On July 27th we started on an adventure that included: 1500 km, 16 breweries, 6 vineyards, 4 distilleries. 3 states, 1 province. 3 hotels, 2 Air Bnbs. 0 fights, 0 flat tires, 0 tickets. And somehow only 1 spilled pint! (My apologies to Shawna for wearing the pint.) We alternated which one of us… Read More


Cappadocia, Turkey is well known for out-of-this world geological rock formations, cave churches used by the early Christians, and luxurious cave hotels. This is what originally enticed me to include Cappadocia on my recent trip to Turkey – but further research lead me to a number of vineyards in the region that apparently have increasingly… Read More


I was recently in Turkey for work, and I extended my trip by a few days in order to explore Istanbul and Cappadocia on my own.  Despite being a predominantly Muslim country beer, wine and spirits are widely available in restaurants and grocery stores (come on already, Ontario!) – but the selection is not great. There… Read More


You may have noticed that there was about a week there where our posts and social media went a little quiet. This was because both myself and Shawna were very busy. I myself was in Chicago at the time for a business trip. While Chicago has an absolutely amazing beer scene (as demonstrated by the… Read More


This is our first instalment in our Road Trip Series, cause we definitely love trying new and local products when we travel. We visited Ottawa and Montreal over the Christmas holidays. Apparently it’s been enough years since I moved away from Montreal for the craft beer scene to really explode, and we visited 3 new… Read More