Complete
Itinerary:
2007 Trip
Blue
Line: Oregon to Maine (June to August).
Red Line: Maine back to Oregon (August
to October).
Here is a toast I wrote for the wonderful folks who have made my trip as extraordinary as they are. Here's to you:
Tasty
craft beer in good measure,
Laughs and
stories lead to pleasure,
Precious
gold, this simple treasure.
| Mon | June 4 | Start trip: Drive to Bend, OR |
| Tue | June 5 | Brew at Deschutes (Total 1, Brew 1) |
| Wed | June 6 | Drive to Klamath Falls and visit Mia & Pia's Brewhouse (T2, Visit 1) and Klamath Basin Brewing. (T3, V2) |
| Thur | June 7 | Drive to Chico, CA and attend MBAA District Northern California June Technical Meeting. |
| Fri | June 8 | Brew at Sierra Nevada (T4, B2) |
| Sat | June 9 | Drive to Berkeley, CA. Noon till 4:30 pm at Triple Rock (T5, V3). Overnight at Trumer Brauerei. (T6, V4) |
| Sun | June 10 | Visit old friends in San Leandro and Foster City, CA. |
| Mon | June 11 | Hang out with Celebrator Beer News staff. |
| Tues | June 12 | Drive to Gilroy (visit Farmhouse/Coast Range) then to Paso Robles. (T7, V5) |
| Wed | June 13 | Brew at Firestone-Walker Brewing Co. (T8, B3) |
| Thur | June 14 | Drive to San Marcos, CA |
| Fri | June 15 | Brew at Port Brewing Co. (T9, B4) |
| Sat | June 16 | Brew at Stone Brewing Co. (T10, B5) |
| Sun | June 17 | Drive to Tempe, AZ. |
| Mon | June 18 | Brew at Four Peaks Brewing Co. (T11, B6) |
| Tues | June 19 | Drive to Sedona, AZ. Visit Oak Creek Brewing Company. (T12, V6) |
| Wed | June 20 | Drive to Durango, CO. |
| Thur | June 21 | Brew at Ska Brewing Co. (T13, B7) |
| Fri | June 22 | Drive to Colorado Springs and visit family. |
| Sat | June 23 | Drive to Denver, CO. |
| Sun | June 24 | Visit family in Denver. Husband Jon Graber joins me. |
| Mon | June 25 | Visit breweries in Boulder (Avery) (T14, V7), Longmont (Left Hand) (T15, V8), and Lyons (Oskar Blues) (T16, V9). Stay with friends in Estes Park. |
| Tues | June 26 | Visit Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins. (T17, V10) |
| Wed | June 27 | Brew at New Belgium Brewing Co. (T18, B8) |
| Thur | June 28 | Drive to Crazy Horse, Mt Rushmore, and Rapid City, SD. Visit Firehouse Brewing. (T19, V11) |
| Fri | June 29 | Drive to Sioux Falls, SD. Visit Granite City Food & Brewery. (T20, V12) |
| Sat | June 30 | Drive to Minneapolis. Visit Herkimer Brewery. Then drive to Chippewa Falls, WI. (T21, V13) |
| Sun | July 1 | Drive to Munising, MI. |
| M-F | July 2-6 | Visit family in Munising. |
| Sat | July 7 | Drive to West Bend, WI. |
| Sun | July 8 | Husband Jon flies home to Eugene. |
| S-S | July 8-14 | Visit family in West Bend. Visit Silver Creek Brewery in Cedarburg. (T22, V14) |
| Wed | July 11 | Visit Milwaukee Ale House 4-6 pm. (T23, V15) |
| Sun | July 15 | Drive: West Bend to Wisconsin Dells. |
| Mon | July 16 | Brew at Moose Jaw Pizza-Dells Brewing Co./Drive to Middleton, WI (T24, B9) |
| Tues | July 17 | Brew at Capital Brewing Co. (T25, B10), Visit Lake Louise Brewery (T26, V16) / Drive to New Glarus, WI |
| Wed | July 18 | Brew at New Glarus Brewing Co./Drive to Sleepy Hollow, IL (T27, B11) |
| Thur | July 19 | Visit
Rock Bottom-Chicago (T28, V17), Siebel & Goose Island Br.Co. (T29, V18) 1800 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, IL (4:00 - 6:00 pm, come visit me!) |
| Fri | July 20 | Visit college roommate. |
| Sat | July 21 | Drive: Sleepy Hollow to Mundelein, IL |
| Sun | July 22 | Drive: Mundelein to Channahon, IL |
| Mon | July 23 | Brew at Flossmoor Station Br. Co. (T30, B12), Visit Three Floyds Brewery (T31, V19) / Drive to Holland, MI |
| Tues | July 24 | Brew at New Holland Brewing Co (T32, B13) / Meet up with Bill Owens on his "Road Distiller" trip/ Drive to Kalamazoo, MI |
| Wed | July 25 | Brew at Bells Brewing Co. (T33, B14) |
| Thur | July 26 | Day off for relaxing and organizing in Kalamazoo, MI |
| Fri | July 27 | Drive
to Ypsilanti, MI |
| Sat | July 28 | At Michigan Beer Festival 1-6 pm |
| Sun | July 29 | Drive to Buffalo, NY |
| Mon | July 30 | Brew at Flying Bison (T35, B15) / Drive to Rochester, NY. |
| Tues | July 31 | Brew at Rohrbach Brewing Co. (T36, B16) / Drive to Cooperstown, NY |
| Wed | Aug 1 | Brew at Brewery Ommegang. (T37, B17) |
| Thur | Aug 2 | Drive to Burlington, VT. Visit The Alchemist Brewing Co. (T38, V21) |
| Fri | Aug 3 | Brew at American Flatbread (T39, B18) |
| Sat | Aug 4 | Brew at Magic Hat Brewing Co. (T40, B19) |
| Sun | Aug 5 | In Burlington, VT |
| Mon | Aug 6 | Visit Vermont Pub & Brewery (T41, V22) |
| Tues | Aug 7 | Fly to Eugene, OR |
| Wed | Aug 8 | MBAA Hop Symposium - Welcome Reception (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| Thur | Aug 9 | MBAA Hop Symposium (Corvallis, OR) |
| Fri | Aug 10 | MBAA Hop Symposium, Hop Farm Tour and BBQ Dinner (Corvallis, OR) |
| Sat | Aug 11 | In Eugene, Oregon |
| Sun | Aug 12 | In Eugene, Oregon |
| Mon | Aug 13 | In Eugene, Oregon, Visit Steelhead Brewery (T42, V23) |
| Tues | Aug 14 | Fly to Burlington, VT |
| Wed | Aug 15 | Blog from Greg Noonan's house. |
| Thur | Aug 16 | Drive to Salisbury, VT / American Brewers Guild - Teach Practical Brewing Class at 4:00pm / Jon arrives from Oregon. |
| Fri | Aug 17 | Drive to Bar Harbor, ME |
| Sat | Aug 18 | In Bar Harbor with family. |
| Sun | Aug 19 | In Bar Harbor with family. |
| Mon | Aug 20 | In Bar Harbor / Boat ride with Bill Jenkin's parents. |
| Tues | Aug 21 | Drive to Manchester, NH. |
| Wed | Aug 22 | Jon flies to Eugene, OR from Manchester, NH Airport/ Teri drives to Portland, ME. |
| Thur | Aug 23 | Brew at Gritty McDuffs. (T43, B20) |
| Fri | Aug 24 | Brew at Alagash (T44, B21) / Visit Shipyard. (T45, V24) |
| Sat | Aug 25 | Blog from Falmouth/ Drive to Portsmouth, NH |
| Sun | Aug 26 | In Portsmouth. |
| Mon | Aug 27 | Brew at Smuttynose (T46, B22) |
| Tues | Aug 28 | Brew at Portsmouth Brewery (T47, B23) / Drive to Hopkinton, MA. |
| Wed | Aug 29 | Visit Harpoon (T48, V25) / Redbones BBQ in Somerville, MA from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. |
| Thur | Aug 30 | Drive to Hyannis, MA |
| Fri | Aug 31 | Brew at Cape Cod Beer Co. (T49, B24) |
| Sat | Sept 1 | Drive to Newtown/Sandy Hook, CT |
| Sun | Sept 2 | Visit family in Sandy Hook. |
| Mon | Sept 3 | Labor Day in Sandy Hook. |
| Tues | Sept 4 | Drive & take ferry to Southampton, NY on Long Island. |
| Wed | Sept 5 | Brew at South Hampton Publick House. (T50, B25) |
| Thur | Sept 6 | Drive to Brooklyn, NY |
| Fri | Sept 7 | Brew at Brooklyn Brewing Co. (T51, B26) |
| Sat | Sept 8 | Drive to Scarsdale, NY |
| Sun | Sept 9 | Visit family in Scarsdale. |
| Mon | Sept 10 | Drive to Red Bank, NJ |
| Tues | Sept 11 | Brew at Basil T's Brewing Co. (T52, B27) |
| Wed | Sept 12 | Drive to Adamstown, PA |
| Thur | Sept 13 | Brew at Stoudt's Brewing Co. (T53, B28) |
| Fri | Sept 14 | Drive to Mount Laurel, NJ |
| Sat | Sept 15 | Visit family in Mount Laurel. |
| Sun | Sept 16 | Drive to Milton, DE. |
| Mon | Sept 17 | Brew at Dogfish Head Brewing Co. (T54, B29), Visit Dogfish Head at Rehoboth, DE (T55, V26) |
| Tue | Sept 18 | Drive to York Haven, PA. / Visit the "Beer Can King" with the World's Largest Beer Can Collection. |
| Wed | Sept 19 | Drive to Harrisburg, PA/Brew at Troegs Brewing Co. (T56, B30) / Visit Appalachian Brewing Co. (T57, V27) |
| Thur | Sept 20 | Drive to Lexington, KY. |
| Fri | Sept 21 | Visit Alltech's Lexington Brewery (T58, V28) , Alltech and Brewing & Distilling Analytical Services. |
| Sat | Sept 22 | Visit Woodford Reserve Distillery. |
| Sun | Sept 23 | Drive
to Bloomington, IN / Visit Bloomington (T59, V29) & Upland Breweries. (T60, V30) |
| Mon | Sept 24 | Drive to St. Louis, MO. Visit Schlafly Taproom (T61, V31) |
| Tues | Sept 25 | Brew at Schlafly Beer Co in Mapletown. (T62, B31) |
| Wed | Sept 26 | Brew at Anheuser-Busch. (T63, B32) |
| Thur | Sept 27 | Drive to Columbia, MO./Brew at Flat Branch Brewing Co. (T64, B33) |
| Fri | Sept 28 | Drive to Kansas City, KS. /Pick up Jon at Airport. /Drive to Pretty Prairie, KS. |
| Sat | Sept 29 | Visit family in Pretty Prairie. |
| Sun | Sept 30 | Visit family in Pretty Prairie / Worldwide toast to Michael Jackson's memory at 9:00 pm EST or 6:00 pm PST. |
| Mon | Oct 1 | Drive to Hays, KS. Visit Gella's Diner & Lb Brewery (T65, V32) / Drive to Scott City, KS. Visit relatives. |
| Tues | Oct 2 | Drive to Denver, CO. |
| Wed | Oct 3 | Distill at Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey. (T66, B34) |
| Thur | Oct 4 | Drive to Fort Collins / Brew at Odells (T67, B35) / 7:00pm Presentation at Liquid Poets meeting. |
| Fri | Oct 5 | Brew at Flying Dog Brewing Co. (T68, B36) |
| Sat | Oct 6 | Visit family in Denver. |
| Sun | Oct 7 | Visit family in Denver. |
| Mon | Oct 8 | Visit family in Denver. |
| Tues | Oct 9 | GABF Judge Reception. |
| Wed | Oct 10 | GABF
Judging 8:45 am - 5:00 pm / Brewers Reception. |
| Thur | Oct 11 | GABF
Judging 8:45 am - 5:00 pm / GABF Festival 5:30 - 10:00 pm / Women in Brewing Interview (at Festival) 7:30-8:00 pm / Introduce Lucy Saunders at KROC meeting 10:00 pm. |
| Fri | Oct 12 | GABF
Judging 8:45 am - Noon / Alpha King Challenge Judge 1:00 - 3:00 pm / You Be The Judge (at Festival) 5:30 - 6:30 pm / GABF Festival 5:30 - 10:00 pm. |
| Sat | Oct 13 | GABF
Members Only Session 12:30 - 4:30 pm / Awards Ceremony starts at 1:15 pm / GABF Festival 5:30 - 10:00 pm. |
| Sun | Oct 14 | Storm in the Rockies. Stay in Denver with family. |
| Mon | Oct 15 | Drive to Salt Lake City, UT |
| Tues | Oct 16 | Brew
at Uinta Brewing Co. (T69, B37) Drive to Pocatello, ID Brew at Portneuf Valley Brewery (T70, B38) |
| Wed | Oct 17 | Drive
to Baker City, OR / Visit Barley Brown's Brewpub (T71, V33) |
| Thur | Oct 18 | Drive to Portland, OR |
| Fri | Oct 19 | Visit BrewCraft USA's new warehouse. |
| Sat | Oct 20 | End
Trip: Drive home to Eugene, OR. Totals: 71 total breweries: 38 Brew-with and 33 Visit-only. |
| Sun | Oct 21 | Wake up in my own bed! |
| Oct 22-31 | Finish blog / Find a place to live in Portland, Oregon. (Tough rental market!) | |
|
| Nov 1-30 | Move
to Portland, OR and find a brewing job there / Work on Road Brewer Adventures book on weekends / Guest brew at an Oregon or Washington brewery. |
| Sat | Nov 10 | Oregon Brew Crew Fall Classic Homebrew Competition at Hopworks Urban Brewery. |
| Fri-Sat | Nov 16-18 | Orycon in Portland - A Writing Conference. |
| Thur | Nov 22 | Thanksgiving |
| Wed | Nov 28 | Oregon Brewers Guild's Annual Member Meeting at 5:30 pm. |