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Infographic: 20 Things Worth Knowing about Beer

I found this over at theoatmeal.com.  There are some interesting facts and it’s pretty funny.  I especially like the pilgrim facts and the Zappa quote. Enjoy! Click here for 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer

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Subscribe to the Beer and Whiskey Brothers Podcast

Thanks to all of you who have downloaded and enjoyed our first two podcasts. We’re proud to say that we now have the #1 Beer and Whiskey podcast on iTunes.  Of course that can’t be much of a feat if we accomplished it with only two podcasts, but still, we’ll take it! 🙂 If you […]

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Manor House Brewing Cannonball Reserve: The Best Beer You Can’t Get

There are lots of folks who want to brew beer for a living.  For some it’s a pipe dream, for others it’s an organized goal.  For the folks at Manor House Brewing, it’s a calling. This struck me like a ton of bricks when I sampled their Cannonball Reserve, a Belgian Strong Ale that absolutely […]

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Victory Brewing says Sam Adams Rumors are False

We don’t typically break news here, and in a way, the trend continues.  There’s nothing to see here folks. There have been rumblings of late that The Boston Beer Company, the makers of Sam Adams, have been trying to purchase Victory Brewing Company.  It turns out the rumors are just that – rumors. I have […]

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The Beer Mapping Project is Endless Fun for Beer Nerds!

Yesterday I wrote about a nice little brewery locator furnished by the Beer of the Month Club.  Well, the Beer Mapping Project makes that seem so 1997! The Beer Mapping Project is a deep, almost endless resource of breweries, brew pubs and top notch liquor stores all mapped out precisely on Google maps.  It’s a […]

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Cool Microbrewery Locator

Peter from SimplyBeer recently pointed me to a beer of the month club he really likes.  Turns out it’s the same one I had bad luck with earlier in the year, but I think he signed up for a much better program than I did, and he received much better beer as a result.  I’ll […]

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Podcast: Oskar Blues, Rare Breed and More!

Join us for a few laughs as we: Review Oskar Blues’ Dale’s Pale Ale and Old Chub Talk about how Oskar Blues has broken Don’s heart (poor fella) Sample Wild Turkey Rare Breed Discuss which modern car would be best suited for a Smokey and the Bandit remake Share  “fun facts” about each other Answer […]

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BrewDog Jumps the Shark (or Squirrel, to be more accurate)

The attention-craving brewers at BrewDog have now completely confirmed my suspicions – they care more about media attention than brewing great beer. It started with Tactical Nuclear Penguin, a 32% ABV brew that tasted like paint thinner poured into a poorly brewed stout.  This “zany” big brew got them all sorts of attention in the […]

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How We Almost Had a TV Show, Part 5: “Enter Sam Man”

This is the final installment of a five part story about how Don and I almost landed a TV show on Discovery.  Follow the links for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.  Enjoy! Part 5: Enter Sam Man When the production company reached out to Discovery after the green light meeting, they […]

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Check Out the Wild Turkey Tasting Online Video Archive

Check out the feed from the Wild Turkey bloggers tasting we participated in a few weeks back.  It’s a little rough around the edges, but it’s a nice way to spend some time with legendary Master Distiller Jimmy Russell and his son, Associate Distiller Eddie Russell. It’s also fun to see Jimmy bristle at my […]

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How We Almost Had a TV Show, Part 4: “We Are the Champions!”

The following is Part 4 of a five part story about how Don and I almost landed a TV show on Discovery. It’s a long tale so I’ve broken it into a few “chapters.”  Follow the links for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.  I’ll be posting the final installment tomorrow.  Enjoy!  Part 4: […]

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Check Out The Beer and Whiskey Brothers Podcast

Because anyone who’s anyone has a podcast (except for all those anyones who don’t) we’ve decided to get in on the action. Hit the link below to pop over to iTunes and download our first attempt at our podcast, which we’re calling the Invisible TV Show.  We promise it’s good for a few laughs, and […]

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How We Almost Had a TV Show, Part 3: “Action!”

The following is Part 3 of a five part story about how Don and I almost landed a TV show on Discovery. It’s a long tale so I’ve broken it into a few “chapters.”  Follow the links for Part 1 and Part 2.  I’ll be posting another installment tomorrow.  Enjoy! Part 3: Action! The next […]

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How We Almost Had a TV Show, Part 2: “The Road to Victory”

The following is Part 2 of a five part story about how Don and I almost landed a TV show on Discovery. It’s a long tale (sometimes the good ones are) so I’ve broken it into a few “chapters.” You can find Part 1 here.  Enjoy! Part 2: The Road To Victory Don and I […]

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Why I don’t deserve to go to CANFEST

Buckbean Brewing has recently announced a competition, asking bloggers to write a post about why they deserve to be flown to Reno to attend something called CANFEST.  Once all the posts are up, they’ll pick a winner. Yes, it’s a brazen attempt to generate blog buzz about the event and their all-can line up of […]

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