When I first discovered the world of craft beers, I wanted to try everything all at once.  I started with Belgians, and I’d uncork a big bottle just about every night to experience the uncharted (for me) wonders contained within.  After a few weeks, I realized I probably need to pace myself, and started spacing […]

Well, it’s the first weekend after all the holiday madness, and I have to admit, I’m a little pickled.  I took the week off between Christmas and New Years and enjoyed my lack of responsibility with quite a bit of (mostly) responsible drinking.   Lots of beer and a good deal of whiskey as well. […]

I came across this article by Patrick Orr from the Idaho Statesman (and I’m the brother who lives in New Jersey!) which looks back at what the 2000’s did for craft brewing. Turns out it was a big decade indeed.

It’s a threat as old as Christmas. If you’re a rotten kid, you’ll wind up with a lump of coal in your stocking. It’s the ultimate Christmas FAIL, the dark reward for a pattern of anti-social behavior. Well, I’ve found a lump of coal that’s so delicious, I’ve decided to be very bad from here […]

Sometimes you really want to like something, but the spark’s just not there. For me that includes the new Battlestar Galactica, that hot girl I dated briefly in college, and stuffwhitepeoplelike.com (I get it, we’re uptight). These are all things that other people are crazy about and looked interesting to me, but I just don’t […]

My wife just gave me a membership to a craft beer of the month club.  When I asked her for details about who’s club I was now a member of, she wasn’t sure.  But she said it came down between two that looked good, and she went with the one that wasn’t affiliated with the late Michael Jackson.  […]

Some people celebrate Christmas on the evening of the 24th, others wait until Christmas morning.  Some folks throw big family get-togethers while others keep it small and intimate.  But everyone celebrates with beer, wine and whiskey – at least folks who read this site! So how are you weaving your favorite adult beverages into the […]

Well the last non-holiday weekend of the year is upon us, and with the Jags losing to the Colts (yea Colts!), my Jets are still mathematically alive in the playoff hunt.  They just have to beat the Falcons and the Colts (boo Colts!) and the Bengals back-to-back-to-back.  Simple, right? Anyway, it’s probably the last normal […]

Not 100 years old, 100 posts! We’d like to pause for a minute and thank all of you who read our stuff every day and have encouraged and enlightened us along the way.  What started out as a bit of a lark has turned into a passion because of your feedback and support.  Anyway, it’s […]

I’m still playing with the new video cam, and took the opportunity to try a Dale’s Pale Ale from the can for the first time.  Check out the review below, and thanks to 52 Brews for turning me on to this beer! Have you tried this stuff?

Sometimes it’s an easy call to give the gift of beer over the holidays. For instance, my beer nerd buddy Frank knows with certainty that I’ll lay a couple of nice bottles on him, and I’m pretty sure I’ll receive the same in return. But outside of our little world, you must be careful about […]

As you may know, I’ve been rather disappointed in the most of the Christmas beers I’ve had thus far.  It boils down to a simple fact – they just don’t taste like Christmas.  They’re have all been very nice beers and all will make lovely gifts, but unlike Oktoberfests or pumpkin beers, the tastes are […]

My first season with the Elf and I’m loving it.  Also my first day with a new video camera and I’m testing it out.  This calls for a pour!

Being the resident beer geek in the office, I was asked to help pick out some beer for our Christmas party tonight.  They had already bought 12’s of Miller Lite and Heinekken, and wanted me to get something more interesting.  What to do in this situation?  Most of the people I work with are in […]

Over the past year I’ve gained the status of beer geek amongst my friends and family.  This blog might have something to do with that.  Anyway, with the holidays just about here, I’m trying to sort out who I should give beer to and who is a lost cause when it comes to craft beverages.  […]