Why do we get so excited about visiting breweries?
Because beer has made such a huge difference throughout history.
Don't believe it?
Watch the documentary!
(Note that this Discovery Channel production may not continue to be freely available,
links may be found using a web search.
The show can also be purchased several places, such as Amazon Prime, YouTube and Netflix.)
Breweries by City
Tim and Beth have some favorate places to visit breweries:
For more breweries, check out the maps available from:
Brewery Tours
As travelers who enjoy a great beer now and then, Beth and Tim at SimSolTravel like to
share their experiences when they can visit breweries around the world.
And occasionally they find a gem of an old poster promoting the virtues of beer, like this
What is Beer?
poster, from the United Brewers Industrial Foundation.
Please enjoy a virtual tour of some of the breweries they have visited
(SimSolTravel's Albums):
St. Sixtus' Abbey in Westvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium.
Coming Soon! It is a lot easier, and more fun, to visit breweries and take the pictures than to get them on this web site.
Pictures for these breweries are being processed and will be added to the site soon but the order and schedule is somewhat randum.
If there is a specific brewery that hasn't yet been processed that you would like to see, please email
to get it on the top of the "to do" list.
Santa Fe Brewing: Santa Fe, New Mexico (November 2008)
Glenwood Canyon Brewery: Glenwood Springs, Colorado (September 2009)
MolsonCoors Brewery : Burton-upon-Trent, England (April 2013)
National Brewery Centre: Burton-upon-Trent, England (May 2013)
Marston's Brewery: Burton-upon-Trent, England (May 2013)
Franciscan Well Brewery: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Beamish Brewery: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Porterhouse Brewing Co: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Guinness St James Gate Brewery: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Downtown Joe's Brewery: Napa, California (June 2013)
Napa Smith Brewery : Napa, California (June 2013)
Anchor Brewing Co: San Francisco, California (June 2013)
Beach Chalet Brewery: San Francisco, California (June 2013)
Pacific Coast Brewing Co: Oakland, California (June 2013)
Breweries by Cruise
One of the joys of taking a cruise is seeing many different ports.
Beth and Tim have found that a cruse is also a great way to see breweries and brew pubs.
July/August 2009 Alaskan Cruise
Here are the ones they visited on their July/August 2009 Alaskan cruise aboard the Holland America Zaandam:
Coming Soon! Pictures for these pubs are being processed and will be added to the site soon.
Red Dog Saloon: Juneau, Alaska (August 2009)
Smiths Pub: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (August 2009)
June 2011 Canada & New England Cruise
In June 2011 Tim and Beth did a trial run of the SimSolTravel 2nd Honeymoon Excursion
from Denver to Canada and New England and back by train and cruise ship.
They visited Niagara Falls, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec on the train and then cruised from Montreal to Boston aboard the Holland America Maasdam.
Here are the breweries they found on the excursion:
Coming Soon! Pictures for these breweries are being processed and will be added to the site soon.
Syndicate Brewery: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (June 2011)
Taps Brewhouse: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (June 2011)
Brutopai Brew Pub: Montreal, Quebec (June 2011)
Dieu DuCiel: Montreal, Quebec (June 2011)
Les3 Brasseurs: Montreal, Quebec (June 2011)
Linox Brewery: Québec City, Quebec (June 2011)
Gahan House Brewery: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (June 2011)
Alexander Keiths Brewery: Halifax, Nova Scotia (June 2011)
Garrison Brewing: Halifax, Nova Scotia (June 2011)
Hart & Thistle Brewery: Halifax, Nova Scotia (June 2011)
Bar Harbor Brewing: Bar Harbor, Maine (June 2011)
Boston Beer Company: Boston, Massachusetts (June 2011)
Boston Beer Works: Boston, Massachusetts (June 2011)
January 2012 Caribbean Cruise
Here are the ones they visited on their January 2012 Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral aboard the NCL Sun:
Coming Soon! Pictures for these breweries and pubs are being processed and will be added to the site soon.
Old Harbor Brewery: San Jaun, Puerto Rico (January 2012)
Bacardi Distillery: San Jaun, Puerto Rico (January 2012)
Dog House Pub: St. Thomas, USVI (January 2012)
Pub Tours
While breweries are the focus of SimSolTravel, there are also a lot of great pubs and beer gardens around the world.
Many of these have a great selection of craft beers and should not be neglected just because the beer isn't brewed there!
Here are a some interesting places to visit:
Deacon Brodie's Tavern: Edinburgh, England (April 2013)
Beehive Inn: Edinburgh, England (April 2013)
Greyfriars Bobby Pub: Edinburgh, England (April 2013)
Olde Royal Oak Pub: Burton-upon-Trent, England (April 2013)
Bridge Inn: Burton-upon-Trent, England (May 2013)
Lord Burton Pub: Burton-upon-Trent, England (May 2013)
NAME : Burton-upon-Trent, England (May 2013)
NAME : Burton-upon-Trent, England (May 2013)
Trip to Jerusalem Pub: Nottingham, England (May 2013)
Rose of England Pub: Nottingham, England (May 2013)
Major Oak Pub: Nottingham, England (May 2013)
Ye Olde Dolphin Pub: Derby, England (May 2013)
Jorrocks Pub: Derby, England (May 2013)
Clancy's Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
The Oval Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
An Spailpin Fanac Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
An Bodhran Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Le Chateau Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Sin-e Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Rob-Roy Pub: Cobh, Ireland (May 2013)
Old Oak Pub: Cork, Ireland (May 2013)
Farrington's Pub: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Vat House Pub: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Oliver St John Gogarty Pub: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Merchants Arch Bar: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Old Jameson Distillery: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Brazen Head Pub: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Darkey Kelly's Pub: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
The Temple Bar: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
M. J. O'Neil Pub: Dublin, Ireland (May 2013)
Beer Revolution: Oakland, California (June 2013)
The Trappist: Oakland, California (June 2013)
Heinolds First and Last Chance: Oakland, California (June 2013)
Oktoberfest
While visiting breweries and pubs is fun, there is nothing quite like the huge party in Muchen (Munich) Germany every year!
Oktoberfest, often called Wiesn for short, is the annual celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Tim and Beth have been to the Theresienwiese (field, or meadow, of Therese) twice.
The first time during the construction and the second during the party.
The party is a lot more fun!
Muchen (Munich) Oktoberfest -- the big event in 2012.
GABF: The Great American Beer Festival
It's great to travel to breweries and pubs but it is even better when the beer comes to you!
Tim and Beth try to go to GABF whenever they can.
Here are a few pictures of the sessions they have attended:
Food, beer, festivities and a good cause at Wynkoop Brewing Co.
Beth and Tim hope you will visit the Travel Information site for pictures and information about areas where they specialize, places they have visited and hotels they have enjoyed.
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