By Ashley and Spencer (italics) The Trappe Door in Greenville, SC is a Belgian restaurant located underneath Barley’s Taproom. I found out about this restaurant by chance of a random conversation with a bartender in Clemson. They have ten beers on draft, mostly Belgian or Belgian style and a HUGE selection of bottled Belgian beers, with a menu [...]

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By Greg B.  I’m going to start talking directly about our recent travels to the Galapagos with a short commentary on the places we rested our heads at night.  Where you sleep on a trip holds so much sway in terms of how rested you are, how relaxed you feel you can be, and how [...]

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By Greg B.  While on vacation in the Galapagos and in Ecuador, we had the opportunity to enjoy some wonderful beverage options (not the beer, as explained here!).  The wine selection was generally neutral to outstanding, and the opportunity to enjoy good mixed drinks as well as quality standard drinks (tea, coffee) was prevalent.  So [...]

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  By Greg B.  Well, I’m fresh off my trip to the Galapagos and while I have a thousand animal stories that I could entertain you with (like being chased by a flightless cormorant while snorkeling) but before I get to those, I wanted to cover the beer scene.  Around the US, craft beer is [...]

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By Greg B.  Last year I was privy to a wonderful event which opened my eyes (and palate) to wines from the Zuccardi family, in Argentina.  The put such great effort and show such pride in their wonderful wines, it’s hard not to like them!  One of the wines that really caught my attention was [...]

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