Once every year or so we do this here at Beer and Whiskey Brothers.  We know you are out there, our stats don’t lie.  Only a small fraction of you ever comment on our postings.  How do we know?  Wordpress tells us how many comments we get, and how many views we get.  Subtract one […]

I recently wrote about how my uneasiness with Renaissance Faire play-actors has kept me from trying mead, a form of honey wine that’s been around for thousands of years.  Every time I see it on the shelf, my thoughts immediate go to men and women dressed up in medieval garb, putting on thick accents and […]

When you were a kid, did you ever have a favorite toy or game that you played all the time, it was always available, you loved it, but then you tired of that toy or game?  You went on to look for different toys, more sophisticated toys and games that made you feel differently, maybe […]

So I was going through my dwindling collection of beers the other day, and was reminded that I had some Green Flash brews that I haven’t tried yet.  I remember when I last posted about Green Flash I had drank their West Coast IPA and it was a really easy drinking IPA that went well […]

It’s weird to think that a country as established as America doesn’t have its own official thing to say as we raise our glasses, but that seems to be the case.  “Cheers” is British, “Salud”/”Salute” is Mexican/Italian, “Prost” is German, and “Slainte” is Irish. But now there’s a (weak) movement afoot to correct this and […]

I was at one of the larger beer stores in my area last week, picking up a four pack of Founders Cerise, their ale brewed with Michigan tart cherries that is particularly excellent this year. I love fruit beers in the month of August – they are a tasty pick-me-up at the end of a […]

My most recent weekly post over at Today.com was about Prestige De Nuits, a Belgian Strong Ale that runs $45.00 a bottle.  I nearly fainted when I saw the price tag on this one, but it won me over with its complexity and craftsmanship.  Considering that this is a rare, world-class beverage, $45.00 for a […]

Well summer is fully upon us and most of us spend at least some time in the sweltering heat mowing our yards.  I know I have, however it has gotten a lot easier this year with the addition of my Father’s old Cub Cadet riding mower.  Yes, we were mowing and caring for 2.5 acres with a […]

I don’t know about you, but for me Summer is beginning to D…r…….a….gggggg. Yes, there is only so many sunny warm days an unemployed guy can take.  Seriously it has been so hot here nobody goes outside, the house has that artificially cool feel to it, and every time I do step outside it is […]

It turns out that American beer geeks see the world quite differently than the other 90% of beer drinkers.   A series of events unfolded over the past few days that demonstrated this point to me quite clearly. Let’s start at the beginning. Last Thursday morning I posted an Olympic-themed poll here on B&WB, featuring […]

With the Olympics underway, we get to see countries around the world compete to determine who is the best of the best at riveting feats of skill and prowess like gymnastics, swimming and…uhhh…table tennis.  Seriously, they made table tennis an Olympic sport?  What’s next, Bocce? Anyway, as with many important international events, I quickly get […]

Jim and I have discussed our family history with PBR, and I have even discussed PBR’s recent history on the blog here.  Jim and my history with this beer began when we were children.  Our aunt worked for Pabst for a long time (almost 20 years) and it was my father’s beer of choice for […]

“Well its about time!”  I bet that is how my buddies Jeff Whitman and Rob Walace felt about finally being able to open up their brewery Selkirk Abbey in Post Falls, Idaho.  They opened with four beers, and I have had the privilege to try two of them, the Selkirk Abbey Belgian White Ale, and the Selkirk […]

Good news boys and girls, we can now add IKEA to the ranks of companies that have gotten into the beer business for no good reason. The Swedish purveyor of impossible-to-assemble furniture has begun selling a its own branded beer in its UK stores. It’s called Öl Mörk Lager, an obvious homage to the classic TV […]

Before I was a beer geek, I liked my morning coffee with milk and a couple of packets of Equal – a sweet pick-me-up to start the day.  But then two things happened; I started working on the Starbucks Coffee account at work, and I started getting into IPA’s.  Both taught me to appreciate bitterness […]