The bottled beers included Massey's 6d Special Mild Ale, Prize Stout, King's Ale, Golden Bitter Beer and Pale Ale.

BBC: If you live in Burney, you must have heard of Massey's.

Last year, American companies Firestone Walker Brewing and Miller Brewing won the World Beer Cup championship for both midsize and large breweries, respectively. (Small went to a German brewer.) And Sierra Nevada Brewing's Draught Ale and the Boston Beer Co.

FORBES: Tastemakers: Wine, Beer and Spirits

In its inaugural year, more than 4, 500 pints of beer and 800 pints of cider and perry were served during the three-day Camra Real Ale Festival in Douglas.

BBC: Real Ale

Beer CaseSome prized gems in Papazian's private collection include a 3-year-old Raspberry Imperial Stout, an Apricot Ale and a smoke-flavored Swedish beer called Boulders Dricka.

CNN: Food Central - Resources: Home Brewing - Papazian Bio

Tipple on any number of Mexican beers -- Pacifico, Tecate, Bohemia (dark or light), Indio or Corona -- but while in Guadalajara try its locally-brewed beer, Minerva, which produces a pale ale and a stout in addition to the more common lagers.

BBC: Guadalajara on a plate

The Mile High Malt Scrub and Microbrew Massage starts with a scrub made by mixing grainy beer malt with a rice ale, brewed by the nearby Great Divide Brewery.

BBC: Bathe at a beer spa