I went to my first ever “Beer Event” the other night and it was a pairing where we drank beer and ate chocolate in various forms.  I must say it was pretty fun, and beer people are just good people to be around and hang out with.  Now I’ve been to GABF in Denver last […]

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… I love your color…your golden and amber charms have me entranced at first sight I love the way you smell…Like a beautiful woman, your smell makes me draw near I love your legs…long and sexy they fill me with desire and let me know I […]

Gone are the days of the white guys in suits sitting in a smoky boardroom coming up with catchy slogans and jingles for the next great hair gel, whiskey, cigarette, or cereal.  Today’s advertising is sleek, budget driven, and results oriented.  Produce or there are 10 other ad agencies that will want my meager fees […]

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and I think this is going to be my best one yet, at least as a craft beer geek.  My wife and I are abandoning the kids and heading out for Downingtown, Pennsylvania for the weekend to visit the Victory Brewing Company. Will you Be Mine? Yes, oh yes […]

I had the “pleasure” of spending some times in New Orleans the past few days.  I didn’t put “pleasure” in quotes because New Orleans isn’t a fun town, I put it in quotes because I was there for a conference and didn’t get the chance to get out much. I did manage to escape the […]

Yesterday I posted about Ashley Payne the Barrow Georgia School District English teacher that was forced to resign based on this photo of her on vacation in Europe.  Her transgression?  Well drinking BEER of course!  So clearly this is patently unfair. UGH!  Well I think it is time to put some pressure in her behalf […]

This is the photo that got Ashley Payne, a High School english teacher fired from her Job at Apalachee HS in Barrow County, Georgia.  Nevermind the fact that she was on vacation, nevermind the fact that she didn’t friend students on her Facebook page where the photo was found, nevermind the fact that she did […]

Nick Collins, You’re the MAN!  When he returned the interception from Ben Roethlisberger to the end zone I thought it was going to be an easy win.  Then when the Pack went up by 17, 21-3 I thought man, this might be a blow out.  Then the Packers became the Packers and lost three of […]

Every once in a while a story comes along that gets you so conflicted that you really don’t know how to approach it, so you don’t.  This is what happened to me yesterday.  I was combing my usual sources for a post I could put together yesterday when I came across the story I’m about […]

I’ve been reading a lot about the Artisan Whiskey movement lately.  It seems like almost every state has some sort of Artisnal Spirits industry that is in some stage of development.  This all came to a head today when I read that Texas is thinking of putting together their own Bourbon Trail like the original […]

Don and I fired up our cheap Logitech microphones once again to talk about one of our favorite things – libations that have spend time in barrels! We review two selections from New Holland Artisnal Spirits, including their awesome Brewer’s Whiskey (Don drank all 375ml in a single sitting!).  We also review Firestone 14 Anniversary […]

Well it’s the first weekend of the last couple of dozen without any football, unless you include the Pro Bowl, which I don’t. I’m going to take full advantage of my freedom from football to brew up an Imperial Stout this weekend, which should be ready just in time for the next football season.  If […]

I took a look back to see just how many times I have posted from the Super 8 hotel in Grangeville, Idaho, and believe it or not this is my 9th time posting from this hotel.  Well like John Candy in Splash, when I find something that works I stick with it!  What’s even a […]

Yesterday afternoon I posted a trailer for a new Discovery show that argues that Beer was at the root of most, if not all historic movements in civilization.  The trailer does its job by peaking your interest about the topic.  I actually brought it up at the dinner table last night.  I told my family […]

I don’t know about you, but my wife has been very good about my blogging.  She has put up with the time it takes to do it, she has put up with the expense associated with it, and she has put up with the…well drinking.  See she isn’t much of a drinker herself.  Oh she […]