At New Belgian Brewing, we celebrate the autumn harvest by mashing pale and wheat mall

with ryanotes to create a creamy cornucopia of hoppiness, hoptober golden ale.

Five hops form a bonfire of citrus notes, fruity cheers, and a bold finale.

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With additional support from Kuat Racks and Patagonia.

Every trip starts the same way. Items get plucked from the regular resting places around

my apartment and load it into a bag. The how and where of the trip dictates what gets chosen.

I've become really good at packing. I always have everything I need, almost.

Whether I grab handfuls of clothes and hurriedly stuff them into a duffel bag or create a checklist,

triple-checking every item while rearranging how I pack my gear, I always do two things.

I always bring too much to read and I always forget one item.

On a recent trip to a very rainy Montreal, I forgot a pair of shoes.

I left the house in the sandals and only took my bike shoes.

A week-long trip to Austin, Texas? I forgot my sunscreen.

Most of the time, whatever I've forgotten can be easily replaced and besides, I've learned

it's better than packing too much.

My packing skills were influenced when I worked as a bike mechanic with a tour operator

on a bicycle trip from Cairo to Cape Town. Of the 120 days, we would ride 96 and average

130 kilometers a day. Nonstop traveling in Africa was a far cry from my cushy, well-equipped

life back in Toronto. Knowing all the stuff I needed to live in Toronto, I took to the

recommended packing checklist with gusto. The people who had hired me had done this before

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