Pennsylvania Girl Abroad

On Saturday, I woke up and was in the mood for a big American style brunch.  I knew my husband would really be enticed to join me at this restaurant if the brunch also include some freshly brewed beer. I found the best combination – Duke’s Brew and Que in Dalston, North London.  We walked […]

This past weekend there was the 29th annual Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider Festival in Hackney, East London.  As “CAMRA” (Campaign for Real Ale) members, it only cost us 2 pounds (about $3.20) to enter. Beer festivals in the UK are very different from what I’ve seen at beer festivals in the US. In the […]

Lucerne is a must see town! The only problem is I wasn’t exactly prepared for the freezing weather conditions and snow on our weekend trip there in October. As a result, we had to make frequent stops. Sometimes for a coffee, sometimes for a beer. Hmm…is that a real excuse? You can decide for yourself! […]

London Fields Brewery  Where: In Hackney, East London. See map. Why you should visit:  London Fields Brewery opened in August 2011, right around the time all the riots broke out in various parts of London, including in the borough of Hackney where the brewery was getting ready to emerge into the London beer scene. As […]

BrewDog   Where: In Edinburgh’s old town area. See map. Why you should visit:  This is craft beer at its best. Creative beer styles, names, labels – everything about their beer bars and brewmaking shows that they’ve put serious thought behind their brand.  They’ve only existed for a little over 5 years now but you […]

Vienna is known for classical music, the opera and plenty of other “cultural” things. But who knew it was also a heaven for beer lovers and microbreweries? There are many beer bars in this city, but don’t just go into the first one you see. It helps to know what you’re looking for first!! Our […]

La Cerveteca Where: Near the old town of Barcelona. A nice corner location among the narrow alleyways in the old town. See map. Why you should visit:  If you want craft beer in Barcelona, this is the place to go.  It’s in the center of the city and near to some major sights if you’re doing […]

Fruh Am Dom – By far our favorite brewery in Cologne. Where: The old town of Cologne. Very easy to walk to if you’re staying in the touristy part of the city.  See map.  Why you should visit:  “Kölsch is the only beer that may not be brewed outside the Cologne region, as determined by the Kölsch Convention of […]