Near Ilo Ilo, Philippines, we rode half the night on bikes with flat tires to a "famous" hot springs where we had to wake up the owner who graciously unlocked the place and put us through hot and cold baths -relaxing, aaaaaahhhhh! But what I remember most was the San Miguel, ice cold, refreshing, the perfect end to a very long night. I dont know if san miguel is good or bad beer – but on that night it was the best ever brewed .

Let’s talk about the beers we’ve really enjoyed instead of bumrapping some very ernest, if misguided brewers, and some greedy beer barons…