I love Jimmy Russell.  Yes it is a bonified mancrush!  I mean, how can you not love a man that has spent his life making great bourbon for the masses?  Jimmy, for those of you who don’t know, is the Master Distiller at Wild Turkey bourbon distillery, where he has been making great bourbon since […]

There’s a fairly famous quote that’s often attributed to the character Cliff Clavin on Cheers, even if it never was on the show.  It’s called the Buffalo Theory and it goes like this: 

I’ve been under the weather lately with a bug that just won’t let go.  It started as a head cold, turned into a sinus thing, and then got bored with my nose and decided to check out my lungs.  It’s not anything that’ll kill me (I’m with Jim Henson on this), but it’s annoying to […]

Lately I’ve been doing some re-discovering of many of the whiskeys I have in the bunker.  That is a big benefit of being the brother that does the bulk of the whiskey reviews, once you do the review you still have lots of whiskey left for sipping and enjoying later.  I currently have about 30 […]

My brother Jim has a tradition whenever his Jets make it into the playoffs.  He will watch the game and make sure that he drinks at least one Southern Tier Oat beer, the fantastic Oatmeal Stout from the brewers over at Southern Tier in New York State.  He actually did a post about this last […]

I had a craft beer “a-ha’ moment this weekend, when my buddy Frank brought over a four pack of Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had one of these beers, and it struck me what a truly wonderful brew this is, and how it’s a testament to the […]

Well it is January and it is one of the happiest and saddest months for pro football.  If you are  football nuts like Jim and I you are happy because the playoffs are here, and if your team is in them so much the better, and if they didn’t make it, so what it is […]

Happy Friday everybody!  We’ve seen a lot of new faces around here lately, so I thought it’d be fun to dust off some of our most-popular infographics for folks who haven’t seen them or would like to see them again.  They are a great way to goof around, no?  Enjoy, and happy Friday!

Well this just sucks.  I have it on good authority that Sam Calagione’s Brew Masters has been pulled from the air after just a handful of episodes.  It was good to see craft beer on TV while it lasted I guess. 

Our buddy John over at The Droid You Are Looking For brings the science on this one, with a series of infographics showing how his level of inebriation affects his willingness to watch different kinds of films.  The results are funny and very insightful. 

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My Brother’s problems with sour style ales has been long, storied, and well documented, on this blog at least.  But I think I learned a little something about his and my taste last year at the Great American Beer Festival.  While we are very similar minded on many brews that we like, I think I […]

I love Black Licorice.  I mean I will climb trees for the stuff.  If someone said there was a bag of it on the roof I’d have my ladder out in a flash and make my son climb up there and get it for me!  (what else are kids for?).  I love the stuff, but […]

Well the New Year is here, and I’m in the mood for change.  Not change for change’s sake, but change for the better.  Here’s how I plan on being a better, more sensible beer nerd in 2011: 

True to my word I did pick up a bottle of Sam Adams Infinium Ale to ring in the new year.  The ball was dropping and my taste buds were filled with anticipation with what wonders might be inside.  As I took off the cage that contained the cork of the 750 ml bottle I […]