I'm thankful for all the trips Jeff and I have taken around the world in search of good beer, and even just for the local events I get to tag along on. But mainly I'm thankful that Jeff and I share this passion equally. It was not his first or mine first and the other one joined in. We got into it together and we get equally excited about seeking out new beers. And, of course, I love that we have all these neat glasses for various types of beers. I'm not big on souvenirs, but the beer glasses, yes, I will gladly bring them home. We use the tasting glasses as juice glasses (but not the plastic ones; I keep one of those from every event and store them in the basement).

Cheers to Belgian Beers May 2-3, Lucky Lab, Portland, Oregon Two-dozen breweries all brewing their own interpretations with the same Belgian yeast strain, from the Kasteel brewery (Ingelmunster).