The art of aging beer is something for which I have very little patience.  Jim and I make no bones about the fact that we don’t really age beers and that we think if beer is supposed to be aged that the brewers ought to age it before releasing them.  Some do, most do not. […]

I was recently sent a couple of samples of Bourbon from the folks at Angel’s Envy.  I tell you this in the interest of full disclosure, and because free whiskey typically tastes better than the stuff I have to shell out for myself.  All kidding aside this was a pretty interesting bourbon. The story starts […]

I Am so excited!  I just scored a Pappy Van Winkles 15 year old bottle of Bourbon at my local (State Run) liquor store.  The Price?  $54.95!  I haven’t ever seen this particular bottle for less than about $80.  So psyched to give this a try!  I just had to share!

Its Baseball Season officially now.  All the clubs are playing in their home fields, and not down in Florida or Arizona (except for the clubs that belong there), and things are starting to happen.  Boston is off to a horrible start, people are breaking arms, Manny retired because he didn’t want to face the humiliation […]

I was going to save this for tomorrow, but it seems to be making the rounds this afternoon, so what the hay!  Here it is the Brewer’s Association top 50 list.  First is Craft Breweries by volume, and the last is all breweries by volume.  Any Surprises?…

There has been some discussion on Facebook and Reddit lately about the role ABV plays in craft beer.  I’ve really only been exploring this world for about 2 years now, so I consider myself a newcomer.  But what I think I knew was that higher ABV meant more flavor.  And to some extent I still […]

Whatcha doin’ this weekend?  My world has been all about basketball for about 5 months now.  My 16 year old son has always loved the sport, and is getting pretty good at it.  So as a loving parent that wants the best and most for his kids, I have indulged his love with basketball camps, […]

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has deemed a beer label as inappropriate and forbid the sale of Flying Monkeys Brewing’s Smashbomb Atomic IPA.  No, there is no obvious swear word, there is no inappropriate sexual images, just a cartoony label that depicts an explosion on the bottle.  I’m sure when the brewers at […]

I had heard this morning that Allagash was pulling out of both Washington and Texas.  This contracting thing is getting chic.  Pretty soon everyone will want to do it.  So I wasn’t too concerned about it, because afterall I live in Idaho, and what the heck if Allagash pulls out of Washington, well boo hoo […]

  WE’VE BEEN SERVED!  It happened to us!  I guess all the saber rattling over the last few days has spooked big beer, and we got a Cease and Desist  letter from the attorneys at Dewey, Chetham, & Howe, Big Beer’s go to attorneys for squashing little guys like us.  I can’t share all the particulars […]

This is going to be a long post for me, so fair warning.  It will be a little bit of a rant, and I am going to throw in some family history to boot, but this is important for me to say and I feel like the events that have unfolded this week in the […]

I don’t usually drink beer with my meal.  I tend to have water with my dinner.  Clear, refreshing, and no off flavors to mix in with whatever I am eating.  But I was reminded last night that beer is food, not just a liquid refreshment, and as such should be integrated into mealtime just like […]

Well, it looks the part.  Nice golden hues and has all the right statements on the label.  Aged 7 years, Small Batch, 103 proof, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, so you would think this is pretty good stuff just from the look.  But as we all know it is getting increasingly difficult to judge a book […]

Some of you already know about this because its been out there for a few months.  Whole Foods is opening bars inside their grocery stores that serve wine and craft beer.  It is a pilot project now with bars in about 12 Whole Foods stores, and plans are to put them in Throughout the country. […]

There are two ways in which first impressions can be wrong.  You might think something is good and it turns out to be…Hmmm, not so good.  Then sometimes you can think something is not so good, and it turns out to be great.  Take for a moment the case of Fran Drescher.  She played “The […]