Views and Brews - The Hiking & Brewpub Page

Introduction:

We love to hike. We're members of the Catskill 3500 Club, The ADK, the AMC, and the NY/NJ Trail Conference. Dawn and Tom (friends) have both completed the requirements for the Catskill 3500 Club (in winter as well), the Adirondack 46'ers, the New England 67's, and the North East 115's. Each of these accomplishments entitles you to a patch that you can sew onto your backpack, show to your friends, etc.

We both love beer too. Speaking of memberships, we are also members of several different Brewpub clubs. And we've also been judges at Tap NY for several years.

Inspiration strikes

One day, while we were sitting around drinking beer with some hiking friends, right after Tom's final Catskill 3500-Club hike, Dawn said, "Hey, there should be a Patch for going to all the Brewpubs in New York State, and doing a hike somewhere nearby!" So, that's how we got started.

The Patch:

Our Patch is given to people who have visited at least a specified number of the Brewpubs in a particular state, tried at least one of their beers, and hiked/walked to the local attraction listed for that Brewpub. To qualify, you must visit the nearby brewpub in the same 48 hour period as you do the associated hike. So, for instance, you can do the hike Saturday and visit the Brewpub Sunday. Or, you can go to the Brewpub Friday night and do the hike the next afternoon. But remember, drink responsibly! And by the way, we've only just started this list ourselves, so YOU could be the first one to complete it! Right now, New York is the only state, but we're hoping to expand!

If you have a hike you like near one of the Brewpubs that we haven't designated yet, let us know!

Once you've completed the requisite number of stops, you can send us your form (see the web page), and get the Patch!

Our home page is at http://viewsandbrews.com/