Category Archives: Commercial Beer

Commercial Beers of note – especially those tried while on vacation

Costco 12 Beers of Christmas by Original Kalea

Posted on November 11, 2023 by RDub

Posted on the 2023 Brewer’s Advent Calendar from Kalea Facebook page was this surprise found in a Tulsa, Oklahoma Costco. All of the beers shown here should be in the 2023 Brewer’s Advent Calendar, including seven beers that are new to this … Continue reading →

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2023 Costco Beer Advent Calendar – What Beer Am I Going To Get?

Posted on October 15, 2023 by RDub

The Costco Beer Advent Calendars have been in the stores for several weeks now and as I noted in this previous post, many of the boxes do not include a picture of the beers within the box as they had … Continue reading →

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The Ireland and England Trip

Posted on July 9, 2019 by RDub

I have yet to complete my beer narrative from my European vacation in the summer of 2017 (which I don’t know if I will ever get around to finishing), and it is much more daunting a task to write about … Continue reading →

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Day 4 of European Vacation

Posted on June 3, 2018 by RDub

Day four of our 2017 summer vacation saw us leaving Munich on a train to Plzeň (Pilsen) in the Czech Republic (Czechia). Pilsen is the birthplace of Pilsner beer. In the weeks prior to our trip, on my weekly Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of European Vacation

Posted on November 26, 2017 by RDub

Day three of our vacation found us taking a day trip from Munich to Nuremberg.  The weather was chilly, overcast and damp.  I wasn’t feeling very well having had a rough night trying to sleep.  While we enjoyed the many … Continue reading →

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Day 2 of European Vacation

Posted on November 24, 2017 by RDub

Day 2 of our vacation found us looking at other sights in Munich.  Most of these were in and around the Marienplatz and the Munich Residenz palace. For lunch , we stopped at Spatenhaus an der Oper, where we went … Continue reading →

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Day 1 of 2017 Summer European Vacation – Munich

Posted on September 10, 2017 by RDub

We had the opportunity to take a vacation to Europe this summer.  I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to write about some of the different beer that I would drink while on vacation. My oldest daughter … Continue reading →

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