US beer tour
Posted: Sunday Jan 01, 2012 8:58 pm
The lady and I are heading to the US in February and intend to go to a few breweries.
Any ideas of breweries to visit would be very welcome.
So far, here's the plan:
Fly into LA and hightail it out of there ASAP. Head to Chico, which is about three hours north of San Francisco and home of Sierra Nevada Brewing. We want a stop for a night between LA and Chico. Any suggestions?
One night in Chico, then head to the Napa Valley, possibly via Anderson Valley Brewing in Bonville. Or somewhere else if anyone can suggest an alternative.
Four nights in Napa Valley visiting cheese factories, breweries and wineries. There are quite a few breweries in Napa Valley, but are there any good ones?
Four nights with rellies - including one who's a shareholder in Marin Brewing - in San Francisco. I thought we'd visit Anchor Brewing, Rogue Ales and 21st Amendment Brewery, as well as Marin Brewing, of course.
Fly to Nashville then drive to Memphis and New Orleans. No idea about breweries there so would be happy to hear about anyone's experiences.
Train overnight to Washington DC where we spend two nights. Again, I have no idea about breweries in DC.
Train to New York City, where we will visit Brooklyn Brewery, maybe Heartland Brewery and ... ???
Then back to reality.
As I say, any suggestions at all about some good breweries to visit would be very gladly received.
Cheers,
Oliver
EDIT: Removed "Suggestions?" from the Subject because the tour has now begun.
Any ideas of breweries to visit would be very welcome.
So far, here's the plan:
Fly into LA and hightail it out of there ASAP. Head to Chico, which is about three hours north of San Francisco and home of Sierra Nevada Brewing. We want a stop for a night between LA and Chico. Any suggestions?
One night in Chico, then head to the Napa Valley, possibly via Anderson Valley Brewing in Bonville. Or somewhere else if anyone can suggest an alternative.
Four nights in Napa Valley visiting cheese factories, breweries and wineries. There are quite a few breweries in Napa Valley, but are there any good ones?
Four nights with rellies - including one who's a shareholder in Marin Brewing - in San Francisco. I thought we'd visit Anchor Brewing, Rogue Ales and 21st Amendment Brewery, as well as Marin Brewing, of course.
Fly to Nashville then drive to Memphis and New Orleans. No idea about breweries there so would be happy to hear about anyone's experiences.
Train overnight to Washington DC where we spend two nights. Again, I have no idea about breweries in DC.
Train to New York City, where we will visit Brooklyn Brewery, maybe Heartland Brewery and ... ???
Then back to reality.
As I say, any suggestions at all about some good breweries to visit would be very gladly received.
Cheers,
Oliver
EDIT: Removed "Suggestions?" from the Subject because the tour has now begun.