This will not be a normal beer review post, or even editorial. I’m treating this post as a travel log detailing my beer related experiences during a recent business trip to Germany. I went in knowing little about the city I was staying in and what to expect when I got there. I had traveled to Germany before with my family, but this trip I tried to be less of a tourist and try to get a more local experience. What follows below is details of what I ate, drank, saw and experienced during the time I wasn’t working.

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News broke Monday from the Chicago Tribune of former brewer Greg Hall of Goose Island, having an “incident” at Wicker Park’s Bangers & Lace in Chicago, IL. A little over a week ago, Goose Island announced it’s acquisition by Anheuser-Busch for a mere $38 million and with that, Greg Hall announced his resignation from his family’s 23-year old brewery.

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Nothing screams “monk-tastic” like a nice, rich Belgian Ale. When you’re in your local distributor or bottle shop, you may notice that a few bottles say Trappist while others say Abbey. There is a distinction and history surrounding it, and I plan on attempting to break down the difference which may help you impress fellow beer geeks.

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Within the past year or so, the beer blogging world has become increasingly crowded and continues to grow. As more people discover craft beer the more people are going to want to talk about it, and blogging or review websites are a great outlet. As craft beer drinkers move into the blogging space, one would expect things to become more competitive but from my perspective they have not. Things have only become better.

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Port City Brewing Company is on a mission to bring brewing back to Alexandria, Virginia. After a long construction project they finally started brewing on January 15th 2011 and the wait was on for the first taste of the area’s newest beer. The kegs began shipping this week, and they opened their tasting room to guests this past weekend. I went to check it out, taste some beer, get a growler filled, and take a tour on Sunday.

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