Final (?) post

Just some comments in closing. I know there are readers of this blog who know a lot more about beer than I do so my descriptions may be lacking. My objective was simply to document the somewhat rare opportunity to see a lot of great sights while enjoying a large number of brews at the same time. Many were from breweries we will likely never hear from again but that was what made the opportunities somewhat special.

By the numbers--

• 3200 miles in the rental car (excludes miles traveled with Pooh)


• 33 MPG in a now-defunct Chevy Cobalt


• 5 States


• 4 National Parks + the Colorado National Monument (comment: a lifetime senior pass to national parks for $10 has to be the greatest bargain in America).


• Went to the top of Pike's Peak


• Saw Mt. Blanca--famous for the place Shirley MacLaine designated as the center of the world (universe?). Thought I would throw that one in...


• The main musicians at the beer fest in the mountains was Trout Fishing in America (www.troutmusic.com). Grammy winners no less.


• Now for the number everyone is curious about--how many beers did we sample on the trip----------------96! Makes you wonder why we did not stretch it to 100 but I am not sure we could pull that off by the end of the journey.

The one thing I have meaning to do was to post some pictures. Meagan has indicated how to do it but I won't have time before we leave again on Saturday for a week--a Harry Potter adventure with our granddaughter. Beer consumption will be limited...
Thanks for your interest! We will see many of you at Brewgrass on 9/17.

Tom & Priscilla Karvonen