As I find my way in this world of “beer blogging”, I am regularly learning about new events through the craft beer community. One of these events was a brand new festival, London’s Brewing, marketed to “celebrate London’s thriving and vibrant brewing scene”…and it featured “over 100 beers from over 40 breweries that make up the […]
May 24, 2013
Craft Beer near London Bridge: The Rake
The London Bridge train station is in the midst of a massive five-year infrastructure project. The neighborhood has changed dramatically over the past decade, bookmarked by the recent opening of the tallest building in Europe – The Shard. Historically, the south bank was a gritty working class section of the city. However, the changes along […]
May 22, 2013
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Brauhaus Riegele – Augsburg, Germany
A few weeks back, I wrote about our trip to Germany with my grandparents. For all my beer followers, the post below is my long-awaited beer scene wrap-up. A Saturday night in Augsburg and exhaustion was creeping up on us….16 hours earlier we awoke at 4am in London for a 6:30am flight to Munich. By […]
May 19, 2013
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Il Birratrovo Beer Shop – Como, Italy
The commune of Lake Como, Italy is probably best known for its scenic views, ornate Italian villas, chic shopping streets and perhaps more recently – George Clooney. We visited last weekend for a friend’s wedding, complete with lake-side water taxis to quaint small villages and an eight-hour wedding/ reception in a 16th century villa on […]
May 16, 2013
Living in London; everyday differences
A large, global metropolitan city, London has a population of over 8,000,000 residents. Previously having lived in New York City, the fast-paced life of both cities convey similarities. Culturally, however, there’s a few differences. None of these differences are life changing or really that important at all in the scope of things! But when I do […]
May 13, 2013
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Excursions in Lake Como
I love Italy! The culture, people, food, and overall resonance of the Italian language infiltrates a permanent smile on my face every time I travel within the country. Since Jim and I moved to London almost a year and a half ago, we’ve seized the opportunity to travel to Italy whenever we get the chance […]
May 8, 2013
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Euston Tap: Craft Beer Delight
In preparation for homebrewing our own beer, we had a major decision to make – what type of beer to brew? Jim has home brewed quite a few times in the past, but this recent venture would be especially noteworthy since it would be his first time making beer with brand new beer equipment in […]
May 6, 2013
My Grandfather’s Journey back to Germany
In 1953, a recently married 21 year old from Tower City, Pennsylvania graduated from trade school. Life was good and his future was taking shape. His priorities were clear…find a good paying job in his trade, save some money for a house, and most importantly do everything he could to prepare and provide for his […]
May 29, 2013
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