I've mentioned on my blog that I set up Coors Japan and enjoyed working for them from 1993 - 1999. What could be more fun than working for a beer company?

Molson Coors has some great specialty brews. My personal faves are Blue Moon, Winter Fest and Killians.

No matter what the label, the best beer experiences are with fresh beer. Beer is a living thing that does not benefit from aging.

Fresh beer (preferably tap beer) is always the best way to go. Especially with certain styles of beer last Hefeweizen which just comes across so much better from the tap v. the bottle.

So you worked for Coors in Japan? Pretty interesting. I'll be the first to say I'm not a fan of any of the macrobrews and that includes Molson Coors or Miller Coors or whatever they're calling themselves these days. Microbrews are far more interesting and complex and they're finally getting more and more market share. It'll never topple InBev in our lifetime but as I always say smaller is friendlier and in this case, tastier.

So where is the microbrew capital of the world in your opinion. I was in Denver recently and it seemed that all the bars had their own brewery on site.

Denver is huge for beer. They hold the Great American Beer Festival each September. Never been there but it's supposed to be an incredible event. Portland is also an amazing spot for beer. That's Oregon, just so you know. Toronto, San Francisco, Irleand, all great but nothing can top Belgium for a true appreciation for beer. I've never been there but I've seen enough to know those monks treat it as their true God.

I should mention Belgium is not the microbrew capital of the world but really that honor should in many ways go to San Francisco, where Fritz Maytag saved Anchor Steam in the 60s when it was just another fading macrobrew and from there started the microbrew revolution. Should also add Boston to the mix where Sam Adams really was the first microbrewery of the 80s to take off to where it is now and Boston Beer Works near Fenway is known for its' Blueberry and Peanut Butter beers. Yes. Peanut Butter beer.