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 […]

I’ve given this a little bit of thought over the holiday, and realize that we don’t have a clear definition of the differences between a Beer Nerd and a Beer Geek.  Not that this is that important in the course of world events, but it keeps us busy, so what the heck… A few weeks […]

Back again!  Instead of doing a traditional Christmas day countdown like in the songs, I thought I would just describe my day and let you put things where you think they belong.  First this is the view off the balcony to my room.  I know it is a parking lot, but they gussied it up […]

It is that time of year, and if you haven’t finished (or started) your holiday shopping it is time to get crackin’!  I had an incredible stroke of luck yesterday.  I had everyone bought for except my wife.  See she is a bit of a tough one this time of year because she also has […]

It is once again time for my annual “run around like a chicken with my head cut off and buy gifts for my spouse” day.  Irony of ironies, I am a planner by profession, but do you think that would translate into my personal life?  No way!  So I will spend the next several lunch […]

Remember Butch from the Little Rascals? He was the roughneck that always picked on Alfalfa and the rest of the “Our Gang” clan.  He was bigger, rougher, and much more bitter than the rest of them.  He was, in old timey language, a ruffian.  The kind of kid that used his size and attitude to […]

When I was a kid, I hated Willie Nelson, and all of the country singers of the day.  I was too caught up in the excitement of the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd to really care about other great performers.  So if they weren’t what I liked , they sucked.  I think that […]

Well, it is that time of year when the clock tolls holidays, time slows down, you see your aunt with the blue hair, and the winter seasonals hit the shelves!  Well, I have been a busy little elf this year and had a whole bunch of the various seasonal brews, and thought I would share […]

Some of you may have noticed that I have been a little scarce on the blog over the last month or so.  That is because I had a convergence of a most unfortunate type at work.  Five projects that were all going along on their own just fine, decided to all have deadlines within one […]

No better way to bring in the Festival of Lights than this classic from Adam Sandler!  For our Jewish readers, what will you be drinking as you light the Menorah?   Let us know in the comments, and enjoy this emerging classic from Mr. Sandler…Yes a Jew! . . UPDATE: Jim thinks Hanukkah Harry might be […]

We here at Beer and Whiskey Brothers would like to take a moment and recognize some great Thanksgiving failures.  No this has nothing to do with beer or whiskey, just a little whimsy for your holiday cheer.  Enjoy.The world of fashion has given us some of our greatest failures!  Seriously how OLD do you have […]

One of the coolest things about living in Alaska was all the daylight in the summer…until it wasn’t.  See when you first get there and it is bright light out at 2:00 am in the morning it energizes you.  Its a rush like you might get from an energy drink.  I think it must be […]

We know you’re out there.  You are the readers, the watchers, the listeners, but what we don’t know is… who are you?  You are the lurkers.  The ones that come to the blog every day or several times a week and read our postings. Our stats say that there are many of you out there, […]

You have to love the idea behind a traditional Irish Wake.  It is a time to tie one on in remembrance and celebration of the poor sap in the box!  I always wanted to go to an Irish Wake, but I don’t want to have one…I want to be at the party, alive and fully […]

We had our semi-periodic “Guys Weekend this weekend, and it was less than stellar, is a matter of fact it was downright crappy.  See we needed to complete a project.  Two of us were working for the other at the time so we thought, what a great excuse to head up to my buddy’s Sun […]