Well everyone, it worked.  Brewforia the beer market in Boise that also ships beer via an internet business will be getting shipping contracts in place this week with both FedEx and UPS.  We’ve been making a lot of noise on this site over the last few days to try and help out a local Entrepreneur with a […]

Well in the case of Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout this holds true. The 13% ABV Stout has been aged in bourbon barrels and this aging imparts a significant smoky quality to the stout that is really quite striking when you first taste it.  It reminded me a little of liquid smoke at first, but […]

We have been saying a lot about the situation a local Boise beer market has run into with trying to ship product to customers from internet orders for the business.  Well the story is clarified by Rick Boyd, Owner of the Brewforia Beer Market.  Like many who take the time to write extensive and substantive […]

As you know, some very nice places to buy beer online have been hit with a really unfair policy from FedEx and UPS, who are now refusing to ship beer to places they ship wine.  It’s a ridiculous policy and it needs to be changed. There’s a Facebook Page up that’s been designed to put […]

24 hours in and the yeast is loving its new home. The airlock is bubbling, the cake is rising and the bathroom is filled with perhaps the best aroma I have ever smelled.  I’m not going to make this a daily thing, but I just wanted to share my excitement that my first beer seems […]

This is an issue that my Beer Guy and friend Rick Boyd at the Brewforia Beer Market has been grappling with for the last several months.  It seems that someone within UPS or FedEx hates beer.  So much so that they are refusing to ship product from the Brewforia Beer Market in Boise, Idaho.  See […]

I’m gettin’ a little tired of Rogue Ales.  See the Rogue Brewery in Newport, Oregon has some very good beers.  Their Dead Guy Ale is a great daily drinker.  Sweet, bitter, and complex with a creamy mouthfeel it is a great brew for an every day beer that is not too expensive and very accessible. […]

So Sunday has come and gone and as you can see above, everything ended just fine.  It looks like our Bourbon Barrel Porter is alive and well.  I won’t bore you with all the details, instead I’ll just share a few observations.

Well it is Oscar Weekend, and anybody who is anybody will be out partying and having a great time into the wee hours of the night after the Academy Awards.  One thing is for sure there will be lots of eating, and LOTS of drinking.  Actors from across the globe will be imbibing to celebrate […]

Lets go surfin’ now, everybody’s learnin’ how come on and safari with meeee… Man am I ready for Summer!  More so than just about any winter than I can remember I’m wanting to shed the layers of clothing and put on a pair of shorts and a tee shirt and head out into the warm […]

So let’s skip to the end – this is an awesome beer.  I love it.  As you may know, I’m a little over focused on bourbon barrel aged beers right now, and this puppy delivers as well as any brew out there.  The thing I don’t get is the name…

What kind of brew would name themselves after the devil?  That is what I had to ask myself when I decided to pick up and Avery Brewing Mephistopheles Stout.  I mean after all you might just loose many of your potential customers just based on the name alone, then I opened my bottle last night […]

Most of my brewing stuff just arrived, and the first thing I opened was the box for my Bourbon Barrel Porter.  Popping it open, I discovered this brew is going to be  A LOT more complicated than I thought.  Instead of a simple extract brew, it’s a partial grain brew, with a pound of mixed grains, two types of hops, […]

Look what was waiting when I got home! There was lots of gear in there, some of which I find baffling. I’m sure it’ll all make sense some day. All I need now is the kettle, which should be delivered tomorrow and I’ll be ready for brew day!

My buddy Steve is going through an existential crisis: His favorite beer is being discontinued.  He needed a shoulder to cry on and some good advice, and for some crazy reason, he turned to us.  His story follows below: In the world of craft beers and overall beer appreciation I’m most definitely a newbie.  Having […]