Well, it looks like Saturday is the day and I’ll be honest – I’m getting kind of nervous as my first brew day ever approaches.  My goal is to have every detail figured out before I dive in so I make no major mistakes.  I’ve been reading a lot, but I’d also like to lean […]

It has begun. the first item to arrive is the Bayou Burner. It came at the right time, too, as the power has been out for the better part of the day. Maybe I’ll fry a turkey…

So it is Friday once again, and it has been a busy week here at Beer and Whiskey Brothers.  We’ve been traveling and setting up new adventures in home brewing.  This is the last weekend for the Olympics for the next two years, four if you only watch the winter games.  I have my youngest […]

If you recall, I was really disappointed that my first installment of the Beer of the Month Club included two beers from Saranac, a brewery I really don’t care for at all.  It took a little while, but apparently the kids over at Saranac caught wind of my clearly expressed negative opinion and decided to […]

Fellow blogger David Flaherty from GrapesAndGrainsNYC.com has posted a video of his brew day that went horribly, horribly wrong.  In the end, the beer is in the sink and my heart is in my throat, because as someone who’s about to take the plunge and start to homebrew, it’s my greatest fear. Of course, I’d […]

I’m done!  It was a huge day of client and public interaction.  My job requires me to put together and conduct Public meetings.  It is exhausting and I am spent!  The meeting went from 4-7pm, so I was there at 2:30pm setting up, after a morning of working.  I conducted the meeting from 4-7, then […]

My head is spinning.  It all started when Don was given the opportunity to use an acquaintance’s gear to home brew.  As many of you know, I’ve been wanting to start brewing as well, so I thought now is the time.  Don’s (probably) going to brew soon, and it’s something we can do together, with […]

Here I am back at the Super 8 Motel in Grangeville, Idaho.  And I’m sure you all will notice that this time I have a respectable glass!  Not using the plastic Super 8 cup this time.  Well there is a story behind this glass.  See I took some heat from you all last week when […]

This is the time of year that I begin to think about spring and summer.  Jim just posted about the Long Cold Winter last week, and when I went outside this morning and it was 25 degrees out, I began to think about summer and as much as I complain about the heat, I love […]

I had a proposition this weekend that made me start thinking whether or not I should begin to home brew.  First of all let me say that I had a pretty good weekend.  Saturday I started off the day by going to work, but then I came home and my wife and I took our […]

I’m quite the creature of habit, and I usually like to stick to a routine.  When it comes to beer, the rule is that I usually don’t drink any during the week, and imbibe on the weekends.  Now the former rule is one that is broken regularly (I’ll have a beer after a rough day […]

Peter over at Simply Beer has really outdone himself on this one.  He’s had a hand in putting together a once-in-a-lifetime dinner for foodies and beer lovers alike: We are excited to announce Cru Vs Brew – a Wine and Beer Competition Dinner featuring Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery’s Brewmaster), Fred Dexheimer (Master Sommelier) and Chef Ariane Duarte […]

So the “biggest beer on the block” arms race continues, and I think it’s getting pornographic, and not in the good bow-chicka-wow-wow kinda way. I’ve had the good fortune (thanks to Kevin, Dark Lord of the Stout) to try both Sam Adams Utopias and Brew Dog’s Tactical Nuclear Penguin.  As you may recall, the Utopias […]

Well, I’ve received my second shipment from the Beer of the Month Club and I’m happy to report that there’s not a bottle of Saranac to be found.  Instead, there are four nice little beers, two from a brewery called Sherwood Forest out of Marlborough, Massachusetts and two from Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta, Georgia. I was happy […]

Well here we go again.  I’m in Grangeville, Idaho on business and I’m again in the hotel watching sports and eating my dinner by myself.  I just hate to sit in a restaurant by myself and eat a dinner alone.  It is depressing, so I have gotten rather good at adapting.  Does the hotel room […]