. It looks like Sam Adams is trying to rekindle the romance with hardcore craft beer geeks with the release of their small batch series of beers.  Glancing at the labels, you wouldn’t guess that these are Sam Adams products, and I think that’s the whole point. When we discussed our “no-go” breweries here yesterday, […]

We got to talking in the comments yesterday about the new Sam Adams small batch beers, and during lunch I popped into a liquor store near work to see if they had any on hand.  They did, but as I reached for one I paused, because I had seen the same beer at the liquor […]

I was thinking about the Brooklyn Brewing Company this morning and how dismissive I am of their beers.  I’ve had some good stuff from them (Local 1 comes to mind first) but when I’m buying beer, I immediately look away when I see their swoopy “B” logo.  I respect what they do as a brewery […]

. I love this map I found over at SlashDot, showing the minimum legal drinking ages for countries around the world.  There’s a key on the bottom, but basically, it’s “the darker the ink, the older to drink.” Taking a quick glance, you can see that the old U.S. of A. is one of the […]

Pop Chart Lab makes some great beer infographics (and some rather confusing ones), a few of which we’ve brazenly stolen and posted here to share with our readers.  This is one is no exception. But at least this time there’s a chance that you’ll actually click over to their site and purchase a print from […]

Sometimes (like today) I have no clue what I’m going to write about – No clever observations, no geeky insights, no new bear videos that remind me of my better brotherly half.  Nuthin. On days like these, I’ll dig around the interwebs until I find something that sparks an idea for a post.  More often […]

. I’m not ever sure where to start, but this may be the best television commercial I’ve ever seen. All I’ll say is click play – I’d hate to spoil a minute of it.  Check out the stuffed Don that makes an appearance at about 0:35. Thanks to Mathew Molde for sharing this on our […]

I posted about Bud Light Platinum yesterday, a boozed up version of Bud Light, that raises the alcohol by volume in the beer by almost 50%, from 4.2% to 6%.  As the name “Platinum” infers, this is intended to be a premium version of a pedestrian beer – Bud Light turned up to 11.  But […]

So Novembeard marches on and my facial follicles FINALLY look like they belong to a man.  Huzzah! 

As someone who writes a lot, I know that you must choose your words wisely.  Sometimes this is more important than others, like when describing the very essence of a thing to a highly sensitive and knowledgeable audience.  Call a tomato a vegetable, and a carpologist is going to call you out on it.  Tell […]

Word out of Longmont, Colorado is that craft brewer Oskar Blues is getting into the bicycle building business.  They’ve created a new brand for the bike called “Reeb” (beer pedaled in reverse), and their first model will be a mountain bike.  Colorodoan.com shared the following details: Chad Melis, marketing director for Oskar Blues, said the […]

. That’s right, this makes 1,000 posts here on B&WB.  Some have been great, many have been pretty good and few have even sent ripples across the Internet.  This post doesn’t fit into any of those categories.  Basically I saw this GIF and it made me want to pee my pants, so I figured what […]

If you’re a regular in these parts, you know who John King is.  When he’s not sending me pictures of bears (obsess much?) or deriding me here on the blog for being a fancyman, he’s an avid homebrewer, runner, blogger and all around troublemaker. John just posted over on Kentucky Brew Review about his quest […]

WHEW! Update: Looks like those nerds at NASA we’re telling it straight – this time! From Space.com: The asteroid 2005 YU55 came within 201,700 miles (324,600 kilometers) of Earth at 6:28 p.m. EST (2328 GMT) Tuesday evening before speeding off into deep space once again at about 29,000 mph (46,700 kph). As you’ve probably heard, […]

If I was pressed to pick a favorite beer style, I’d have to say it’s the Bourbon barrel-aged stout.  I love these rich, boozy treats, which are a great companion when it’s time to kick back, relax, and unwind.  But all’s not well in paradise, because there’s a deal-breaker of a flavor that I’ve picked […]