Today.  That’s the day that hurts the most. Today is the first day of the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, a three-day long celebration of craft beer in Denver, Colorado.  For those who don’t know, GABF is like a combination of the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras and an all-you-can eat buffet for beer geeks, and […]

I was watching the Jets game last night (because suffering is a big part of being a Jets fan), when a commercial came on for Buffalo Wild Wings. They’ve been running a series of ads during football games, all showing people having a great time watching “the game” at theis fried chicken parts emporium, while […]

I’m reposting this to remind everyone what a great thing it is to BOO-ze your friends during Halloween.  Get out there and spread the Halloween cheer! — Last year I was so excited to find an unexpected gift on my doorstep – a festive bagful of craft beer and other assorted treats!  I got BOO-zed! […]

I recently did an email interview with Tom Seefurth, who along with his wife Atheena created Mamma Mia Pizza Beer, a novelty brew that’s actually pretty damn good.  I used a few snippets of what follows for a Today Show post about the beer, but thought that some of you would like to read the […]

I’m writing an article for the Today Show about Mamma Mia Pizza Beer, an ale brewed with tomatoes and pizza spices.  While it’s certainly a gimmick, it’s also a wonderfully weird brew. I’m saving my full review for later, but I’ll clue in on how it ends – the beer didn’t suck.  And it got […]

According to Discovery’s new mini series How Booze Built America, the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock not because they planned to (they were sailing for Virgina) but because they ran out of beer.  Had I known this in high school, I probably would have paid much more attention in history class. Starting Wednesday, September 19th […]

Michael Gorton Jr. is a funeral director who writes about his “love affair” with wine at his aptly named blog, Undertaking Wine.  Love affair or not, Michael decided to play the field and have a summer romance with craft beer.  Unfortunately, this summer of love came to an abrupt end when he saw something at […]

I think fall is the best season for craft beers – we get spicy pumpkin brews, hopped up harvest ales and crisp Oktoberfest beers, each a different and delicious celebration of autumnal tradition. If you had to pick between these three, which would you peg as your favorite taste of the season? 

Fast Company’s Emily Badger wrote a great piece about Asheville, North Carolina, which is quickly becoming an east coast beer mecca. One tidbit in Emily’s article jumped out at me; how New Belgium and Sierra Nevada, both of whom are building new brewing facilities there, introduced themselves to Asheville’s established craft breweries.  From Fast Company: 

Well I guess I gave away my answer in the title. 🙂 I’m going to load up on pumpkin beers for the weekend, as I’m doing a roundup of these seasonal delights for that other place I write for. I figure the timing is right, as these beers won’t be on shelves forever, and shouldn’t […]

The 2012 NFL season is FINALLY here, and replacement referees and concussion lawsuits aside, I am most certainly ready for some football.  My latest post for the Today Show has a local beer for every team in the league, many of which were recommended by the readers here at B&WB. Click here to check out […]

I came across something interesting while perusing the local bottle shop on my lunch hour – a box containing an unknown assortment of craft beers. All it said on the side was “Craft Beer Variety Pack” with no description of what may lie within. A craft beer mystery pack, hmmm?  Intriguing…

  The fall is by far my favorite season. The weather is warm but not hot during the day, the nights have the perfect sleep-inducing chill in the air, and the trees slowly explode into a symphony of rustic beauty. Every year, there’s one moment in early September or late August when I step outside […]

Let’s have some fun, o legion of beer geeks. I’m writing a post for the Today Show’s website in honor of the 2012 NFL season, and I thought it would be cool to recommend a local craft beer to enjoy while watching each of the 32 NFL teams play. I’d love to get you guys […]

I had a bit of a caffeine-fueled run in with Marty Nachel yesterday, and it led me to a new realization about the state of beer writing in the age of the Internet. It started with a comment he left on my “Five Beer Stereotypes” post that struck me as odd: We typically don’t get […]