Greetings!

Man have we been busy! We finally picked the winner of the Saint Augustine Beer Safari Weekend (see below for details), plus finalized the menu for the Beer Dinner at A1A Ale Works. We've also been working on finishing touches for the upcoming European Beercation Cruises and...Woo Hoo! Guess who actually had a vacation of their own???  Well, okay, mostly vacation, but of course, as always, there was a bunch of future Beercation research and development going on as well!    

 We started out our trip with some time in Normandy, where we had a chance to taste some local cidre, calvados and of course... beer! 

Then on over to Paris for where we took advantage of being in the most romantic city in the world and renewed our vows in celebration of our 25th anniversary.  So there you have it:

 

Couples that Drink Great Beer Together,

    Stay Together! 

 

 

Of course, there is absolutely good beer to be found in Paris, and you better believe we knew where to find it. We stopped into La Fine Mousse, where our friend Laurent is one of the owners.  They do a great job here promoting beer and brewers from around the world.  They've hosted the likes of Garrett Oliver and Craig Allen and always have an interesting international selection between their bottle list & their 20 taps. Here is a pretty unique one that we came across, the beer was pretty good, but really thought you'd  get a kick out of the label...we'll never think of IPA the same again...

Then it was off to Germany to check out a potential future, and as always, brewnique tour itinerary. You know us, we don't like to be typical in how we run tours or in where we visit...so no, we were not in Munich or Bamberg...we were actually barging along the Mosel River, but never fear, we found the beer! (As well as the amazing scenery, castles, food, wine and art!) 

Well, our vacation time is over, but now it is time for yours!  Bon Beer Voyage Fall Tour season is coming up fast! Less than a month until our St. Augustine Beer Safari Weekend, speaking of which:  

Congratulations to Jack C. the Winner of the Draft Magazine Beer Safari Giveaway Contest!

Jack was picked in our random drawing for a spot for 2 people on this year's Beer Safari! If you entered and didn't win, you can still join us but book soon if you want to come along and join us for the great beer, touring, food and fun! We sold out last year and only have a few spots left for this year.

FORGET THE FALL FOLIAGE-JOIN US ON ONE OF OUR FALL BEERCATIONS!

Speaking of sell-outs, we are down to the last few cabins on both the Bruges to Amsterdam Beercation Cruise as well as the Grand Crus to Farmhouse Brews Beercation Cruise in Belgium and France for this fall.  If you are looking for something different this fall than a typical fall foliage vacation, how does visiting Chimay, Westvleteren, Rodenbach, De Molen and tons of other breweries, checking out museums like the Hops Museum and Flander's Fields Museum, taking guided tours of cities like Amsterdam, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Lille and more on foot and by canal boat with private guides,  and being spoiled by our private onboard chef sound to you? What else? How about spending the week with a small group of like minded beer lovers, and oh, unpack only once, your stuff will come with you as we travel in comfort from place to place on our private canal cruisers! We promise you won't be disappointed! Want to see what past beercationers say about our tours? Check out our Guest Comments.