As many of you know, I’m a fan of most everything Founders brews. You might also be aware that I’m a sucker for any beer that swings for the fences or draws outside the lines. So you can imagine how much I enjoy Founder’s Nemesis. Each year it’s a different beer bearing the Nemesis name. […]

The gang over at New Brew Thursday recently released their “I am a Craft Beer Drinker” video, in the style of Greg Koch’s “I am a Craft Brewer” video and all the copycats that have since followed (I am a Home Brewer, I am a Canadian Craft Brewer, I am a Little Teapot, etc.) There’s […]

What is it with the names of these two Pale Ales that use Belgian yeast?  Why do they have to be so contrary?  Raging Bitch sounds like a lady to be avoided (I could use names here but I don’t need that kind of heat!), and Verboten is German for “Forbidden.” Both names make it […]

Don and I love craft beer and whiskey, enough to prattle on about it here every day.  But there are some things that get our respective goats when it comes to being beer and whiskey enthusiasts. For instance, it makes me crazy to go to the beer store only to hear about the awesome limited […]

The Malted Muse is a website “dedicated to the exploration of all things whisky” and they recently gave our podcast a fairly glowing review. This is surprising on a few levels.  First off, I’m amazed that anyone is actually listening besides our mom (hi mom!).  But what I find even more interesting is that the […]

It must be cool to be a rock star, even a washed up one who is known to be a major PIA.  Blic Online has posted the rider (a list of backstage demands) for the “Gun & Roses” – or Axl and the Replacements – show in Belgrade on September 23rd. Besides a black room […]

Good things come to those that wait, and it feels like I’ve been waiting years for the 2010 NFL season to start.  Not sure why, but the span from the Super Bowl to the 2010 kickoff has been excruciating for me.  Maybe it’s because I haven’t had a good excuse to drink beers on Sunday […]

Up until now, Don and I haven’t given Sam Adams a lot of thought.  That all changed recently when they were kind enough to provide us with brewer’s passes to this year’s GABF. I want to say up front that while we are grateful for their generosity, it’s not going to alter our opinions of […]

So far Don and I have pumped out five podcasts, and we feel each one is better that the rest (or at least the last four are a lot better than the first one – oof, what a wandering mess!). Our pal Bob wrote a quick review of the podcast in iTunes the other day […]

We talked here about the most overrated beer in the world the other day and it got me to thinking about the other side of the coin – which beer doesn’t get the accolades it deserves? After mulling it over a bit, I’ve broken it into two categories: Beers that are widely available but lack […]

I know we’re talking about barbecuing on the site today, but others have begun to turn their attention to Oktoberfest, including our pal Bill Covaleski over at the Victory Brewing Company. Check out this video where Bill does a really nice job of explaining the chronologically challenged nature of Oktoberfest, traditional Marzenbier brewing methods, natural […]

Labor Day is this weekend, and Don and I are both planning on grilling and chillin’ with our families. We’ve also decided to record a “grill session” podcast to commemorate this last great cooking-meat-over-an-open flame weekend of the summer. The main subject will be the “best beers for barbecuing,” and we’d love to hear your […]

Don and I decided to record a podcast while I was out visiting with him in Idaho a few weeks ago. We didn’t have a topic in mind before I got there, but one struck me like a herd of buffalo when first set eyes on Big Sky Country. You see, Idaho still has a […]

Scott over at the Brew Club has posted a remembrance of the beer hunter Michael Jackson on the third anniversary of his passing, and it made me realize that I’ve never really read any of his work.  That’s right, I’ve built my entire craft beer education without reading the master. That’s not to say that […]

I posted a fairly glowing review a few weeks ago about Smuttynose Imperial Stout.  I was impressed with it’s rich, smoky flavor and its in-your-face hop profile.  But then something happened last night that totally changed my thoughts on this beer – I had another one. It was the same beer at the same location, […]