For some reason (lookin’ at you John) there’s a lot of bear talk on this site.  It might be due to Don’s burly nature, or the fact that “bear” almost spells “beer” or that a bear can totally kick a lion’s ass (science says so!).  Whatever the case, it was all lollipops and giggles until […]

File this under “never going to happen.” A caterer who runs the Capitol Cafe in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse wants to turn the space into a pub for after-hours events.  Lawmakers and the public would be able to reserve the space in the evenings, after all the touring schoolchildren are back home and […]

It turns out there’s a lot more you can do with beer around the house other than drink it.  You can trap slugs and fruit flies, get rid of those pesky brown spots on your lawn, fertilize your garden, and restore the natural luster to that old table in your living room.  Beer is a […]

  Happy Birthday to us!  Hooray, we’re two.  That’s right Don and Jim are about to enter the “Terrible Twos.”  Actually I never really thought they were too terrible (having been through them 4 times with my 4 boys).  It is a time of learning and growing and figuring out your place in the world […]

This was my first time attending the Boise Beer Festival, and frankly I wasn’t prepared for the crush of people in the beer tents and the overall zaniness of the event.  Loosely controlled chaos was my first impression, but as you get into the festival, you understand that there is a rhythm that keeps things moving and […]

I’ll fess up – I’m a bit of a Facebook whore.  If you send me a friend request, I’ll probably accept it as long as you’re not a really hot chick with only one picture on your profile and broken English on your Wall.  I also tend to avoid folks with facial tattoos, which probably […]

  Its Friday, and I have a Beer Festival to go to this weekend!  I know where I will be.  For the first time I am going to the Boise Beer Festival.  I know what you are thinking, “Pffft, Boise, how good could that be?”  Well I’m here to tell you it is damn good. […]

Its everywhere and it is ubiquitous.  Heineken owns Las Vegas.  At least it seemed that way to me.  But let me start at the top.  My Son had a Basketball tournament in Las Vegas last week.  So we decided to make a little mini vacation out of it.  We took a couple of days after […]

I’ll admit it – I’m not the spring chicken that I once was.  There was a time when I had no interest in beers with an ABV below 8%.  All I wanted were boozy, toe curling brews that hammered my face with flavor.  But then something happened.  I got old, and have begun to appreciate […]

Something odd happened to me on Saturday evening.  I cracked open a beer, took a sip, and realized that I had something better to do than drink it.  This isn’t typical, as enjoying a beer on Saturday night is one of my favorite leisure activities.  But that evening was different.

  …is poking fun at Jim’s expense, of course!  So, above is a picture of Jim’s new car.  Spankin’ new is a matter of fact.  Looks like little brother is hitting that “Mid-Life Crisis” stage where he buys something fun and completely impractical!  Jim and I have been texting back and forth about which car […]

I’m super jammed at work today and Don is off in Las Vegas schooling his boys in the fine art of pole dancing appreciation, so I reached into the vault for this one.  It’s a quiz we put together to help you determine your personal level of craft beer obsession.  As many of you guys […]

Ask Men just released their 2011 Great Male Survey and it turns out that the majority of dudes (35%) consider beer to be the “ultimate man’s drink.” Whiskey came in second at 28% (I knew there was a reason it’s after beer in our blog title!), Scotch at 27%, “whatever Don Draper is drinking” (ugh) […]

Thank god it’s Friday, and even better, I have the day off! I intend to spend it exerting the least amount of effort possible, starting with this blog post.  The upside is it’ll be an easy read.  The downside is you have to help out here. A couple of weeks ago I did a post […]

Leave it to beer geeks to muck up an otherwise sacred event.  If you’re from Utah, you know that July 24th is Pioneer Day, an official state holiday commemorating the arrival of the first Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on that day in 1847.  The day is marked with fireworks, parades, rodeos and, […]