Ok, so it is no secret that Jim and I are going to GABF this weekend.  We were able to get brewers passes for Friday and Saturday so we will burn the hell out of those puppies.  What we haven’t figured out yet is a strategy.  Of course we want to drink beer that we […]

OK you can find this on BA, but I thought I would post it here too for easy access to our readers that might be going to GABF.  Looking at you, Jim!  If you are going this looks like it has some very good advise. BeerAdvocate’s Guide to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Posted […]

There is a growing trend that is receiving a lot of press right now in the Whiskey world.  That is the trend towards micro distilleries.  There are currently 186 private micro distilleries across the country and there seem to be more popping up every day.  The trend is turning into a movement that echoes the […]

Still more evidence that the 24 oz bomber can is going to catch on in the Craft beer community.  Yuengling is going to release their lager and their light lager in the new 24 oz sizes.  Now, I wish a brewery would release a really big beer in a really big can, and that would […]

One caveat to this shipping video.  Chad from Chad’s Beer Reviews recommends using postal flat rate boxes for shipping.  It is a Federal Crime to ship alcohol via the US mail.  It is against policy to ship via Fed Ex or UPS, but a broken bottle won’t land you in the clink like it will if […]

I was faced with a choice last night.  I was in Lewiston, Idaho and like the Idiot I am I forgot to bring beer and whiskey with me.  I usually do.  So I had to go to the grocery store and hope for the best.  I made my way to Safeway after a very mediocre […]

It must be cool to be a rock star, even a washed up one who is known to be a major PIA.  Blic Online has posted the rider (a list of backstage demands) for the “Gun & Roses” – or Axl and the Replacements – show in Belgrade on September 23rd. Besides a black room […]

Good things come to those that wait, and it feels like I’ve been waiting years for the 2010 NFL season to start.  Not sure why, but the span from the Super Bowl to the 2010 kickoff has been excruciating for me.  Maybe it’s because I haven’t had a good excuse to drink beers on Sunday […]

As many of you know, I have not been real keen on Whisky (without the “e”) or Scotch Whisky as we call it here in the States.  This has to do with an incident I had in College which has made the strong peaty flavor of whisky off putting for me.  But through this blog, […]

Brown-Foreman (Parent company of Jack Daniels) commissioned seven artists to do art on used whiskey barrels that will be auctioned off for charity with all proceeds going to “Hand in Hand for Haiti” funding earthquake relief and school development.  A noble cause to be sure.  My question is why only 7 barrels?  I’m actually hoping […]

Interesting video over at BeerNews.org this morning.  It is a video of Gary Vaynerchuk founder and general spaz of Wine Library TV and Bill Covaleski Brew Master and Owner of Victory Brewing.  The video is quite long at 33 minutes, but you can really just listen without watching.  Bill in the video alludes to their […]

Science has run mad!  You need not look any further than right here for conclusive proof that some chemists should be tarred, feathered, shot, then hung.  Enter James Gilpin…Mad Scientist.  I don’t even really know how to get into this topic.  It is just so wrong on so many levels.  Maybe the medical angle.  See […]

Well it has happened!  I expected it would when I saw mega cans of energy drinks and Bud and Bud Light in my local grocery store, but it has now happened in the (craft) beer world.  I don’t know that Genesee beer would be considered “craft” beer, but none the less it seems that they […]

I posted a fairly glowing review a few weeks ago about Smuttynose Imperial Stout.  I was impressed with it’s rich, smoky flavor and its in-your-face hop profile.  But then something happened last night that totally changed my thoughts on this beer – I had another one. It was the same beer at the same location, […]

It seems that the post I did yesterday is being reflected in industry news.  The article below from “BeerNews.org states that Goose Island is looking to contract with Redhook brewery out of Portsmouth, NH to fill its ever growing demand.  See to my way of thinking Redhook is a mediocre brewer, they don’t make anything […]