When you're biking 80 miles a day, it's important to get enough carbohydrates. One readily available, easily digestible source of carbohydrates is beer.
Many seem to favor Corona, no matter where we are. ("Many" = Dan, Tom, Suzanne, Dutch John.) In total, we drank ten bars and two stores out of Corona. Of course, a lot of places don't stock much.
Andy will drink anything, no matter where we are, but prefers Bass when he can get it.
In California and Nevada, I drank Sierra Nevada Pale Ale when I could get it.
In Nevada, Michelob Amber Bock was acceptable (barely).
In Utah, we found Wasatch Beers, including Slickrock Lager and Polygamy Porter.
Utah has some odd alcohol laws, where bars are operated as "private clubs," where you have to be a member. Of course, being a hotel guest makes you a "member" of that "club."
In Colorado, we found Fat Tire beer from the New Belgium brewery, the first wind powered brewery in America. This is my favorite beer of the trip, bar none.
Kansas' alcohol laws are almost as restrictive as Utah's. If an establishment makes at least 30% of its revenue from food, it can have an open bar; otherwise, it has to be a "private club." Again, staying at a hotel makes you a member of that "club."
In Springfield, Illinois, Andy found Bass, which is brewed 7 miles from his parents' house. It's a large import, but we haven't been able to get it before now. He tried to make up for lost time, and had a rough time the next day.
In Missouri, there was Leinenkugels, which wasn't bad. It has a kind of sour-fruit estery flavor, which Dan didn't like but I did. In Pennsylvania and New York, there was Yuegnling (pronounced "Yingling"), which was better received.
In my home town of Northampton, Andy and I went to the Northampton Brewery, and life was very good, until we tried to get beer to go. They sell half-gallon growler jugs, but we had the bad fortune to be there on Sunday. Massachusetts still has "Blue Laws," which forbid retail sale of alcohol on Sundays. In recent years, an exemption has been made for communities within 10 miles of the New Hampshire border, including the town I currently live in. I'm pretty sure there's also a state-wide exemption during Christmas shopping season. Go figure.