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This summer we are about to embark on a Brewery Tour to the State of Wisconsin as a follow-up to our Michigan brewery tour during the summer of 2013. The original inspiration for this trip was tasting a fantastic beer called Serendipity by New Glarus Brewing at GABF 2013 last October.

This article covers the key homebrew suppliers that we spoke to during the National Homebrewers Conference, as well as the Club Night plus Grand Banquet events.

Day 3 seminars: Evaluating and Judging Beer by Jamie Floyd. 2014 BJCP Style Guidelines by Gordon Strong. Sensory Evaluation - Methods to Improve Your Palate and Vocabulary by Brian Joas & Bruce Buerger.

Today I am pleased to announce the start of a year long challenge beginning July 1, 2014, with the aim of drinking and reviewing a beer per day within the 'Beer Of The Day' section on the Beer Infinity web site.

Day 2 seminars: Long Live Lagers by Jason Oliver & Warren Haskell. Can You Make a Living in Beer? by Ray Daniels. Using Spirits Barrels and Blending Sour Ales in Wood by Brett Vanderkamp & Jason Salas.

Day 1 seminars: Kosmicki Spills the Secrets by Jeremy Kosmicki & Dave "Diamond" Deschaine. Brewing Consistency: Identifying and Controlling the Variables by Mike "Tasty" McDole. How to Manage Yeast for the Home Brewery by Douglas Gladue.

Following a great National Homebrewers Conference (NHC) 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last year we were definitely looking forward to this year's event in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

10-15 minutes drive away is a Trappist brewery, the first one to be established in The Netherlands, namely La Trappe which is located at the Abbey O.L.V. Koningshoeven.

How the last 12 months have flown by since we were at the National Homebrewers Conference (NHC) 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when during the Grand Banquet the following years event called ‘Mashing in Michigan’ was announced. Now with barely a week left we are getting ready to pack the car and head up to another quality craft beer city, namely …

We recently visited Paris and whilst enjoying the magnificent sights of this exciting capital city such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and Champs-Elysees, we also checked out the beer scene.