Pour outs.  They’re sad, but they do happen.  Infected beers, bad tasting beers, eyes that are bigger than your liver, all of these things contribute to our favorite beverage being sent to the sea. But how do you know that it’s time to give up and pour it out?  I’ve given it some thought, and […]

Will work for Booze is the mantra on the Stranahan’s bottling line in their micro distillery in Denver, Co.  Stranahans is a relatively recent comer in the world of small batch whiskey and an example of how a micro distillery can make it in today’s economic climate. They began to bottle their whiskey about a […]

There has been a lot of talk about beer versus wine already, and my thought here today is not to rehash the subject, but last week I was stuck in a quandary.  I wanted beer, but there was no good craft brew to be had, so I ended up drinking a lot of wine.  Now, […]

Even though fatalities are down over 7% this year, drunk driving still accounts for about one third of driving deaths in America.  The nice inforgraphic above (courtesy of Jalopnik) shows the 20 top cities in America which have the most people with a DUI on record. Apparently strict enforcement and lots of young people (who […]

OK, so enough GABF already.  This isn’t going to be another post where I go on and on about how great GABF was.  What I do want to emphasize here is how it has messed me up for this entire week.  Jim and I joked while we were in Denver that the GABF killed our blog, […]

Well it’s Friday, which means the weekend is fast upon us.  Last weekend Don and I were in Denver for the GABF, so I doubt either one of us will match our beer totals from a week ago, but I’m happy to say that my “Craft Beer Overload” has subsided and I’m eager to drink […]

‘Tis the season for Fall beers (literally – look at the calendar).  And there are two styles of beer that typically mark the season: Pumpkin Beers and Oktoberfest Beers. I haven’t had either yet, but the beer fridge is barren and I’m due for a trip to the beer store.  When I go, I’m gonna […]

There’s a proposition to legalize (and tax) marijuana on the California ballot in November, and the California Beer & Beverage Distributors don’t like it one bit.  In fact they’ve donated $10,000 to Public Safety First, a committee created to oppose the measure. In doing so, they may have alienated a pair of their largest members. 

Consider my mind just a little bit blown by seeing a finely-picked selection of craft beers appearing in the Martha Stewart Universe. There was an article a couple of weeks ago on Martha Stewart’s Radio Blog celebrating the new season of Cooking with Emeril, a radio show that appears on the Martha Stewart Living Radio […]

This is Frank from Victory Brewing in Downingtown Pennsylvania.  Jim and I got to meet Frank when we were at the brewery in April, and he is a super nice fella.  Frank also runs Victory’s yeast lab, and I nicknamed him the “Yeast Whisperer” because he really is into the awesome power of those little […]

Jim and I just got back from GABF on Sunday.  My liver was pickled and I had no cravings for booze of any kind Sunday afternoon or evening.  Then Monday morning I started to get a craving that I really couldn’t put my finger on.  I thought about it, and I ran throught all the […]

I really loved going to GABF.  It was a time that I hope to experience again, and Jim and I have learned some lessons about when to go and what to do, etc, but when Sunday morning rolls around it is time to pack up and go home.  Jim and I went on Friday, and […]

Don and I had the chance to rub elbows with some of the best-known and best-loved brewers in America this weekend.  One of the cool things about being a beer fan is accessibility – you get to meet your heroes. And that what Don and I did.  But instead of getting a photo WITH them […]

Truth is Jim and I are totally jazzed (probably a bad expression for me to use–Listen to our Next Podcast) to be going to GABF this year.  Not only will we be yucking it up with brewers and bloggers alike, but we will also have an opportunity to catch up with our cousin David who […]

We’re not the only guys and gals to ever love us some great beer.  Beer has been a pleasure and an inspiration to humans of all walks of life for thousands of years.  As proof, here are some quotes about beer from famous folks through the generations. Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer […]