Is there anything better than bonding with another human over a shared drink? It doesn’t matter if it’s a fresh cup of coffee warming your mug or a pint full of ice-cold beer; the act of drinking brings us all together.
The Mug Club is an area for our team to share stories about something that we are all passionate about: coffee & beer. Exploring local cafes, bars, and breweries is a central theme of our travels. We want to spotlight some of the amazing people & companies behind the beverages that we discover along the way.
Everything we do here at Standby With Me revolves around travel, and we have the unique opportunity of visiting some amazing cafes & breweries around the world. If you have a favorite watering hole that we should visit or a local business that you want us to support, tag us on Twitter or Instagram so we can visit the next time we travel to your area!
Infinity bottles represent a DIY blending method that lets home drinkers create one-of-a-kind mixes at home. As a frequent traveler, blending spirits that I collect during my travels is a unique way to capture the spirit (pun fully intended) of the places I visit. We’re not talking about just mixing up jungle juice: bottling up …
Southern California is no stranger to great craft beer: some of the most iconic breweries call SoCal home. When I found myself flying into SNA though, I realized that most of the SoCal breweries I was familiar with were closer to San Diego. To fix that, I compiled a list of every single brewery located …
I asked my local bottle shop owner which DFW-based brewery he wished got more attention, and he pointed me towards a few six-packs from Manhattan Project Beer Company. After visiting their taproom & cafe, I have to agree: Manhattan Project makes great beer & has a unique location to boot. Today, we dig into one …
Brewery Spotlight: Black Matter by Manhattan Project Beer Co. (Dallas, TX) Read More »
With a snowy (not to mention dangerous) week here in Texas, we pulled our last holiday ale out of the fridge to toast goodbye to the winter storm that swept through our area. We are halfway through February, so it was about time to polish off our last Christmas ale. It was a good way …
Brewery Spotlight: Brown Holiday Ale by Trinity Forest Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX) Read More »
Travel introduced me to how amazing the world of coffee truly is. Caffeine used to be nothing more than a tool for me: I take short trips with little downtime, so I turned to coffee to help keep me awake. You can only drink so much cheap hotel coffee before you start to wonder if …
This week, we dig into our stash from the November 2020 trip down to the southern half of Chile and crack open this foreign export stout from Cuello Negro. When was the last time you saw a stout in a green glass bottle? Who is Cuello Negro? Cuello Negro is a microbrewery that currently produces …
Brewery Spotlight: Foreign Export Stout by Cuello Negro (Valdivia, Chile) Read More »
Asheville was one of the few destinations I had the privilege of visiting in the second half of 2020. It was a weird experience: I was excited to try as many local breweries as I could, but COVID-19 definitely put a hamper on the trip. Reduced capacity and pent-up consumer demand is a recipe for …
Brewery Spotlight: Acquiescence of the Nonconformist by Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, NC) Read More »
When someone mentions “craft beer”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Super hoppy IPAs, bright sours, and pastry stouts have dominated the craft beer scene for years. Beer lovers flock to craft breweries in search of exotic beers & rare flavors, so it only makes sense that they reach for the wildest options. …
Brewery Spotlight: Feisty Blonde by HopFusion Ale Works (Fort Worth, TX) Read More »
January may conjure up images of winter jackets and frigid temperatures, but our friends south of the equator experience seasons a little bit differently than we do. While we may be cradling tulip glasses by the fire to celebrate stout season, Chile’s beer lovers are throwing their beers in the cooler to enjoy a summer …
2020 was a helluva year. From the very beginning of January through to the last weeks of December, 2020 provided us with crazy stories for 52 straight weeks. Luckily, we had plenty of time at home to sample six packs of new beer. To close out 2020, we give a nod to the double dry-hopped …
Brewery Spotlight: R.I.P. 2020 DDH IPA by TUPPS Brewery (McKinney, TX) Read More »
