Different brewers are handling the rapid growth of the craft beer marketplace in different ways. Some are rushing to expand their on-site brewing capabilities to keep up with demand, like the folks over at Oskar Blues, who make delicious beers that Don can no longer get.  Why can’t he get them?  Because like many other […]

I just happened across this infographic from the design firm Belancio.  We’ve covered most of the health benefits of beer here on the site, but this brings them all together in one place and arranges them in an easy-to-digest manner.  It’s perfect for printing out and hanging on the fridge.  This way you can point […]

  Here it is, the last of the first round matchups!  And I think that it is fitting that this was the absolute closest match so far.  You might think that it would be one sided with the New Knob Creek being so close to barrel strength and all, but it was by no means […]

For some reason (lookin’ at you John) there’s a lot of bear talk on this site.  It might be due to Don’s burly nature, or the fact that “bear” almost spells “beer” or that a bear can totally kick a lion’s ass (science says so!).  Whatever the case, it was all lollipops and giggles until […]

Today when Jim posted his infographic about beer brands I remembered that I had seen a generational graphic on the Jim Beam Web Site that talked about the Beam family history and how 7 generations of Beam descendants had left an indelible mark on the Bourbon industry in America.  This was a web like graphic that included the family […]

I just came across a great article by Tom Philpott over at Mother Jones.   In a nutshell, Philpott lays out how 80% of the beer consumed in America is brewed by two corporate entities; SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev.  He also notes that most of the beers these guys make totally suck.  You got that […]

There is yet another controversy in the world of whiskey.  It seems that artisan whiskey producers are putting some of their white dog in small barrels and aging it for a shorter period, claiming that the smaller barrels age the whiskey quicker and they can get the flavors imparted into the whiskey in under half […]

File this under “never going to happen.” A caterer who runs the Capitol Cafe in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse wants to turn the space into a pub for after-hours events.  Lawmakers and the public would be able to reserve the space in the evenings, after all the touring schoolchildren are back home and […]

Here’s more evidence that they do things wrong in Idaho. First off, a woman named Victoria Hill steals a can of beer from a store in Boise. But the beer she swipes isn’t something good like a Yeti or Dales Pale Ale – ooh, I forgot, you can’t get Oskar Blues in Idaho any more! […]

It turns out there’s a lot more you can do with beer around the house other than drink it.  You can trap slugs and fruit flies, get rid of those pesky brown spots on your lawn, fertilize your garden, and restore the natural luster to that old table in your living room.  Beer is a […]

This battle pits Evan Williams Single Barrel against Eagle Rare 10 year Single Barrel.  The Evan Williams is aged about 9 years and is 86.6 proof, and the Eagle Rare is a 10 year old, and weighs in at 90 proof.  I wasn’t very excited about this match up to begin with, and now I […]

  Happy Birthday to us!  Hooray, we’re two.  That’s right Don and Jim are about to enter the “Terrible Twos.”  Actually I never really thought they were too terrible (having been through them 4 times with my 4 boys).  It is a time of learning and growing and figuring out your place in the world […]

Below is a video interview with the kids over at Facebook way back in 2005, as they are celebrating their 3 millionth user with a keg of Heineken.  Yes, Heineken. 

Every year about now I begin to think about the holidays.  I know it is only August, but before you know it these suckers will be upon us, and the Mastercard and Visa folks will be going crazy.  This is the time that I begin to think about all those bills, and also about what […]

This was my first time attending the Boise Beer Festival, and frankly I wasn’t prepared for the crush of people in the beer tents and the overall zaniness of the event.  Loosely controlled chaos was my first impression, but as you get into the festival, you understand that there is a rhythm that keeps things moving and […]