Smug!  That is what I believe Stone has become with their newest offering, their black IPA that is aptly titled “Sublimely Self Righteous.”  Now the first thing I want to say, and I know you Stone defenders will not hear this, but I want to go on record as saying that this is NOT bad […]

Well, the 4th is over and it is time to pay the piper!  Too much fun and jocularity have given way to things that need to be accomplished around the house!  This weekend will include trying to fix my Kitchen sink, filling our pool which finally got fixed today, and doing domestic type stuff like […]

Foxes are funny little creatures.  They do things that to the naked eye seem just outrageous, but there is a method to their madness.  I once saw a fox walk right past a rabbit hole like he didn’t even know it was there, when he got out of smelling range of the prey he doubled […]

Maker’s Mark has been making wheat Bourbon for the last 55 years one way and only one way.  They actually have a very unique process for the whiskey that involves red winter wheat, and locally grown grains in combination with local limestone filtered spring water, and a proprietary yeast strain that combine in fermentation and […]

I was reminded this weekend of how important it is to take time to just let everything go and truly relax.  I had an Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA and was transported to a place of quiet, peace, and tranquility.   It truly was an enlightened state.  See 4th of July weekend in my house is […]

I know it’s the 4th weekend so many of you are probably taking off early today, so here it is for the weekend!  It is Independence day weekend and it is typically celebrated with friends and family by barbecuing and blowing stuff up, hopefully not the family cat!  The reason I say this is it […]

It is truly a gift when you are pleasantly surprised at the end of a long, hard day.  Let me tell you a bit about my day yesterday.  I woke up in Twin Falls, Idaho.  I had traveled there on Tuesday for work, and had another day of meetings and plan development that lasted until […]

Over the last couple of days I’ve heard a lot of people complaining about Summer.  They are sick of it.  They want cool weather, and dark beer.  Well to them I just have one thing to say…Why don’t you go the the fridge and draw yourself a big frosty glass of shutthehellup! I live in […]

OK, so some of you have really been brow beating me for this post, so here it is, and it better be one of my best traffic’d posts ever, since you have all been clamoring for it.  This is a symbiotic relationship…I produce, you read…Got me?!  OK, not that I’ve got that little bit off […]

This brew I had the other night is from the smallest commercial brewery I have ever tried.  No doubt in my mind.  Maybe ever in the world.   Is a matter of fact I’m certain that many of you have greater brewing capacity than Aldergrove Brewery in Marysville, Washington.  It is a commercial venture located […]

I’ve fielded several questions in the past about how to select a bottle of whiskey.  I recently posted about different types of whiskey and how you might know if you like a certain whiskey or not.  That was based on mash bill percentages, and chances are if you liked one type on the list you […]

Bulleit Bourbon has had to muscle around with the big boys to get respect and the shelf space they deserve, but in large part they have had success even though they are otherwise a smaller player in the bourbon scene.  They are crafted in small batches at the Diageo Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.  I however, […]

So the Weekend is upon us!!  I thought it would never get here.  It’s been one of those weeks, a real grind just trying to make it to the other side of the week and a chance at some relaxation and recuperation.  My brother Jim will be heading to one of his favorite activities to do […]

OK, first of all I have to thank Evan Burke for being so generous and sending me several examples of Washington brews.  Evan did a Guest Post on Washington Brews earlier this month, here.  This was the only IPA he sent, so the others will probably wait until the weather cools a bit.  Again, the […]