Pennsylvania Girl Abroad

What could be better than a new craft brewery specializing in unique, big, bold beers in London? Well, it could be in our neighborhood and relatively undiscovered for the moment – although surely a name that will be well known very soon. We visited Partizan Brewing with some friends last week and are already looking […]

With only 48 hours in Holland, day two was devoted to guess what……BEER!! We began the day at the Heineken Experience (recommended for museum-esque quality of Heineken’s history and brand marketing/packaging) and then made our way back through Amsterdam to the Central train station. Following in the footsteps of some great beer aficionados who already […]

Amsterdam is a city of beautiful canals, friendly faces, and a very liberal approach to societal norms. As we wandered from street to street and rode the city trams, there was an exciting vibe in the city – despite near freezing temperatures and gray February skies. While the coffee shops are well known for their […]

Crate Brewery Where:  In Hackney, East London. See map. Why you should visit:  Crate entered the craft beer scene in July last year, perfect timing for the start of the 2012 London Olympics. Next to a picturesque canal at the site of an old factory, you can see the Olympic park in the distance.  A […]

You want to take in the London culture, therefore an immersion into the London pub scene is necessary. You’ve endured a long flight, made it to the hotel, and finally you set out to find that perfect British pub. But now it’s decision-making time: this pub or that pub? With approximately 6,000+ pubs in London, […]

Bury St. Edmunds is primarily known in England for two things: an ancient abbey dating back to 900 AD, and beer!  ‘Bury’ as the locals call it, is home to the Greene King Brewery, one of the largest and oldest UK breweries still in operation. For those of you that have ever visited the Yuengling brewery in […]

Our trip to Copenhagen in December was perfectly timed with the shortest days of the year, but well worth the trip to explore the sprawling Christmas markets and undertake a pilgramage to Jim’s favorite European beer maker – Mikkeller! Mikkeller Where:  In Vesterbro neighborhood of Copenhagen. See map. Why you should visit:  The Mikkeller brewery […]

 CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) The “Campaign for Real Ale” (CAMRA) began in 1971, inspired by four English “blokes” (guys) with a mission to “campaign for real ale, pubs and drinkers rights.” Today CAMRA has approximately 146,000 members, hosts more than 100 beer & cider festivals each year, and has a beer publishing arm that […]