"When we first started out, it was a very good beer. It was a very good beer for nomadic types On soft summer nights. We’d try specialty flights paired with pub food bites, In our very First Year." - Adapted from Frank Sinatra's "It was a Very Good Year" We brake for microbreweries. Locally owned breweries are a safe place to enjoy the ancient elixir and make new friends. The neighborhood brewery is an unofficial visitor information center. Most are owned and operated by long-term residents who name the brews after the local lore, claims to fame and natural wonders. People love to talk about their hometown - especially over a beer. Over a beer, people are more likely to open up and share their deepest insider secrets about the best places to see, eat and shop. Here is a list and photos of the 259 breweries we have visited since we started traveling full-time in July 2016. The post It Was A Very Good Beer appeared first on Living In Beauty.