In case anyone would like to meet at a brewery or something. Advice always welcome too:
Iceland - 13-20 Sep
UK - 20 Sep - 18 Oct for IMBC etc
Uzbekistan/Tajikistan/Kazakhstan - Oct/Nov
Belgium - early Nov for Billies
Random wandering but based in Suffolk - Dec/Jan/Feb
It’s actually not that hard to find IPAs in Kazakhstan, at least in the major cities. They are mostly Russian though (I don’t know of any Kazakh craft breweries, but there must be a couple out there).
Back in the day, I PCSed from Suffolk GB to Suffolk VA as well. Enjoy the area. Let me know if you’re able to build up a bottle share group or something there
Nottingham Beer Fest at Trent Bridge Cricket ground is on 12th -15th Oct, would be worth adding to UK itinerary, has a very good list of UK Cider and Perry http://beerfestival.nottinghamcamra.org/