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The Top 10 Thanksgiving FAILS!

We here at Beer and Whiskey Brothers would like to take a moment and recognize some great Thanksgiving failures.  No this has nothing to do with beer or whiskey, just a little whimsy for your holiday cheer.  Enjoy.The world of fashion has given us some of our greatest failures!  Seriously how OLD do you have […]

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Podcast: How We Almost Had a TV Show

In honor of the premiere of Brew Masters on Discovery last night, Don and I dusted off the microphones and recounted our “near miss” with TV this past summer.  It should be a fun listen.  We also review a couple of nice beers and a whiskey named after a bearded musician who has a channel […]

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Who Are You?

We know you’re out there.  You are the readers, the watchers, the listeners, but what we don’t know is… who are you?  You are the lurkers.  The ones that come to the blog every day or several times a week and read our postings. Our stats say that there are many of you out there, […]

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DVR Alert: “Brew Masters” Debuts at 10pm Sunday

Just a friendly reminder that Brew Masters, the TV show Don and I were up for (and didn’t get) premieres on the Discovery Channel this Sunday night at 10pm Eastern.  I’ll set my DVR, but will probably be watching in real time, as I’m eager to see how the show turned out. There are also […]

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Whatcha Drinking this Weekend?: Chillin’ Out Edition

I’m excited that the weekend is upon us, as it’s been a long week.  Last weekend was fun, but very busy, and next weekend is full of holiday stuff, followed by my son’s birthday weekend, the getting ready for Christmas weekend, etc. etc.  This is the last weekend for a while that we’ll have to […]

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Three Courses of Beer for Thanksgiving Day

With Turkey Day right around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about what beers you’ll be enjoying on the greatest feast day of the year. Instead of just focusing on what to serve alongside your turkey (or deep-fried turducken if you’re Don), let’s break it down to three distinct courses: Before Dinner, […]

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What Beer Pairs Best with a Broken Toe?

It’s not a fun visit to a water park until somebody breaks a toe. Judging by the purple digit on my left foot, my family and I had a blast at Great Wolf Lodge. There’s not a lot you can do for a broken toe, except tape it to its neighbor and wait for nature […]

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Never Mix Work, Play, and Booze…

We had our semi-periodic “Guys Weekend this weekend, and it was less than stellar, is a matter of fact it was downright crappy.  See we needed to complete a project.  Two of us were working for the other at the time so we thought, what a great excuse to head up to my buddy’s Sun […]

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Guys Weekend: Houston, We Have a Problem!

This weekend I am going on my Annual…scratch that, 18 month….scratch that, every once in a while…Nah, Once in a blue moon guys weekend with my two best friends Mike and Lance.  The last time we did this I made a big mistake.  I bought Wild Turkey Bourbon, which is a solid choice, but Mike […]

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Confessions of a Beer Hoarder

Hi, my name is Jim and I have a beer problem. It started out innocently enough.  On a whim, I purchased a Chimay Premiere (mostly because of the silly cork) and my mind was blown.  As a Bass drinker, I had no idea that beer could be so dizzyingly delicious. Suddenly, I realized there were […]

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Trumer Beer Machine: The Best Video You Will See All Day!

This is truly cool!  Take a look at the Rube Goldberg Contraption they have come up with.  Truly a work of art!

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Whatcha Drinkin’ This Weekend?: Roll ‘Em Back Edition

As a public service, we’re here to remind you that Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday at 2 a.m.  Be sure to roll your clocks back one hour. We’re not offering this public service to make sure you don’t arrive at church an hour early on Sunday – we’re here to remind you that you […]

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10 Signs You Might Be a Beer Snob

Here are 10 indications that your love of good beer might be crossing the line into beer snobbery. I think I’m guilty of a couple of these myself. Did I miss any? As always, please share below!

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“I Am A Craft Brewer” Parody: The Best Video You’ll See This Week

I stumbled across this gem over on Jay Brooks’ blog and just had to share it.  It’s a parody of the “I Am a Craft Brewer” video and is absolutely hilarious. Even better, by gently mocking the form, it should put an end to the I Am A Craft Brewer /Canadian Brewer/Homebrewer/Craft Beer Drinker/Craft Beer […]

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How To BOO-ze Your Friends for Halloween

I posted yesterday about how excited I was to get BOO-zed this Halloween. It was an awesome surprise and one I want to share with as many folks as possible. With that in mind, I’ve put together this guide on how to “BOO-ze” your friends, complete with links to the “BOO-zed poem” which explains the […]

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