Do you love your growler??  Do you love it so much you have more than one? Well that love is pretty universal among beer geeks, with the exception of the most unlikely of haters.  I’m talking about brewers.  By and large they hate serving their beer in growlers because of one thing… quality control.  In an article […]

If I was pressed to pick a favorite beer style, I’d have to say it’s the Bourbon barrel-aged stout.  I love these rich, boozy treats, which are a great companion when it’s time to kick back, relax, and unwind.  But all’s not well in paradise, because there’s a deal-breaker of a flavor that I’ve picked […]

Joe’s Pilsner is truly one of my favorite beers.  It is light and has a nice breadiness to it, with a good crisp slightly hoppy finish.  It is a great brew any time of the year and the fact that is is sold in cans makes it a total win win for me.  I’ve sung […]

Don and I were lucky enough to get a 30 minute phone interview with Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione,  I started to transcribe the interview and realized that it was way too much content for a single post, so I’ve decided to break it into two parts.  Plus it takes FOREVER to do the transcription, […]

Who doesn’t like the idea of a nice NutLiquor?  Me.  That’s who. Now before I begin to rant about how stupid this 69 proof peanut butter vodka is, I must say that I haven’t tried it.  Maybe it’s delicious.  Maybe I’d be a huge NutLiquor fan and hang out with other NutLiquors, all of us […]

I posted the other day about how it’s Novembeard, a time to celebrate the manly joys of growing facial hair.  Apparently the Boy Scouts got the memo.  Check out their latest ad campaign from the folks over at Ogilvy.  Manly boys! I was a Boy Scout for a while when we lived in Iowa in […]

UPDATE: Our eagle-eyed readers have noticed that these are CURRENT breweries in the original 13 states, which is kind of a silly concept for an infographic, no?  I love the work Pop Chart Labs does with their infographics, and somehow I missed this one.  It’s the breweries of the original 13 states of the union, […]

If my KISS lunchbox or my Star Wars Underoos taught me anything, it’s that the REAL money is in merchandising.  If people are fans of something, they’ll buy up all sorts of doodads to build a deeper connection to the object of their obsession and show the world that they have great taste. Cha-ching!! With […]

. . Here’s Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione giving a 20 minute “TED Talk” about how his brewery looks back into history for creative inspiration as they try to reinvent what beer is all about. I love TED Talks, which are usually given by enlightened people who have something interesting to share. If you’re unfamiliar […]

Today is November 3rd, and that means it is International Stout Day, a special day (I’m not sure why it’s held on November 3rd) that has been deemed by someone (I’m not sure who) to celebrate this delicious style of beer (I’m not sure why it’s not Belgian Quad Day or IPA Day or Give […]

See that picture above?  That’s how my garage looks – overrun with elves (Mad Elf’s, to be exact).  I have just about 100 of those little suckers in there, but I don’t feel it’s enough.  I need more!

I guess you could say that I got BOO-zed and Cigared for Halloween!  I got home late last night because I’ve been working on project that is due on Friday, and we are in our typical crunch time when we have a hard and fast deadline. When I got home I was tired and hungry, […]

Magic Hat founder Alan Newman has recently landed a pretty sweet gig with Jim Koch and Sam Adams.  Newman was forced out of Magic Hat 14 months ago after it was sold off to North American Breweries.  At that point, he decided to give up his beer career, write a business book and hit the […]

With Halloween in the rearview mirror, it’s time to turn our attention the great autumnal tradition that is Novembeard.  It’s a time for men (and some old Italian women) to celebrate their god-given gift to grow facial hair. 

Another List.  At least this time they didn’t try to rank them, but simply said these were their 25 favorite of the year.  I’ve had a few on the list, how many have you had?  Here is the article reprinted in its entirety from Draft Magazine. Top 25 beers of 2011 2011 saw an unprecedented […]