By Jordan Bowman
TheTrek.co
May 23, 2015
Hiking the Appalachian Trail deprives us of many things: family and friends, hot showers, Game of Thrones episodes, the ability to be socially “normal”—things that, in the grand scheme of life, we all need to get away from once in a while. But there is one thing that most of us simply can’t survive without, something that pleases the soul as much as the taste buds, a common goal for which we are willing to put in just a few extra miles on blistered feet.
I am talking, of course, about beer.
While smuggling a few cans into your pack may stay your thirst for a short while, nothing helps take the miles off your feet and shoulders like an icy, freshly drawn draught taken in with friends at a pub.
So here is your guide to pub-crawling your way along the white blazes. Many of these watering holes are seen as landmarks on the trail; others celebrate the craft beer of the surrounding area—and a few of them move the beer from the brewery directly into your glass.