It seems like you can’t throw a can of Old Chub in Colorado without hitting a beer geek, but an incident in Colorado Springs on Monday shows us just how small the world of craft beer nerditry really is.

Here’s a little too much information for you… …I was having a bathroom break this morning when something entered my “stream” of consciousness.  My back is really bad right now, and I had a few Victory Prima Pils last night to take the edge of the pain.  I chose it because it’s tasty, it isn’t […]

A couple of years ago my wife went on a happy homemaker spree and started making fresh guacamole for me to enjoy while watching football.  Her guacamole is awesome, and it quickly became part of my Sunday ritual – Jets game, pilsners and stouts, and guacamole with Tostitos Gold chips.  Unfortunately, her interest in making […]

Last night I spent my evening watching Tony Romo do his thing (choke in a big moment) and my Jets do their thing (come up impossibly big with their backs against the wall).  During a break in the action, the same insipid beer commercial played for the umpteenth time – dude, you passed the bar […]

I’m happy to say that we’ve suffered through the lockout, the finger pointing and the posturing and bigtime pro football is back for most of us (sorry Peyton).  Last night’s game between the Packers and Saints was a great start to the season and it even ended the right way, with a victory for the […]

Here’s something you don’t see every day.  An elk in Sweden snacked on one too many fermented apples and found himself hung up in a tree. 

Someone was kind enough to post my letter to Brew Dog over on the beer section of Reddit.com.  As I was perusing some of the responses to it, one in particular caught my eye.  It was from a fella in the U.K. who provided a whole new outlook on why Brew Dog keeps pulling these […]

This photo was taken by Sam Adams drinker Jeff Dodge after Hurricane Irene blew a tree over onto his recycling bin.  When the dust cleared, one bottle remained, impaled up to its shoulders into the trunk.  Say what you will about Sam Adams’ beers, but there’s no denying that they use quality bottles! I guess […]

Dear Martin and James, I give up. I’ve railed against your over-the-top concoctions for the past couple of years.  For some reason I ALWAYS feel compelled to post about your silly “stunt beers,” getting myself into a froth about how you are exploiting the pure nature of craft beer to make a name for yourselves. […]

Here’s a nice infographic created by Gene Ullery-Smith showing the good and the bad when it comes to beer stats.  Already a beer nerd, Gene is just getting started into the wonderful world of whiskey, so perhaps he’ll be a regular in these parts (or just stick around long enough to figure out Don is […]

I came across this “Vice Tax” doohicky put together for TurboTax by the folks over at Five Column Media using stats from 2008.  It’s pretty interesting to see which states are pro-alcohol and which states are pro-alcohol-tax. New Jersey seems pretty reasonable, taxing spirits at $5.50 a gallon and beer at 12 cents a gallon.  […]

I’ve wanted to visit New Glarus, Wisconsin to check out the New Glarus Hilltop Brewery for a few years now.  I finally took the plunge last week, when Don and I were in Milwaukee taking care of family stuff.  It was an emotionally draining week and we figured we could use a break, so we […]

Hi all, just a quick note to tell you Don and I are alive and well.  We’ve had some sad family business to attend to this week, and we’ve gathered in Milwaukee – the spiritual home of the Galligan clan – to see our dad off this mortal coil.  There’ll be a tribute to him […]

As a guy who lives about 30 miles north northwest of New York City as the cow flies (and no, I didn’t leave out the “r” in crow, I’m thinking of Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton here), I have to say I’m a bit on edge about all this Hurricane Irene business.  A couple of […]

I’ve developed a bit of an obsession over the past few months with a pretty lowbrow treat: Munchies Cheese Fix Snack Mix.  I think it’s absolutely the best one on the planet, beating out anything Chex or Cheez-It or Annie’s or Utz can whip up.  Why?  Because it’s the SuperFriends of snacks.