I really loved going to GABF.  It was a time that I hope to experience again, and Jim and I have learned some lessons about when to go and what to do, etc, but when Sunday morning rolls around it is time to pack up and go home.  Jim and I went on Friday, and […]

Don and I had the chance to rub elbows with some of the best-known and best-loved brewers in America this weekend.  One of the cool things about being a beer fan is accessibility – you get to meet your heroes. And that what Don and I did.  But instead of getting a photo WITH them […]

So we’re back from GABF, older, wiser and maybe even a bit wider as well.  All in all it was a great time, and I’m gonna try and share some highlights…

Don and I are both headed to Denver this morning ready to take on the GABF. I’ll try to keep you updated as our adventure unfolds. Or I’ll get drunk and lazy. One of those! Anyway, stay tuned-this could get interesting!

Well our fancy business cards are done, and with just hours to spare.  They look great (disregard that bit of schmootz in the corner,the one in the pic’s been beat up a bit). I think we got about 500 of them, which means they should get us through the GABF and then the next 25 […]

Truth is Jim and I are totally jazzed (probably a bad expression for me to use–Listen to our Next Podcast) to be going to GABF this year.  Not only will we be yucking it up with brewers and bloggers alike, but we will also have an opportunity to catch up with our cousin David who […]

We’re not the only guys and gals to ever love us some great beer.  Beer has been a pleasure and an inspiration to humans of all walks of life for thousands of years.  As proof, here are some quotes about beer from famous folks through the generations. Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer […]

With a beer name like “Crotch Sniffing Bastard” and explanation is due.  It goes like this: when Ben, the Laughing Dog the brewery is named after, was a pup he used to like to say “hello” by sticking his nose in your crotch and giving a good sniff.  One of their friends coined the term […]

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. […]

Ok, so it is no secret that Jim and I are going to GABF this weekend.  We were able to get brewers passes for Friday and Saturday so we will burn the hell out of those puppies.  What we haven’t figured out yet is a strategy.  Of course we want to drink beer that we […]

OK you can find this on BA, but I thought I would post it here too for easy access to our readers that might be going to GABF.  Looking at you, Jim!  If you are going this looks like it has some very good advise. BeerAdvocate’s Guide to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Posted […]

Still more evidence that the 24 oz bomber can is going to catch on in the Craft beer community.  Yuengling is going to release their lager and their light lager in the new 24 oz sizes.  Now, I wish a brewery would release a really big beer in a really big can, and that would […]

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 […]

One caveat to this shipping video.  Chad from Chad’s Beer Reviews recommends using postal flat rate boxes for shipping.  It is a Federal Crime to ship alcohol via the US mail.  It is against policy to ship via Fed Ex or UPS, but a broken bottle won’t land you in the clink like it will if […]

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 […]