Well, our Boomerang Beer Poll has cooled off enough for us to say it’s time to do a final tally.  We feel pretty good about the results this time, as they tend to jibe more with reality than our previous attempt at this. It seems that California and Colorado are America’s two […]

NOW WITH POLL GOODNESS: We talk a lot about beer and whiskey on this site, and we extol the virtues of each one.  The virtues are many, and every once in a while I get a clunker that is used to clean the drain in the sink, but mostly these two beverages are sweet and […]

And on the seventh day he rested, for lo, he was full of pork and beer and good cheer.  Maybe I’m paraphrasing here, but if you’re in the Dallas area, this could be you next Sunday, after a week of beer-inspired food paired with some carefully selected Avery beers. The folks at three Dallas restaurants […]

Coach Boone and Youst from the classic Disney film “Remember the Titans”.  This was a great movie, albeit a little sappy but tells of an interesting time in our nation’s history and how sport brought together people of different ethnicities and socioeconomic strata to fight for a common goal.  Blah blah blah.  The good thing […]

I’ve said it before and will say it again – timing and mood matter with beer. You can have a great beer when you’re not in the mood for it, and most of its charms will be lost on you.  This happened to me a few times by the tail end of GABF, when I […]

Another weekend is upon us (huzzah!) and I’m ready for some beer. And this is no ordinary weekend, no, because this Sunday is October 10, 2010.  That’s right, 10/10/10. People are latching onto this date in lots of ways.  Some folks are trying to have a “global moment” for the environment at 10:10pm on 10/10/10, […]

So far this season we have reviewed a host of fall seasonal beers.  We have pitted them against one another like the review Jim did of Southern Tier’s Pumking vs Avery’s Kaiser, as well as the more traditional reviews I did of Sam Adams Octoberfest, and Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead.  Plus I know there are plenty of […]

Well the Obvious answer here is YES! It is certainly possible to get inebriated by consuming too much beer in one sitting.  That really isn’t my question, more my question is do you get drunk on beer?  Personally I find it difficult to drink enough on beer, even big beers to feel intoxicated. I’m thinking […]

Why is it called a “boomerang” beer poll?  Well because we did a similar one half a year ago, but the results were sketchy.  And that’s been bugging Don and I for a while now, so we called “do-over!”  

Pour outs.  They’re sad, but they do happen.  Infected beers, bad tasting beers, eyes that are bigger than your liver, all of these things contribute to our favorite beverage being sent to the sea. But how do you know that it’s time to give up and pour it out?  I’ve given it some thought, and […]

There has been a lot of talk about beer versus wine already, and my thought here today is not to rehash the subject, but last week I was stuck in a quandary.  I wanted beer, but there was no good craft brew to be had, so I ended up drinking a lot of wine.  Now, […]

Usually these beer related flow charts don’t get too deep into craft beer territory, but this one is different.  They even give a nod to Sam Adams Utopias, for folks who have “$500 of Beer Love” to give.  Nice. The origins of the chart are a little fuzzy, but I think it’s a collaboration between […]

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Victory Brewing’s beer and the great food they serve in their brewpub, but now they’ve taken it to a whole other level.  I watched the video above thinking their “Brewpub on Wheels” was a fictional vehicle whipped up for fun, but no – it’s real!!!

Don and I are preparing for our next podcast, which is all about the “Localvore” movement, eating only stuff that comes from within 100 miles home.  I love the idea of going local, but don’t always follow this practice, especially when it comes to beer. 

I enjoy brewing beer, but I’ve been procrastinating lately because I DETEST bottling. After having a Northern Brewer kit on the dining room table for a few months, I realize that I’m not going to get any closer to brewing without coming up with a bottling solution. So my solution is to NOT bottle, but […]