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Tailgating with Iowa Hawkeyes football fans who welcomed me with open arms. The "ANF" stands for America Needs Farmers, a tribute to hard-working Americans which appears on the helmets of all Iowa football players.

Iowa Hawkeyes football fans have the saddest story ever told: in heaven, there is NO beer.

• Post published:May 17, 2020
• Post category:Americana/Beer/College/Drinks/Food & Drink/Football/Sports/Travel

So, I LOVE college football. My favorite thing in the world. The biggest sports arenas in the world are all American college football stadiums. The tailgates and the pageantry are…

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Savor Norman flavor at these 5 D-Day invasion beach distilleries

• Post published:April 29, 2019
• Post category:Cheese/Cider/Distillery/Europe/France/History/Normandy/Travel/World War II

American tourists flock to Normandy for its amazing history, most notably as the site of the World War II allied invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Longest Day.…

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Tottenham’s new NFL-ready arena boasts Europe’s longest beer bar

• Post published:April 26, 2019
• Post category:Beer/Brewing/Drinks/England/Europe/Football/London/NFL/Premier Leauge/Super Bowl/Tottenham/Tottenham Hotspur/Travel

Famed North London football club Tottenham Hotspur opened a spectacular new home arena this month right next door to and over the footprint of its traditional home of White Hart Lane.  Tottenham Hotspur…

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The 34 most delicious, mostly ghetto things I ate & drank in 2018

• Post published:December 31, 2018
• Post category:Absinthe/America/BBQ/Beaufort/Belgium/Boston/Bourne/Braintree/Brisket/Brussels/Cambridge/Canada/Charleston/Dallas/Dining/Eindhoven/England/Florida/Food & Drink/Food Porn/Georgia/Germany/Key West/London/Lynnwood/Massachusetts/Montreal/Netherlands/Norton/Ohio/Paris/Pennsylvania/Pubs/Quincy/Randolph/Regional Food/Savannah/South Carolina/Texas/Travel/West Virgina/Wing Porn/Wings

A ton of cheap eats in 2018 yielded a delicious array of American road food mixed with the occasional European classic. Here's one man's year in food.  34. Gas station…

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This pork-packed Key West Cubano breakfast sandwich is la bomba!

• Post published:December 14, 2018
• Post category:America/Beer/Breakfast/Drinks/Florida/Food Porn/Key West/Sandwiches/Travel

The amazing El Cubano breakfast sandwich at The Fisherman's Cafe in Key West is packed with eggs, melty Swiss cheese and three (3!) kinds of pork. Sometimes a roadside sandwich…

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