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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!

A Review of The Olympus PEN-F with The Camera Project

Hi mom! I say that because she's the only one that reads this. Haha, just kidding, my mom is too busy to read my blog.

Alright self-deprecation aside, it's long past time to share my experience with the Olympus PEN-F, a camera Josh and I tested out last month when our friends at Unique Photo were kind enough to lend us one.

First up, the review:

ReviewsAlison GrassoApril 27, 2016video, olympus, photography, pen-f, the camera project, review, cameras Comment

Living in New York City: The Realness

So you wanna live in NYC.

New York City! The Big Apple! The concrete jungle! Home of Jay-Z, Donald Trump, and 8.5 million other people who may or may not be famous. Global destination for fashion, music, and street meat. Hot tourist spot for humans and lizard people the world over. Great place to take Instagram photos of insane milkshakes and stand in line for Cronuts. But also, it's where I live! And have lived since 2004. (Please, hold your applause.)

TipsAlison GrassoApril 20, 2016new york city, new york, nyc, realness, pros, cons, urban living, tips, listicle, list Comments

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