Lonely?  Do you have no friends but still wish you had someone to enjoy your beer with?  Someone with a wet nose and four legs?  Or perhaps you’re just looking for a non-alcoholic beer with the beefy taste you crave.  Whatever the case, your prayers have been answered – dog beer is here!

That’s much better!   …not the ones I’d pick.  And that’s the whole point, right? Let me back up here a bit.  DRAFT Magazine has released its list of the 25 top beers of 2010. There are some very good beers that made the list, some great beers that are missing and…whatever.  I give them […]

I had a Budweiser yesterday, for the first time in a loooong time, and I have to admit that it tasted pretty good. For some that’s not a shock, as they happily drink Budweisers all the time.  But I’m a guy who’s a bit fussy about his beer, and  it takes a special set of […]

Well, tomorrow’s Thanksgiving, and the Internet is buzzing with fun beer facts and pairing ideas.  Instead of actually writing something clever or interesting myself, I figured I’d just steal the wit and insights of others. And with that, I give you the 2010 Thanksgiving Hot Links! …

Hello Foodista.com readers!  We’ve put together a special post just for you, but unfortunately this isn’t it.  So read up on how awesome Avery Brewing is if you’d like to, and then click here to pop over to our food pairing post. Cheers! – Don and Jim   Usually, a brewery makes one or two […]

In honor of the premiere of Brew Masters on Discovery last night, Don and I dusted off the microphones and recounted our “near miss” with TV this past summer.  It should be a fun listen.  We also review a couple of nice beers and a whiskey named after a bearded musician who has a channel […]

Like many of you, I watched the premiere of Brew Masters last night with a craft beer in hand and a big smile on my face.  And like many of you, I enjoyed the show because I’m a fan of Sam and a major beer nerd.  Even if it was a bit of an infomercial, […]

Just a friendly reminder that Brew Masters, the TV show Don and I were up for (and didn’t get) premieres on the Discovery Channel this Sunday night at 10pm Eastern.  I’ll set my DVR, but will probably be watching in real time, as I’m eager to see how the show turned out. There are also […]

I’m excited that the weekend is upon us, as it’s been a long week.  Last weekend was fun, but very busy, and next weekend is full of holiday stuff, followed by my son’s birthday weekend, the getting ready for Christmas weekend, etc. etc.  This is the last weekend for a while that we’ll have to […]

With Turkey Day right around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about what beers you’ll be enjoying on the greatest feast day of the year. Instead of just focusing on what to serve alongside your turkey (or deep-fried turducken if you’re Don), let’s break it down to three distinct courses: Before Dinner, […]

It’s not a fun visit to a water park until somebody breaks a toe. Judging by the purple digit on my left foot, my family and I had a blast at Great Wolf Lodge. There’s not a lot you can do for a broken toe, except tape it to its neighbor and wait for nature […]

It turns out that you’re not the first person who would go out of their way for a beer. According to LiveScience.com, archaeologists suggest that the quest for grains with which to brew drove early man into neighboring territories, and that beer was an important social lubricant, taking the anxiety out of early meetings between […]

Don’s traveling and I’m with the family at Great Wolf Lodge, where I paid $113 for a buffet and three Yeunglings for two adults and two kids. If I wasn’t sick before the very average buffalo chicken wraps, I sure was after the check came.  So Don and I are playing hooky from the blog […]

Hi, my name is Jim and I have a beer problem. It started out innocently enough.  On a whim, I purchased a Chimay Premiere (mostly because of the silly cork) and my mind was blown.  As a Bass drinker, I had no idea that beer could be so dizzyingly delicious. Suddenly, I realized there were […]

Update 1/3/11: Don’s review of Infinium – he loved it!  Click here to read Don’s Infinium review. Update 12/9/10: Our pal Daniel got his hands on some and put together an entertaining (and profane) review of Infinium.  Click here to read it. Update 12/3/10: I just called my local go-to beer stores, and they don’t […]