Brews Travelers 365

#137 – Scratch Brewing Company in Ava, IL

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

Our first Illinois brewery to visit during our trip last year was Scratch Brewing Company located on some farmland about an hour and a half southeast of St. Louis, MO. Scratch was one of the most distinctly unique, beautiful, and most remote breweries that we saw all year and remained that way through to the end. With a focus on locality, the people at the…

#136 – Mother’s Brewing Company in Springfield, MO

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

As we walked up to Mother’s back in May, people were setting up tents and other items outside in preparation for their fourth ever Mother’s Day Festival that would be held the next day. Unfortunately our timing did not line up with the party, however it was a blast talking with founder Jeff Schrag about the brewery as we hung out in the taproom and walked…

The trip is over. Now what?

Well, we did it.

After spending 365 days on the road visiting 789 breweries all across North America, the two of us are now back home in Dallas, TX. Only about 130 of the 365 brewery profilesthat we intend to create have been posted so, using audio recordings and photos from each of our official stops, the other 200+ will get posted here on our site over the upcoming months. We will do…

End of year stats!

365 days later, we are now done with our epic brewery journey…

CLICK HERE to get a state-by-state breakdown of breweries/ beers

Below you will find our total stats for the months of January + February + March + April + May + June + July + August + September + October + November + December:

[Death Valley]

[Border into Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico]

Unique brews responsibly tasted: 7,124 (+920…

We only have one month left in our trip. 334 days into the year; 31 days left to go…

Below you will find our total stats for the months of January + February + March + April + May + June + July + August + September + October + November:

[Shotgunning Deep Ellum Blonde at the Grand Canyon – AZ]

[Driving through a tree – North CA]

Unique brews responsibly tasted: 6,204 (+879 from last month) Breweri…

#135 – Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, AR

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

After going to the Fayetteville Visitors Center to pick up our handy-dandy Ale Trail passport and then checking out a few bonus stop breweries on the Fayetteville Ale Trail, we found ourselves at Fossil Cove Brewing just as they were opening up for the day. Their founder and head brewer, Ben Mills, spent time with us spilling details about the dino-themed…

#129 – Vino’s Brewpub in Little Rock, AR

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

Our first Arkansas brewery visit back in May (2014) was to Vino’s Brewpub in Little Rock. We met with Josiah Moody who was the head brewer at that point in time, but he has since moved on to his own project as a gypsy brewer under the tag Moody Brews. Josiah informed us about all kinds of cool things Vino’s has done, like hosting live music multiple times a…

#127 – Yazoo Brewing in Nashville, TN

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

After leaving Jackalope Brewing Company in Nashville, TN, we drove a whole quarter of a mile down the road to meet with the people of Yazoo. Neil McCormick, who is their Sales and Marketing Manager, spent a significant amount of time with us showing off the brewery and going into detail about what makes Yazoo unique. Afterwards, he even acted as our tour guide…

We are now 5/6 of the way through our trip! 305 days into the year and only have 60 days left to go…

Below you will find our total stats for the months of January + February + March + April + May + June + July + August + September + October:

[Checking out the place where Grammy's are made]

Unique brews responsibly tasted: 5,325 (+795 from last month) Breweries visited: 593 total: 311 official & 282

#125 – Apocalypse Brew Works in Louisville, KY

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

After visiting Against the Grainin Louisville, KY, we made the short drive over to Apocalypse Brew Works. Co-founders Bill Krauth, Leah Dienes, and Paul Grignon opened up the taproom (which they call “The Fallout Shelter”) on May 11, 2012 with the 3 1/2 barrel system they are using today. We spoke to Leah, the head-brewer, while sampling their brews and learned…

#123 – Blue Stallion Brewing Co in Lexington, KY

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

During our time in Lexington, KY, we received multiple recommendations to check out Blue Stallion Brewing company. We originally made our way over there on Saturday night and then went back the following day to speak with co-founder Jim Clemons. Blue Stallion is currently the only brewery in Kentucky distributing lagers, which became a focus of head brewer Nico…

Below you will find our total stats for the months of January + February + March + April + May + June + July + August + September:

[Border Photos!]

[Glacier National Park]

We are now 3/4 of the way through our trip! 273 days into the year and have 92 days left to go…

We truly want to thank everyone who has helped us make it this far! Friends and family for their support, new friends we have met…

#121 – Charleston Brewing Co in Charleston, WV

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

Our final brewery visit in West Virginia was to Charleston Brewing Co located in the city with the same name. The head brewer, Ryan Hastings, was unfortunately in Ohio at the time of our visit so we were not able to meet him in person; however, he kindly chatted with us over the phone for about half an hour before we went inside to check out the brewery. He…

Our (very tentative) schedule through the end of the year!

We’re getting close to the end of our year-long trip and have a rough schedule of where we are going to be and when through the end of the year. If you have contacts at breweries or can offer up a place to stay in these areas, shoot us an email at: [email protected].

** Remember, this schedule is extremely tentative and dates will definitely change, though the areas we are…

#119 – Chestnut Brew Works in Morgantown, WV

(1) THE BREWERY & OUR EXPERIENCE

Some of you might recognize Chestnut Brew Works from our List of 10 most memorable breweriesthat we put together, and there’s multiple reasons it was on there. Chestnut Brew Works opened in March of 2013 and is the passion project of Bill Rittenour. He is the sole employee of the two-barrel brewery, which is currently operating out of the stand alone garage of…

Panorama of both state border signs

Flat tire at 80mph

Changing the flat

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