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- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
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Tag Archives: beer
Favorite beers by state and country
Below is my list of favorite beers by state and country. Most of the ones in the United States have been tried at the brewery or brewpub. Brands from outside the United States have been tried in restaurants there or … Continue reading
The ultimate merger of beer and bikes
Just when you’ve seen everything, you stumble across something wholly unexpected. In this case it is bike bars (a.k.a. pedal pubs, pedal cruisers, etc.). These pedal-powered mobile beer bars are starting to pop up in entertainment districts and venues across … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, beer, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fun, geography, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged beer, bicycles, bicycling, bikes, brews, cities, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun
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Now this is my kind of map!
Many thanks to my friend Tim for first reposting this map of craft breweries. If you love craft beers, this your map. Enjoy!
Posted in advertising, beer, brewpubs, cities, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, history, Maps, marketing, placemaking, Statistics, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged beer, brewpubs, brews, cities, craft beer, fun, geography, maps, travel
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Some thoughts from E’ireann
As Kathy and I wrap up our weeklong trip the emerald island, I had some thoughts to pass along. If you have the opportunity to visit Ireland, absolutely do it! What a wonderful and friendly nation. The people are extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, beer, bicycling, Biking, cities, civics, civility, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, Food, fun, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, music, nature, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, rail, recycling, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather, writing
Tagged beer, biking, cities, Dublin, Eireann, entertainment, Europe, fun, Greystones, hiking, Ireland, Irish Rail, kayaking, music, railraods, tourism, travel
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Sports/games that should have been invented
If haggis hurling/tossing can be a sport, so can these. Look for them on a cable channel near you! Stay tuned for more. Slam dunk wiffle ball Reverse role deer hunting Medicine ball shot put Curling hurling Sky-high jumping (with … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, aviation, beer, bicycling, Biking, brewpubs, consumerism, culture, entertainment, fun, health, humanity, satire, sports, Television
Tagged beer, bicycles, brewpubs, cornhole, curling, fun, funny, games, haggis, medicine ball, satire, sports, Toss Across, Twister, wiffle ball
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Your community is a college town when…
Sofas and couches are considered roadside artwork and/or a front porch decoration. Mascot(s) seem to appear from out of nowhere at every venue. Beer consumption exceeds water consumption. The drinking age is only a guideline. The first really warm day … Continue reading
Posted in art, beer, bicycling, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, education, entertainment, environment, Food, fun, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, libraries, music, placemaking, planning, politics, satire, schools, seasons, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, Television, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, zoning
Tagged beer, beer pong, college, education, football, fun, land use, Lee Corso, NCAA, planning, satire, school, universities, zoning
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A trip to Oddside Ales
Made a road trip yesterday to Grand Haven that among other things included a short brew respite at Oddside Ales. A quaint and enjoyable microbrewery, Oddside produces quite a range of beers for being a small brewer. I tried out … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, beer, brewpubs, cities, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, historic preservation, land use, placemaking, planning, revitalization, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged beer, breweries, brewpubs, cities, Grand Haven, Michigan, Oddside Ales, placemaking
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A bicyclist’s dream come true – a trailside brewpub
This past Saturday, Alison and I made a trip to the northern burbs of Grand Rapids to wander the quaint shops of Rockford, Michigan and try out the Rockford Brewing Company. Given its location aside the White Pine State Trail … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, beer, bicycling, Biking, brewpubs, cities, civics, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, Food, health, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged beer, bicycling, biking, brewpubs, cities, cycling, hiking, Michigan, multi-use trails, Rockford, Rockford Brewing, trails, walking, White Pine Trail
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“Bad” can be good
I recently made a short trip south to a newer craft brewer located in the Ingham County seat of Mason, Michigan. The Bad Brewing Company opened in mid-2012 in a handsome historic building just off Courthouse Square. I’ll be honest … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, architecture, art, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged Bad Brewing, beer, breweries, brewpubs, cities, cuisine, entrepreneurship, food, land use, Mason, Michigan, planning, small business, The Vault
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Are brewpubs becoming too standardized?
In a word, yes. I have visited several dozen brewpubs in seven states and am beginning to tire of the same old, same old format of restored historic building, wood floors, big screen TVs, brick walls, lots of noise, standard … Continue reading →