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Green Bench Brewing Co. In St. Pete, Florida

Craft beer. What is it?

According to the Brewer's Association, a craft brewer is "small, independent, and traditional." Sounds kinda vague, right? Well to get more into it, SMALL means "annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less "; INDEPENDENT means "less than 25% of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member that is not itself a craft brewer"; and TRADITIONAL means "a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation".

Alright, so how does that translate to what's in your glass?

I'm A World of Beer #DrinkItIntern

Everything you've heard is true.

Out of 7,000 applicants for what was touted all over the news and social media as "the greatest internship ever," I was chosen as one of three (four, really) winners to spend the summer traveling, drinking beer, and getting paid for it! Last week I went to Tampa, Florida to meet the wonderful folks at WOB, as well as my fellow interns, who are all super talented and incredibly cool, nice people. It's crazy how fast things are moving, and after weeks of desperately wanting to come out on top of this thing, it's really happening!

Iceland Road Trip Day 6: Reykjavik & The Golden Circle

The morning of Day 6, I climbed out of my top bunk and showered in the amusingly tiny but entirely sufficient bathroom of our little cabin and got everything packed up. This was a daily routine. It was snowing lovely delicate fat snowflakes so we took a few pictures and headed into the "town" of Hvammstangi to see if anything was open or if any seals would be visible.

Photos, StoriesAlison GrassoApril 13, 2016road trip, iceland, reykjavik, europe, travel, trip, vacation, golden circle, tourism, sightseeing, gulfoss, geysir, strokkur, photos, iceland road tripComment

Iceland Road Trip Day 5: Akureyri to Hvammstangi

Day 5 was comparatively relaxing to the days preceding it. Our room at the Backpackers Hostel in Akureyri, though remote all the way up on the fourth floor (a veritable skyscraper), was very cozy and comfortable, so we didn't rush out of it. We packed up and checked out and loaded our stuff into the car, and decided to have breakfast in the hostel restaurant. It was a good decision.

Stories, PhotosAlison GrassoMarch 30, 2016akureyri, trip, europe, iceland, photos, northern europe, travel, iceland road trip, adventureComment

Iceland Road Trip Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri

Day 4 started out great because I awoke in a warm, dry room in a comfortable bed with my body intact and not mangled in a pile of snow and dirt next to an Icelandic back road. Sometimes it's the little things, y'know?

When I go away, I rarely say I'm "on vacation," because as you may have noticed, very little relaxing takes place when I travel. I'm never in the same place for very long, never getting enough sleep, and always moving. And while I wouldn't call what I'm doing "work," it's hardly as passive as sitting by a pool drinking a mai tai or even waking up later than 9am.

Photos, StoriesAlison GrassoMarch 22, 2016winter, iceland, iceland road trip, egilsstadir, akureyri, godafoss, hverir, geothermal, waterfall, frozen, ice, snow, drivingComment

Iceland Road Trip Day 3: Hof to Egilsstaðir

On day two we awoke to an amazing sunrise over the stunning coastline of The Westman Islands. We arrived in the dark the night before, so had no idea what to expect, and were thoroughly impressed by what the golden light of 8:00am revealed. Excited to get outside and take some photos, we checked out of the Aska Hostel and headed to the bakery/cafe ("bakari/konditori") across the street for coffee and a quick breakfast.

Stories, PhotosAlison GrassoMarch 18, 2016europe, travel, iceland, road trip, iceland road tripComment