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Cape Cod Beer Tour
For our anniversary, the wife and I took a trip to Cape Cod, MA. While there we heard about this great brewery called
Cape Cod Beer. This brewery has been a staple for many summer visitors to the Cape. The pictures of the tour are below. The facility is minutes from the main highway that runs through the Cape 
and is located in a large complex of storefronts. The brewery tour itself was quick, more of like a tasting then any thing, but we did go on a day when the official tour was not running. If you are going to visit the brewery and experience the best beer that Cape Cod has to offer then make sure to visit on either a Saturday or Tuesday. They are famous for their “Growlers”, which if you do not know already are large glass bottles of beer. Actually it is a half gallon of beer goodness. They offer growler refills right at the brewery or for first time buyers the growlers themselves are offered at stores (and Cape Cod Beer) throughout the Cape.
This MA brewery was very clean and the staff was very helpful with their beer knowledge. There was three beers that we sampled and each with different elements to savor. We tasted the Red, IPA and the seasonal beer called Cape Cod Summer. The seasonal ale was our favorite. It was refreshing and reminded us of a day at the beach. Just remember to pack your Cape Cod Beer in ice or else it will soil, but I do not think that will be an issue since it was so tasty. Their beer truly is “A Vacation in Every Pint”. Oh yea and make sure to say hi to Buster the brewery dog on your visit.
Buster the brewery dog- Cape Cod Beer
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The Grand Lake Brewery Tour
So the wife and I decided to take a road trip and find some interesting beer tours across the United States. We ended up finding the self proclaimed highest brewery in the world, at 8367 ft, in Grand Lake, CO at the Grand Lake Brewery.
Established in 2002, this brewery is right on the main street in Grand Lake and offers a verity of microbrews to sample. We could not decide on which one to taste first so they offer a tasting for $10 whivh gives you 10 4 oz. glasses of each of their beers. The beer was both unique in flavor as well as name. Some of the names reflect the area the that beer is brewed in including; Grand Lager, White Cap Wheat, Stump Jumper, Plaid Bastard, and Trail Ridge Red. All the brewering is down onsite with windows from the main street and showing off all their equipment. The Tasting area/ bar is cozy, so get there early, but it is definately worth the wait.
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The Lion Brewery Tour and Oktoberfest
Hello fellow “brewskie” drinkers,its me again the infamous wife and I have a great Beer piece for you this week.
This weeks brewery tour is our famous hometown Brewing Company called Lion Brewing Co. of Wilkes-Barre, PA, recently Tour Guide (Jeremy) and I got to experience the cozy little brewery and had a grrrreat time!
Every October the brewery has Oktoberfest (held this year on Friday, October 3rd 2008 and Saturday, October 4th2008 ) on the grounds of the Brewery. This is not your average “drunk fest” but also a place to be able to take the family. The Brewery really has a family atmosphere event. They had games and rides for the kids and were really strict on public drunkenness you never seen one person throwing up, staggering around or speaking in “beer terms” at all. The Lion Brewery even offers Root Beer that is always on tap for visitors under 21.
We arrived mid morning with stomachs and taste buds ready for the taste of sweet sin and for Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton, Lion Brewery Union President Clarence Gallagher and the Brew Masters to tap the first keg of the fun filled weekend, then the fun began and we didn’t leave til well after the sun went down on both days
The Brewery really puts on a “fest” we saw everything from Weiner dog races, big expensive fireworks, Polka favorites by NEPA’s favorite Polka Band Joe Stanky, a strolling accordion player who had everyone singing “in heaven there is no beer , that’s why we drink it here…” but the best was not just that, it was what really surprised us…. the entrance fee being only $3.00and that price included a 16 oz commemorative Oktoberfest mug for the adults or a 12 oz Lion Brewery root beer mug for the kids.
On a Brewery note the Tours and Beer Tasting, was unbelievable! The volunteers poured a fresh, ice cold not heady beer . I preferred their famous Octoberfest beer which has a Smell of floral hops and very light sweet malts. I absolutely loved it! The tours were small in numbers, which were great you actually got to hear the tour guide and not have to worry if you were in someone else’s view. We can’t wait til next year!
* Tours when not celebrating their Annual Oktoberfest offered select Saturdays at 1pm. Reservations are needed to tour The Lion and are accepted via email (info@lionbrewery.com)
* All pictures used in this blog are courtesy of Lion Brewery Inc. website
