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Beer Drinking Dog > wrote:
>My boss just left with his wife for a tour of Napa valley to do a tour
>of all the different wineries.
>
>I don't care for wine, but do like beer (hey, I'm a homebrewer, right?),
>and was wondering if there's a comparable city/region that a beer fan
>could go to sample a bunch of different brews and tour the breweries.

>I know there are some microbreweries in Colorado, and for some reason I
>think Portland Oregon might have some. Anyone have any other ideas?

I think you hit the two hotspots. Portland is probably
the closest thing to a beer mecca in the US. Many brewpubs,
a full-on brewery (or two?), various multi-taps, at least
a couple decent craft-brew taps even in holes-in-the-wall
pizza joints. I've been there thrice, and the place still
amazes me wrt beer culture.
The Ft. Collins/Boulder/Denver corridor in Colorado also
has plenty to offer, though a bit more far-flung than in
Portland. Ft. Collins has three breweries and a brewpub,
Boulder has at least two breweries, several brewpubs, and
a meadery; Denver has multiple brewpubs, a few breweries,
and some nice bars.
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