Leadville CO – Silver Dollar Saloon

Or, to be more accurate, The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon! This is quite the piece of local history, being the only saloon that survived from mining days when the town was relatively large (45,000 people vs. 3,000 today) and there …

Periodic Brewing, Leadville CO

Leadville CO – Periodic Brewing Periodic Brewing, at 10,156′ above sea level, claims to be the highest-altitude craft brewpub in the world, and it’s what brought me to this little town! It’s not much to look at from the outside, …

Blind Tiger Brewing, Topeka KS

Topeka KS – Blind Tiger Brewing Blind Tiger is in a depressing location, but indoors is visually interesting and they have a wide variety of their own brews in addition to a large menu of food choices. There’s even a …

Effing Brew Company, Effingham IL

Effing Brew Company, Effingham IL Because if you’re in a town called Effingham and want to open a brewery, what else are you going to call it?!? Effingham is a tired little midwestern town cut from the same mold as …

Knotty Pine Brewing, Columbus OH

It was rather dark indoors so I didn’t bother with any photos. I’d been here once before and remembered it as having good beer and OK food. Today, the food and the beer were both OK but the service was …