A Fresh Perspective on Travel Every Day
Contrary to what Pacific Northwesterners may think, craft beer isn’t just a West Coast thing. You can find some quality East Coast brews whose distinctive taste, feel, and look reflect the culture of their homelands.
For many years, beer options in Madrid weren’t great. The average bar typically had one or two beers on tap—and if thereweretwo options, usually the second was alcohol-free. Mahou was the usual choice, and if you were unlucky, its uninspiring cousin San Miguel. In Spain, people didn’t drink beer to savor the flavor; they consumed it primarily to cool off during Madrid’s notoriously hot summers. A few times each year, if you were a connoisseur, you could attend one of Spain’s beer festivals, but that was about it.