I’ve written on beer and children a few times, and for good reason. When we had our first child many people told us (and, despite our statements to the contrary, we feared) that our days of pleasant afternoons at a nice brewpub were over. Not true, at least not entirely.
As I sit here today we await with some anticipation our first pilgrimage to the Stoudt’s brewery for 2007. For those who don’t know, Stoudt’s is a long-established Pennsylvania microbrewery with an “Oktoberfest” in its rather large beer hall every Sunday in October, complete with music, roast pig, and, of course, …read more

As you may have guessed, I like beer. In fact, I like beer so much that our wedding reception was at the Stoudt’s brewery, and the guests threw hops as we left the church.
Now, UK beer aficionados have what sounds like an even better option. Shepherd Neame, one of the oldest breweries in the UK, now hosts weddings. I’m actually quite surprised that the oldest brewery in the UK only predates Yuengling by a mere 130 years, but the place looks quite nice from the pictures. My wife, the Anglophile in the family, tells me it’s in a nice …read more