Here comes the Neighbourhood
More craft beer adventures in the USA Outside the Midlands Beer Garden, Washington DC One of the problems I struggle with when visiting the States, and one that has impacted on my access to craft beers while there, is the almost total lack of public transport. Linked to that is the fact that shops and bars are either concentrated in vast malls, smaller strip malls or in the downtown area. Only the last of these variables bears any resemblance to town and village life in the UK. Wherever American shops and bars are located, they can only, except in the rarest cases, be reached by car. It follows from this that I have to rely on the kindness of others to deliver me and, hopefully, collect me or else I have to summon an Uber. On my two Stateside trips this year, to Cincinnati and Maryland, and to Cartersville GA, I did manage to get myself to several bars but I also made better use of the supermarkets and liquor stores. At least I did discover one chain, Total Wine and More