I was in Lisbon, Portugal last week. I was attending the 55th Congress of the European Regional Science Association where I was making a presentation of the factors behind the emergence and growth of the American craft beer industry. As always, before Continue reading Lisbon’s Museu da Cerveja
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The Guinness Storehouse
One could hardly come to Dublin without visiting the Guinness Storehouse. So that is what my wife and I did during our recent trip to that fair city. Guinness and I go back a long way. Of all the beers that I currently drink with any regularity Guinness is the one with which I have the longest association. My Guinness drinking days go back over 30 years to when I was undergraduate student at the University of Continue reading The Guinness Storehouse
A Wanderlust For Some (Beer) Funk
We are the Beer Doctors. If you follow us on Facebook (and if you don’t, you should), you’d know our favorite beers are an American India Pale Ale (AIPA) and a Bavarian Hefeweizen. American IPAs, known for their bitterness from hops, are no doubt one of the most popular craft beer Continue reading A Wanderlust For Some (Beer) Funk
Scotland’s Lager Lovelies
I was born and raised in Scotland. I lived there (with the exception of an 18 month hiatus in London, England) from my birth in 1963 until emigrating to the United States in 1985. I grew up in the small Highland village of Tarbet. Continue reading Scotland’s Lager Lovelies
Going Dutch
This week I am in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The city is home to one of the most recognizable and iconic beer brands in the world – Heineken. Heineken has operations in 70 countries and has a global Continue reading Going Dutch