Sometimes new and old come together in interesting ways.  Take for example this photo with a very modern piece of deathstar art with an obviously very old building in the background.  The juxtaposition makes us both intrigued and uncomfortable at the same time.  Well that is kind of how I feel about the collaboration between Schneider Weisse […]

So as you may know, Don and I are going to be attending next month’s Great American Beer Fest for the first time.  We’ve been putting our game plan together, trying to cram in as many meet-ups, schmoozes and (of course) great beers into the 48 hours we’ll be in Denver. Part of the plan […]

Apparently yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the invention of the can.  Who knew?  Well the Huffington Post did, and to mark the occasion they turned their attention to the best thing to ever be put in a can: Colorado craft beer! Hit this link to check out their poll of the best Colorado canned […]

It seems that the post I did yesterday is being reflected in industry news.  The article below from “BeerNews.org states that Goose Island is looking to contract with Redhook brewery out of Portsmouth, NH to fill its ever growing demand.  See to my way of thinking Redhook is a mediocre brewer, they don’t make anything […]

Some revolutions are worth fighting for.  My Cousin David sent this to me and it is a brief segment and article from reason.tv.  Not a lot new here, but it does explain some insights into why right now is the golden age of craft beer.  We have already begun to see the balkinization of mediocre […]

You know when you’re just sure that something is gonna be great and then it turns out more awful than you could have imagined?  I’ve experienced this a few times in life.  There was that gorgeous redhead that was great in small doses but just horrible after 10 minutes of conversation.  Then there was the […]

I was reading a blog post about Saranac Beer over at The Brew Club, and it got me to thinking about how many middle of the road brews there are out there.  See a comment was made by one of Scott’s visitors about the fact that he had a “What Ales You” Case of Saranac, and that […]

Oh boy, this is gonna peeve Don to no end an potentially spark an internal BLOG WAR right here on our site.  You can imagine my excitement! 🙂 I’ve written here before about the potential health benefits of craft beer, which offers proteins, flavonoids and other nutrients that can do a body good when consumed […]

You know what I hate?  I hate it when people are just too subtle.  Like when me and my wife were dating, well actually before we began to date, she said she practically had to hit me over the head to get me to respond to her very subtle advances.  Good thing she is persistent. […]

Far be it for me to suggest that Sean Connery doesn’t wear anything under his kilt, but given the evidence on the internet it seems that most guys that are daring enough to actually don the tartan plaid do so commando style.  To quote Kramer from Seinfeld…”I’m out there Jerry!”  So when I had the […]

It nice to have friends with some pull.  After waiting too long to get our own damn tickets, Don and I got the great news yesterday that we have scored Brewers Passes to the Great American Beer Fest, courtesy of Boise beer gurus Rick Boyd and Chris Oates at Brewforia.  A million thanks guys! Don […]

I have benefited from the generosity of beer nerds on number of occasions, and I am thankful.  Folks have shared tastes of Sam Adam’s Utopias, lunatic beers from Brew Dog, and, most recently, Pliny the Elder.  These are all beers I wouldn’t have tasted without a little help from my friends.  Thanks guys. As Don […]

The last few weekends in my household have been, to put it mildly, eventful.  We had a wedding of my Son last weekend, wedding prep the weekend before, the weekend before that we were in Coeur d’Alene running all over the place, and on and on.  This weekend I want to be bored! I want […]

This is a picture of the new grain silo at Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado.  I LOVE how BIG it is!  Looks like there will be plenty of Maharaja coming from that baby!  They are also taking delivery of four new tanks this month, so the Avery Warehouse should stay full for the foreseeable future, although it […]

I was thinking about our latest podcast – the one we posted on Friday – and by far the best part is “Fun Facts with Don and Jim,” where we tell embarrassing stories about each other.  It was recorded with Don at his house and me visiting our folks’ place in Milwaukee.  Our two sisters […]