Adventures & Ales

07/31/2025

Dog-friendly travel is incredibly important to Mosaic & I, and Visit Johnson City has so many fun spots that we explored! 🫶

10/08/2024

Snallygaster is on Saturday and to support communities in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene I’m raffling off a pair of VIP tickets to attend!

Donate to any organization/GoFundMe supporting relief efforts and for every $10 in donation you'll get an entry to win the tickets! To enter to win, send your donation confirmations to [email protected] by 8am Wednesday 10/9. Winner will be announced Wednesday morning on Instagram stories

Snallygaster VIP tickets are sold out so this is an awesome opportunity to do good & have such a fun time—I went two years ago and loved it! You can expect 450+ beers from 175+ breweries in the streets of Washington DC! VIP tickets include entry at 12pm (2 hours before GA), unlimited beer, wine and cocktail tastings, a commemorative glass and more! Can't attend the festival? We'd love to still see you donate to support! Let's help impacted communities recover together 🫶

10/03/2024

Here’s my PorchDrinking.com article on how to help communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, including brewery-specific needs, and a status update on breweries in the area. Please help as much as you are able:

Let's come together to support the Western North Carolina beer community after the destruction of Hurricane Helene.

03/21/2024

Superb meal at Mal Pan this weekend that I’m still dreaming about several days later 🔥

03/07/2024

Tough to beat a mountain weekend 🔥

02/08/2024

Pretty excited to be selected as a Beer Expert by USA TODAY 10Best!

https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/

02/07/2024

I tried 99 beers in January, and these were the best of the best:

The best beers I had over the past month! The best beers include Monkish Brewing, Eighth State Brewing, Other Half Brewing, Funguys Brewing, Percent Tap House, Burial Beer, TRVE Brewing, The Ale Apothecary and Transient Artisan Ales.

01/26/2024

I had the best macaroni and cheese of my life, a stupendous cocktail, and a delicious latte at Resident Culture Brewing Company this week. It’s wildly impressive to see how breweries have transformed over the past few years to meet the needs of every single guest who walks in.

05/02/2023

My new article is up on PorchDrinking.com previewing Free The Whales fest at two of my favorite Charlotte breweries Resident Culture Brewing Company and HopFly Brewing Company!

Free The Whales is coming to Charlotte on Saturday July 1st. The event will be held in South End at HopFly and Resident Culture Brewing.

02/23/2023

Loved visiting Southern Swells Brewing Co. this weekend at the beach!

Perfect patio weather. Doors open 12-10pm.
📸: .and.ales
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11/08/2022

Can’t wait for Night & Day 3 this weekend hosted by Heist Brewery at Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts 🍻 Learn more in my PorchDrinking.com article!

Heist Brewery hosts their 3rd annual Night & Day Fest Saturday, November 12, in Charlotte, NC with 50 participating breweries.