I guess I’m a fickle little bitch when it comes to beer. Last night I was so excited to come across some four packs of Founder’s Backwoods Bastard sitting in the cooler of my local beer shop.  Backwoods Bastard got me into whiskey-barrel-aged brews, and once upon a time it topped my list of favorite […]

Not sure what drove me to do this, but I’ve created a series of photo meme’s around the topic of drinking in moderation.  Enjoy! 

Even as sales of craft beer continue to climb by double digits, overall sales of beer are down 1% by volume this year.  It’s the big boys who are shouldering the brunt of the burden, and they are starting to make some splashy moves to stem their losses. Take a look at Bud Light.  Advertising […]

I found this site on Reddit today.  This guy (his name is Sean) makes custom glass etchings, and I must say some of them are pretty cool.  His website, which he apologizes for up front, shows some of his handy work.  He seems to be quite talented and could make some great custom barware for you.  If […]

I’ve been giving the phenomenon of hype a bit of thought lately.  We see it everyday in our daily lives.  You gotta get the new iPhone, the new Mini Cooper ;), that new blockbuster movie was awesome!  We hear it so much we generally begin to ignore it in our every day lives, its just a part […]

I just came across a website called Triple Pundit, a hairy-legged, tree hugging website that apparently cares as much about the environment as it does about commerce.  What do they think this is, the 21st century? 🙂 The article that caught my attention was about the environmental atrocity that is aluminum mining, and how craft […]

The latest marketing gimmic (their words) from Brew Dog.  This is a 7.1% ABV IPA that was fermented at the bottom of the North Sea.  Cool label art, and something I would be very interested of which to take a taste!  Anyway I thought the video was fun, and full of Brew Dog’s style of irreverent […]

UPDATE: I Removed all the production data from this post, as it was wr…wr…wr..not quite accurate.  Apparently the author of this post confused “shipments” of beer with “production” of beer.  What a moron!  Thanks to Billy Broas for cracking the case! The consumption data is still good though and I think quite interesting.   I […]

Talk about the best idea ever!  Move over Beer Pong, I’m playing Beer Battleship!  I found this picture and the idea over at http://www.kegworks.com.  I think it would be an awesome game to play, and even have Beer battleship tournaments!  What a blast, and how easy to do!  It would just take a few tables […]

I’ve seen this little gem a few times over the years and stumbled across it again this morning. I have no idea where it originated from (or else I’d give credit where it’s due) but thought you might enjoy it as well.

Last year I was so excited to find an unexpected gift on my doorstep – a festive bagful of craft beer and other assorted treats!  I got BOO-zed! It was a totally new concept to me and one that I instantly wanted to share with as many folks as possible.  Problem was that I caught […]

Lately there have been some interesting collaborations, and some collaborations that frankly leave me scratching my head a little.  A couple days ago my brother Jim posted about a collaboration that Dogfish Head did with Google.  They came up with URKontinent, which by all accounts is a pretty tasty beer.  Then yesterday they came out […]

  Im still in L.A., and look what I found behind the concierge desk of my hotel – it looks like this edition of Where magazine is all about craft beer in Los Angeles. Looks like L.A. has a new star! Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to visit any of the places featured inside. […]

  I’m hanging out in Hollywood today, in the green room of the TV show The Doctors with supermodel Nikki Taylor. Rough, I know! I’m here for work (my boss is taping a segment today) but that doesn’t mean I’m not thinking about beer. I’m ALWAYS thinking about beer! Unfortunately, there none in the green […]

I saw this map on Facebook today, and thought I would share it.  These are all the breweries that won Gold at this year’s GABF.  It would be better if they had also included the beer and the category they won for, but I guess this is better than nothing.  Of course Idaho came up […]