line up outside the Russian RIver Brewery at the annual release of this brew. It wasn’t to my taste. Disappointing. I did pour it into a British Style Imperial 1/2 Pint Glass.

Santa Rosa, CA.

Safari West Adventure.

This was so terrible tasting that I couldn’t get it in focus. The can was cute though. Beer & cute??

Frankfurt am Main Süd, Germany.

“Let’s check the pix first then the beer.”

A train station somewhere in Germany. Waiting for our train.

Chichester, England.

Goodwood Revival.

Hindon, a village & civil parish in Wiltshire, England.

Ploughman’s lunch.

Cotswalds, England.

Northampton, Massachusetts.

In a house filled with Hampshire College kids.

Asolo, in the Veneto, Italy.

Manhattan, NY.

First place I had this brew was in early 1990’s Edinburgh near where it was brewed. Now it's available all over.

Kentfield, CA.

I had to include what was a very, local brew.

Unfortunately, “LARKSPUR, Calif. (KGO) -- A pioneering Bay Area restaurant and brewery is calling it quits after three decades in business. Rising rents and the coronavirus pandemic has forced owners of Marin Brewing Company to make the tough decision, disappointing loyal customers. 'Losing an institution' Marin Brewing Co. Jan 24, 2022.”

Times Sq., Manhattan, N Y.

We could easily philosophize with a True Belgian -Style QUADRUPLE 9.85 ALC by VOL from Cooperstown, NY, before heading down to Times Sq.

Positano, Italy.

Yes, there are some excellent brews in Italy.

Petaluma, CA.

Lagunitas Brewing Co. in their old location.

Petaluma, CA.

Lagunitas Brewing Co. in their old location.

Petaluma, CA.

Lagunitas Brewing Co. in their old location.

Rancho Nicasio, CA.

The Rowan Brothers’ playlist.

Manhattan, NY.

Hotel Azalea, Tremezzo, Italy - Lago di Como.

We had brought along beer from Saoû, France.

Fairfax, CA.

Biketoberfest.

“Shmaltz Brewing Company is an American craft brewing company headquartered in Troy, New York.”

“Schmaltz. (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music.”

In this case, beer.

Takayama, Japan.

When asked, the ryokan host told us of a brewery in town where we visited & purchased some beer.

In a house near Pahoa Town in the Puna district on the Big Island of Hawai’i.

One of the best bottled beers ever! Brewed in nearby Hilo, HI. Drink local, think local. We visited the brewery. I got a hat with the crow logo.

Delft, Netherlands.

The cafe owner, Ward. He is as tall as he appears here.

Haarlem, NL.

Amsterdam, NL.

't Arensnest,

One of my sons, who had been in Amsterdam a few weeks before, had told us about this place. I don’t remember what we talked about but our neighbors spoke English & were very friendly.

Amsterdam, NL.

't Arensnest.

Our server took a train to Belgium where he spent a few days each week studying beer paid for by 't Arensnest, his employer!

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Royal Hawai’ian Hotel.

Accompanying a mahi mahi sammich. Long Board Brew Co. ale. Excellent. You can see our front row lounge chairs...

A.T. & T. Park, San Francisco, CA.

SF Giants Opening Day.

Farifax, CA.

Gestalt Haus following an Old Spokes ride.

Miami, Florida.

Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia.

Long Beach, CA.

Belmont Brewing Company.

Portland, Oregon.

Portland, OR.

Portland, Oregon.

Paris, France.

“Leffe is a premium beer brand owned by InBev Belgium, the European operating arm of the global Anheuser–Busch.”

It was served in many Paris restaurants.

San Antonio,Texas.

Brewing & bicycling.

Hualalāi, Hawai'i.

Sunset.

Marshall, CA.

The Marshall Store lunch stop with the Old Spokes.

Berkeley, CA.

Beer on tap.

Bistro Liaison. No longer in business. It was a favorite dinner spot of ours before a Berkeley Rep. performance.

Jacksonville or Jackson Creek, OR.

Crater Lake, Oregon.

Picnic.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Santa Cruz, CA.

Note the vessel markings, “Optimist/Pessimist.’

San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury, CA.

THE ALEMBIC.

From" San Francisco" magazine BEST SANDWICHES April 2010.

"Haight Street may be a gritty strip of sadness and gloom, but a visit to this lovely little bar with a recently added lunch menu can help restore vour faith in humanity. There are three sandwiches on the menu, including ... and a FRIED-ROCKFISH

SANDWICH made with a filet that's trapped in shaggy wig of savoy cabbage. A tangy malt-vinegar rémoulade keeps things sharp, & the house made chips seasoned with Old Bay make it all but impossiible to say no to a midday ale."

Chico, CA.

Sierra Nevada Brew. Co. makes some fine mustard. And…

…they once sponsored a bike racing team…

…& make some fine apparel. I wore this hat 'til it fell apart.

Chico, CA.

Sierra Nevada Brew. Co.

What do do with beer coasters? …

…besides stapling them up on garage rafters.

Morgan Hill, CA.

El Toro Brewing Company.

No longer in business.

Tiburon, CA.

Manhattan, NY.

In a Japanese restaurant.

Brooklyn, NY.

Breukelen, spelled the Dutch way.

Brooklyn, NY.

Brooklyn Brewery.

Maui, HI.

Four Seasons.

The bartender showed me all the interesting choices he had. Hmmmmm, which to choose?

Manhattan. NY.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

We arrived, put our bags in the room & headed for the beach.

Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA.

Green’s Restaurant.

Great name for a brew served at a vegetarian restaurant. The beer though is from Downingtown, PA.

New Paltz, NY.

High Falls, NY.

A selection of New York State beers.

Hennipin, from Cooperstown, NY, was poured.

Austin, Texas.

Whole Food’s home base.

San Antonio, Texas.

Popular brews in Texas. I liked the Shiner Bock.

But we particularly like the Texas swing music of Asleep At the Wheel. See server’s back.

Sausalito, CA.

I loved this label, so appropriate for Marin County, CA (home of Skywalker Ranch) but it’s from Haandbryggeriet, Drammen, Norway.

“*This imperial really strikes back. From a strange country far, far away, comes the only Imperial Wheat Stout in the known universe....Boldly goes where no brewery has gone before!"

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.

Beer tasting at BÚÐIN.

Charleston, South Carolina.

Jestine’s - Talk about a perfect pairing of beer & food…

“The palmetto tree symbolized Colonel Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.” It’s the symbol of Charleston & the Palmetto Brewing Co.; paired here with a po’ boy.

Charleston, South Carolina.

Savannah, Georgia.

Kentfield, CA.

What a nice gift for me in the days when I was drinking more beer than I do now.

Furneaux Lodge, Endeavor Inlet, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.

Nelson, NZ. (South Island).

Craft Brewing Capital of New Zealand.

Sorry. You’ll have to turn sideways to read the 2nd page.

Arrowtown, New Zealand.

Willowbrook B & B.

SYD, Sydney International Airport.

Last brew in the Antepoeds before heading home.

Corte Madera, CA.

Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe.

Hmmmm, they left out French, “Santé!” - Health!

And my Cousin Phil reminded me to include the Hebrew, “L’chaim!” - To life!

Corte Madera, CA.

Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe.

Perfect pairing of books & beers; a discussion of The Beer Bible & then a beer tasting.

Kentfield, CA.

A perfect pairing considering all the squirrels we have on our property.

Fairfax, CA.

Gestalt Haus.

Kentfield, CA.

While cleaning a closet, found one son’s hidden stash of beer. What was more upsetting finding stashed beer or this particular brew? Hadn’t I taught him better?

Muir Beach, CA.

British Pub Imperial Pint Dimple Glass at The Pelican Inn “…an inn capturing the spirit of 16th century England’s west country...”

Oakland, CA.

Drake's Dealership Brew. Co.

Petaluma, CA.

PUB Republic.

Natchez, Mississippi.

New Orleans, LA.

Southern Food & Beverage Museum.

Jack Daniels brews beer?

New Orleans, LA.

Brews for the Sluetown Strutters.

Nashville, Tennessee.

On “Honky Tonk Row,” “Robert’s Western World has the art of fried bologna down pat. The Fried Bologna Sandwich is made with thinly sliced bologna, fried to perfection, served between two thick and grilled slices of Texas toast, and topped with lettuce and tomato.”

But, Yuengling’s a Pennsylvania beer, since 1831.

Nashville, TN.

Picnic Tap.

Memphis, TN.

Beale Street.

Brooklyn, NY.

It’s hard to find an eggplant hero. The pizza joint in Crown Hts. that made this one is no longer there. Boo hoo.

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY.

Farmers Market.

San Rafael, CA.

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

Berkeley, CA.

Golden Gate Fields.

Oslo, Norway.

Hotel Stalheim, Norway.

Balestrand, Norway.

Kviknes Hotell.

Balestrand, Norway.

Kviknes Hotell.

Valldal, Norway

Bergen, Norway.

American beers on tap!

Stockholm, Sweden.

Skål!

Stockholm, Sweden.

They were not happy having their picture taken. I moved away quickly.

Stockholm, Sweden.

From Apartment @ Skånegatan 79.

Stockholm, Sweden.

Brooklyn, NY.

Ogliastro Pizza Bar.

Manhattan, Lower East Side, NY.

Brooklyn, NY.

And, the Six Point Brewery where we were dropping off some empty kegs.

San Anselmo, CA.

A jazzy brew.

Sonoma, CA.

Hopmonk Tavern.

San Rafael, CA.

The State Room Brewery.

Berkeley, CA.

Calcihas, Lisboa, Portugal.

Lisboa, Portugal

Once again an American brew in Europe.

Kailua-Kona, HI.

Hualālai, Hawai’i.

Santa Cruz, CA.

Kentfield, CA.

“You May Not Be Worthy” - Can you find the tag line? It takes a close look at the labels.

San Francisco, CA.

Moscone Center is around the corner. This was a perfect escape from dental meetings that were held at Moscone.

Orcas Island, Puget Sound, Washington.

Seattle, Washington.

The Pike Pub, Public Market.

Seattle, Washington.

The Pike Pub, Public Market.

Kentfield, CA.

What brought this on? - Dark Horse Brewing Co., Marshall, MI & Winterloper baltic porter from Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis, MN.

Manhattan, NY.

Union Sq. Restaurant.

Probably one of the most expensive little pours of beer that I’ve ever had.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, NY.

Gotta love this one:

”Hand & Seal Barley-wine style ale in the 20th year of his reign, our Brewmaster brought to earth a new wonderment for the people. Barleywine-style ale...an old and once exclusive drink of the British nobility,... produced anew in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn brewing team toiled to create a complex… with the rich flavors of floor-malted barley shining through layers of vanilla, coconut and floral notes provided by aging in casks of bourbon oak, culminating in 100% bottle refermentation.

*Our hand, and our seal, is our promise to you of the deliciousness within.

-Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster”

Perniche, Portugal.

Surprise. I thought this was advertsing a beer. Wrong. It’s a fast food restaurant.

Tomar, Portugal.

Hotel Dos Templarios.

Guimarães, Portugal.

Porto, Portugal.

San Sebastián /Donostia, Spain.

Atari, del euskera Kale Negusia.

Bilbao, Spain.

La Olla.

Barcelona, Spain.

“A brand icon throughout Spain, known as the beer of Barcelona.”

Barcelona, Spain.

Madrid, Spain.

In balcony of Tótem Madrid Hotel.

Beer bought at The Growler in Barcelona.

Madrid, Spain.

Los Caracoles restaurant recommended by receptionist at Hotel Tótem. - Mahou (since 1890) dásica.

Madrid, Spain.

Reina Sofia.

Sausalito, CA.

San Francisco, CA.

Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant.

Chico, CA.

Hops.

Manhattan, NY.

Who knew?

Intetrlaken, NY.

Buffalo, NY.

Perfect pairing with buffalo wings.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Fairfax, CA.

Keeping the sound tech happy.

Phoenecia, NY.

Philadelphia, PA.

City Tavern c. 1773 - “THE ALES OF THE REVOLUTION

GENERAL WASHINGTON'S TAVERN PORTER - (the one I had).

Brewed from a genuine recipe on file in the Rare Manuscripts Room of the New York Public Library. A rich dark brew.

THOMAS JEFFERSON'S 1774 TAVERN ALE

Thomas Jefferson Our version of this ale is made following Jefferson's original recipe, an unfiltered wheat ale, medium bodied, light in color with great taste.

POOR RICHARD'S TAVERN SPRUCE

Based on Franklin's recipe, written while he was ambassador to France. This beer made with very little hops, has a caramel color, dark molasses hue, a hint of herbal spruce and a dry finish.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S TREASURY ALE

In the style of the common man's ale, this pale ale is brewed with Pilsner malt, crisp & hoppy with citrus flavors & aromas.”

Gettysburg, PA.

Hammondsport, NY.

On Keuka (Cuker) Lake.

Brooklyn, NY.

Sedona, Arizona.

Seen along the Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Drive.

Kentfield, CA.

A Bavarian dinner.

Kentfield, CA.

Half Moon Bay Brewing Company’s homage to Barack Obama, “2008 Maverick alection winner.”

"Some of the most famous and notorious defenestrations occurred in Prague in the 15th and 17th Centuries. These defenestrations were done in an effort to remove government officials by throwing them out a third story window.

The result was either sudden death or serious bodily injury. Either way, mission accomplished!

In the spirit of the 2020 election year, we hope you enjoy our hoppy Belgian-inspired blonde ale named for the act of removing politicians by throwing them out the window- literally!”

RUSSIAN RIVER Brew. Co,