Craft Beer Travel & Adventure

Most people have some sort of a bucket list. You know, places you need to visit, things you need to experience, before you kick the bucket. So what about bucket list breweries? Are those a thing? Uh...Yeah! And we've got an entire conversation about bucket list breweries, travel adventures and more. But first, we must make this clear, even for traveling beer geeks like us, it really is all abo...

Welcome to Bikin' Bits - a bit about bikin' - so you don't have to look forever to find the trails you want to ride. Where we tell you the loops to ride, the loopdy-loops to ride, the uphills, the downhills. Where we summarize the trails, so you know exactly where you want to go, how long you want to spend, how much elevation you want to gain and how much descent you want to fly down....

Saying hi to a stranger at Single Mill Brewing in Yakima, Washington, we met Brian from Packmule. Selling beer online and utilizing partner breweries in Washington, he delivers craft beer to the people. He’s their Pack Mule. Buying directly from the breweries and delivering directly to the consumers, he's dedicated to living the life he loves through craft beer. Not only do we talk about how h...

Seriously, craft beer is everywhere. And not just to purchase and take home, but to drink anywhere you go. From enjoying your favorite craft beer in the grocery store while shopping for dinner to playing a part in your fitness regime to sipping on a cold one at the barbershop. Told you...beer here, beer there, and beer everywhere. Ken and April tackle this controversial (Really, is it controversia...

The Pacific Northwest is known for its lone-standing mountains, the rocky coast and its thick lush greenery. But did you know that it's also where 75 percent of North America's hops are grown? The hop harvest is a big deal in the craft beer world. It's why your IPAs taste so damn good.  And we're here to educate your beer lover's palate with the story behind the hops. Meeting w...

This week's podcast started without much structure. Just two people in love with beer and travel having a conversation about the status of the world today, realizing that while the media states the world is on fire both literally and figuratively, it really doesn't suck.  Surround yourself with good people, create the adventures you want, and just be kind...well, how can life suck? Especia...

Welcome to Bikin' Bits - a bit about bikin' - so you don't have to look forever to find the trails you want to ride. Where we tell you the loops to ride, the loopdy-loops to ride, the uphills, the downhills. Where we summarize the trails, so you know exactly where you want to go, how long you want to spend, how much elevation you want to gain and how much descent you want to fly down....

Montana is known as Big Sky Country, but did you know that there is a brewery there focused on sustainable brewing and agricultural practices under that great big sky? Wildwood Brewing in Stevensville, Montana, is doing just that. Jim Leuders, an OG in the Montana brewing scene and Patriarch and Head Brewer at Wildwood Brewing has been a creative soul since day one when he restored an old truck to...

Welcome to Bikin' Bits - a bit about bikin' - so you don't have to look forever to find the trails you want to ride. Where we tell you the loops to ride, the loopdy-loops to ride, the uphills, the downhills. Where we summarize the trails, so you know exactly where you want to go, how long you want to spend, how much elevation you want to gain and how much descent you want to fly down....

The intersection where journalism meets beer is a great thing indeed, especially when it comes to a very specific beer man by the name of Jonathan Shikes, AKA the Colorado Beer Man.  His passion for the Denver beer scene is evidenced in his decades long journalism career at Westword, Denver's alt newspaper, with a focus on beer. A self-proclaimed history buff, Jonathan took his love for beer a...

Welcome to Bikin' Bits - a bit about bikin' - so you don't have to look forever to find the trails you want to ride. Where we tell you the loops to ride, the loopdy-loops to ride, the uphills, the downhills. Where we summarize the trails, so you know exactly where you want to go, how long you want to spend, how much elevation you want to gain and how much descent you want to fly down....

Always looking to discover something new in the brewing industry, we happily came across Dos Luces Brewery in the historic South Broadway District in Denver, Colorado.  While the beers they brew here may be new to many in the U.S., they have been around for thousands of years and are surrounded by traditions and ceremonial events. Meet Chicha and Pulque, two ancient ales that are naturally gluten-...

Welcome to Bikin' Bits - a bit about bikin' - so you don't have to look forever to find the trails you want to ride. Where we tell you the loops to ride, the loopdy-loops to ride, the uphills, the downhills. Where we summarize the trails, so you know exactly where you want to go, how long you want to spend, how much elevation you want to gain and how much descent you want to fly down....

Kenny and I call ourselves late bloomers. It seems as though we've started many new adventures later in life instead of attacking them head on when our bodies were young and supple. But, we've decided it's never too late to try something new. So, even at 50, we are contemplating hiking the Colorado Trail (500 miles), hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal (a bit daunting), living in ano...

If you've been looking for breweries to visit in the Southern states, why not have some fun while doing the research? Join Ken and me this week for a fearless venture with A Fearless Venture as we guide you through breweries in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. But who exactly are  A Fearless Venture ? They are Brian and Teresa Ott, web designers, SEO gurus, and our BFF's on the ro...

Meet Debra and Barry Benton, friends, travelers, and fellow RV Lifers. These two not only live the RV life, but they have committed themselves to creating a community of RV and travel peeps through their business,  The Virtual Campground. On location, boondocking on BLM land just outside of Durango, we got together with these two former Texans, future Colorodoans, current comedians (at least Barry...

I first met Aleyna Porreca, Assistant Brewer at Storm Peak Brewing Company in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, when she was a freshman at New Vista High School in Boulder. Her excitement for living from then until now has not changed. But what has, is her path. Becoming a brewer may not have been in her plans as a 14-year-old, but now in her mid-20's this bad ass teen has become a bad ass brewer....

Each and every one of us has different abilities along with disabilities, and at Brewability Lab, an inclusive brewery just outside of Denver, these disabilities are celebrated as abilities. So what exactly is an inclusive brewery? Tiffany, former special education teacher and current owner of Brewability Lab, states that it means to employ adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities t...

Feeling disappointed in himself for not participating in the local protests, Marcus Baskerville, Founder and Head Brewer at Weathered Souls Brewing Company in San Antonio, Texas, decided to use his brewery platform to start the Black is Beautiful Beer Initiative. Challenged by his friend and mentor, Jeff, Co-Founder of Jester King Brewery, to turn his recipe into a collaboration, over the next 24...

Always listen to Grandpa...and the women! They know what they are talking about. And they know how to brew damn good beer. The lessons learned will be valuable, yes, but the humor, that's everything. The family at Copper Brothel Brewery will make you appreciate family, history, and brothels, all with a sense of humor that is quite often missing in today's world. We've said it again and...

If Living a Stout Life had a BFF, it just might be Trails2Ales, fellow podcasters.  This week we've got some tales of gratitude with Kevin and Ken from Trails2Ales, a passion project focusing on...you guessed it beer and biking, or better yet...trails and ales. With both of them stationary on the east coast in Virginia, we get to learn a bit more about east coast biking trails, east coast brew...

Jim and Jean-Marie Bellington met about 40 years ago in a bar while drinking beer. It's kismet then, that one of their bucket list items was to open a brewery. When an old trailer park came up for sale, instead of retirement, they went back to work to build beer and community. Hiring a well-known brewer, Travis Smith, formerly of Societe Brewing in San Diego, the three of them set out to creat...

We are on location in southwest Colorado. Join us this week as we bring you with us on the road trip of a lifetime to breweries, restaurants, ski resorts, mountain biking trails, rafting trips, and more. There's so much to do and see in Colorado; it's overwhelming. So, instead of not knowing where to start, start with us. We'll take you there. Starting around Buffalo Creek and Bailey,...

It's time. Summertime and time to go. Time to travel. Time to see the country again. Time to get back out there. Time for some beer and boondocking, even if that C-word is still out there. For us, time to go means finding free places to camp to hit those mountain biking trails, but also finding those craft breweries along the way. Beer and Breweries That C-word makes visiting breweries a bit d...

Wander On Linger Often. The perfect life philosophy for Chattanooga, Tennessee and its beer and adventure scene. With the Tennessee River, the Appalachian Mountains, the Cumberland Gap, and so much more, this city is not one to miss on your travels to the South. For those of you that feel you need to earn your beer, that is not a problem here. From mountain biking and hiking to paddle boarding, ka...