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September 2008
Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany
October 2008
Great American Beer Festival
in Denver, CO
November 2008
San Diego, CA
December 2008
Kerstbierfestival in Essen, Belgium

Beer Travel is Seeing the World One Pint at a Time...

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"England... Finally..."
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England... Finally...” is the latest Year in Beer episode of One Pint at a Time.

It is somewhat hard to fathom that in the ten years we have been traveling to Europe, we have never managed more than short visits to London. Thus, we had two goals for August’s Year in Beer trip:
1. Attending the Great British Beer Festival
2. Venturing beyond the Capitol.
The countdown to Oktoberfest... read our preview...
Our Latest Radio Interview:
Ben & Matt on KNIX in Phoeniz, AZ

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If you are on the Monterey Peninsula, pick up the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Carmel Magazine. There is a story about your favorite beer travelers. If you can't pick up a copy, click here to read the story.
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New beergeek.TV Episode - EnglandChris
Year in Beer - Oktoberfest Preview Chris
New beergeek.TV Episode - OBF and BeyondChris
Finishing Strong in England Chris
Tourist DaysMerideth

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Recent Beer Finds
Visit their websiteBelmont Station, Portland, OR [July 2008, beer & food] Our good friend Chris Devlin reminded us that we needed to go here. Half pub with a great beer selection - Half bottle shop with a great beer selection. Teri Fahrendorf of Pink Boots Society fame helped us pick out our beers to bring home for our tasting. How cool is that!

Visit their websiteThe Bierhaus , Cork, Ireland [June 2008, beer only] The appreciation of craft beer is growing in Ireland and the Bierhaus in Cork is proof. An impressive beer menu includes the top Irish craft beers as well some of the best the continent has to offer. A must stop on any beer tour in Cork, The Bierhaus is coveniently located a block from the Franciscan Well Brewery.

Visit their websiteIron Springs Pub and Brewery , Fairfax, CA [June 2008, food & beer] On our trip to the North Bay, we visited some of the biggest names in brewing; Lagunitas, Bear Republic and Russian River. But Iron Springs might stand out the most for us. A family friendly community pub where the beer is tasty, the staff friendly, and the food great.

Visit their websiteBrouwer's Cafe , Seattle, WA [April 2008, food & beer] After gazing at their beer menu, it is easy to see why Brouwer's is on many top beer bar lists. Better than the selection of Belgians is the extensive selection of Washington brews. And they even have one of those cool glass rinser thingys.

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thebeergeek.com is about beer travel.

We travel the world looking for the next great beer experience. While we do include visiting the sites and landmarks of the places we visit, finding that next great beer experience is the real focus of our travels. Visiting pubs, breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs; this is the essence of being a beer traveler.

The rewards of beer travel can vary; sometimes we are rewarded with a real turkey, but other times, the reward is magical. Most of the time, we enjoy a good pint of beer and hopefully some good craic.

We are not trying to tell you where to visit or what beers to drink; rather we hope to inspire you to look for your own beer adventures.

So, pour yourself a pint and enjoy your visit to our site.

Introducing beergeekTV
beergeekTV is a natural extension of our enjoyment of beer travel and desire to tell people about travel and good beer. Visit the beergeekTV page to watch us travel, explore and enjoy good beer.

Who is thebeergeek.com?
thebeergeek.com is a collaboration between Chris Nelson and his wife, best friend and fellow beer lover Merideth Canham-Nelson. Their passion for beer is evidenced by the list of breweries visited.

Merideth Canham-Nelson’s appreciation of beer developed in 1992 while working at a multi-tap pub in Oakland. She wanted to be knowledgeable about the beer she was serving and the best way to do it was to visit the breweries themselves. Merideth and her husband Chris now have frequent adventures throughout North America and Europe discovering great beer and meeting interesting people.  When she is not traveling, Merideth works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Chris Nelson is a full-time house-husband with his own web design business whose life is focused around everything beer; a wardrobe filled with beer t-shirts; a home office dedicated to beer memorabilia and two dachshunds named Porter and Stout. In 2007, out of 7,800 applicants from 31 countries, he was a final four candidate for Four Points by Sheraton’s coveted position of Chief Beer Officer.

To learn more about us, visit the About Us section of the website.

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Year in Beer - Franconia, Germany & Cologne, Munich & Vienna - May 2008 | Year in Beer - Seattle, WA - April 2008
Year in Beer - Boston, MA - St. Patrick's Day - March 2008| Philadelphia, PA - March 2008 | Beer Drinker of the Year - Denver, CO - February 2008
Year in Beer - San Francisco, CA - February 2008| Year in Beer - Anchorage, AK - January 2008 | December 2007 - London, Germany & Dublin
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