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Nothing makes you thirsty like a beer you cannot drink

VANG VIENG, Laos (story from NY Times) — In this tourist town on the Nam Song River, Beer Lao is as ubiquitous as sneakers and sunburns.
Bottles of Beer Lao at the Lao Brewery factory in Vientiane, Laos. Part of the rice-based lager’s appeal may be that it cannot be found just anywhere.
Backpackers stroll the streets [...]

Brits head east for cheaper booze & women

British Stag Parties Head East in Search of Cheap Beer
By Erich Wiedemann
Just a short and cheap EasyJet or Ryanair flight away from London, Western European tourists are storming Eastern European cities like Tallinn and Riga. Unfortunately, British binge drinkers are too.
It’s early in the morning in Dicken’s Pub, and the punters are hung over. Sean [...]

Top 10 Cities for Beer Lovers

This article is lifted from ShermansTravel.com but arranged in a better formate so that you have click through to the end to see the #1 … I wonder if it helped boost any sales from the drinker audience?
10. Sapporo
9. Prague
8. Portland
7. Montreal
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Oktoberfest wrap up

Seeing as how I didn’t make the rounds for the trip I’m recaping the trip via the photos taken through the camera eyes:

The rest of the Berlin trip gallery

GPC goes Europe next month!

We are headed to Munich next month, for what many beer drinkers consider their Mecca – Oktoberfest! This year the event is September 16 – October 3. We didn’t put together a public package for this but if there’s enough interest this year and through out, we could put something together for [...]

Top 50 Places to Have a Beer in America

“There’s nothing better than sitting in your favorite watering hole while enjoying a fresh pint of craft beer in the company of friends. And even more so when the place is known for its beer, service and atmosphere – be it a brewpub or beer bar.”
Ahmen brotha! Check out their list of 50 best [...]