Here you see the implement of torture my dietitian has me consuming in an attempt to get my glucose under control!  Yes, the Galligan brothers come from a long line of diabetics, and having my luck, I’m the one with all the fat and all the sugar in my bloodstream!  Recently it has gone a little […]

There was some discussion last night on Facebook about the Budweiser 9/11 advertisement that aired a couple of times during yesterday’s football games.  I think it is pretty clear that we are no fan of big beer around these parts.  I’d rather drink water than some of the swill that many of the big beer […]

UPDATE 2/1/12: Stranahan’s new Master Distiller Rob Dietrich dropped us a note in the comments below, ensuring us that all is well at Stranahans.  We hope so!  We were so impressed with Rob’s words, that we gave him his own post! There are changes happening at Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, and I’m afraid we may be […]

Here is a really interesting video interview with Sam Caligione from Dogfish Head Brewery by Bloomberg Business.  Shows the entreprenurial side of Sam. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/72805872/#ooid=1sYTRvMjoE8bTzRglikfl-TPe_VLJYbv

This is a tale of two breweries.  Two breweries separated by 2000 miles and almost as far apart philosophically.  The thing that brings these two breweries together is a love of great beer and the desire to make it well, and they both do.  Seeing as they both make great beer, we can actually drop […]

Where we had lunch, and home of the world’s most giant urinal. The world’s most giant Urinal. This picture doesn’t do it justice, but this was like peeing into a sarcophagus. And count them! That is seven urinal cakes in the bottom! Bottling line. More Tanks and Pipes Lagering Tank

  Here it is, the last of the first round matchups!  And I think that it is fitting that this was the absolute closest match so far.  You might think that it would be one sided with the New Knob Creek being so close to barrel strength and all, but it was by no means […]

Today when Jim posted his infographic about beer brands I remembered that I had seen a generational graphic on the Jim Beam Web Site that talked about the Beam family history and how 7 generations of Beam descendants had left an indelible mark on the Bourbon industry in America.  This was a web like graphic that included the family […]

There is yet another controversy in the world of whiskey.  It seems that artisan whiskey producers are putting some of their white dog in small barrels and aging it for a shorter period, claiming that the smaller barrels age the whiskey quicker and they can get the flavors imparted into the whiskey in under half […]

This battle pits Evan Williams Single Barrel against Eagle Rare 10 year Single Barrel.  The Evan Williams is aged about 9 years and is 86.6 proof, and the Eagle Rare is a 10 year old, and weighs in at 90 proof.  I wasn’t very excited about this match up to begin with, and now I […]

  Happy Birthday to us!  Hooray, we’re two.  That’s right Don and Jim are about to enter the “Terrible Twos.”  Actually I never really thought they were too terrible (having been through them 4 times with my 4 boys).  It is a time of learning and growing and figuring out your place in the world […]

Every year about now I begin to think about the holidays.  I know it is only August, but before you know it these suckers will be upon us, and the Mastercard and Visa folks will be going crazy.  This is the time that I begin to think about all those bills, and also about what […]

This was my first time attending the Boise Beer Festival, and frankly I wasn’t prepared for the crush of people in the beer tents and the overall zaniness of the event.  Loosely controlled chaos was my first impression, but as you get into the festival, you understand that there is a rhythm that keeps things moving and […]

  Its Friday, and I have a Beer Festival to go to this weekend!  I know where I will be.  For the first time I am going to the Boise Beer Festival.  I know what you are thinking, “Pffft, Boise, how good could that be?”  Well I’m here to tell you it is damn good. […]

The Battle for Single Barrel domination continues!  This round we have two worthy contenders.  The first is Four Roses Single Barrel, 100 proof, and perhaps one of the best young single barrel whiskeys out there, each one is aged between 4-5 years.  It is going up against a very worthy opponent.  The Willett Single Barrel […]