I’m not sure if this is cool or cringe-worthy, but I’m leaning towards cringe-worthy.  There’s something about the whole process that makes me sightly…uncomfortable.

January 16 1920.  The Puritans have run wild with power and have control of the Government of the United States, The Congress, the Judicial Branch, and the White House are all occupied by people who think they know what is best for everyone else. Today is the 92nd anniversary of Prohibition in the United States.  Never […]

Every once in a while, I’ll be heating up something in the microwave and wonder, “how come they haven’t invented the same thing for making stuff cold?”  Well it looks like I wasn’t alone in those thoughts, as Korean appliance powerhouse LG is adding a new feature to some of their high-end fridges – the […]

I imagine it’d be a lot of fun to hang around with Gary Busey for a few hours.  He’s nuts, sure, but his manic energy, awesome stories and larger-than-life character would make for an interesting evening indeed. I also imagine I’d be happy to see him leave at the end of the night, after he’s […]

You would think with all the things that I am into with this blog right now that I could nary afford to not drink on a weekend, but that is exactly what I did this weekend.  I have four whiskey posts that I am trying to get to, including the Great Bourbon Challenge of 2012, […]

These little piggies in a bubble wrap blanket represent the biggest challenge to my whiskey palate ever!  This is a little concoction cooked up by those crazies in Northern Idaho Jeff Whitman and Rob Wallace.  The owners of Selkirk Abbey (Idaho’s only all Belgian brewery) have thrown down the gauntlet and are proposing a challenge […]

…a fella named Andrew DeCaluwe from Mount Prospect, Illinois.  He tops the list of The National Beer Pong* League’s new ranking system, boasting the highest score of over 2,400 ranked players from around the world. While I’m no fan of beer pong*, I have to admit the NBP*L has built a slick little mousetrap here. 

I’ve recently read a lot of predictions for the coming year and I keep asking myself “how the hell do THEY know what’s going to happen?” I certainly don’t, so instead of predicting the good and the bad that 2012 will bring to the craft beer world, I’ve decided to share six things I hope […]

  All good things have to come to and end, and to be honest, I’m thankful it is so. I’m not sure I could survive another day of freewheeling holiday fun without exploding. I feel like I’m a “wafer thin mint” away from going out like dear Mr. Creosote from Monty Python’s Meaning of Life!

Let me begin this post by saying I am in no way complaining!  I had an absolutely wonderful Christmas this year, which was hard to believe given all the current challenges my family currently faces.  It was great.  We opened gifts, truly enjoyed each other’s company and with the exception of an overdone beef roast […]

. Thank you, Science! No time for watching a video?  Here’s a quicker way to see what’s what:

With New Years Eve rapidly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about which beer you’ll pop open when the clock strikes midnight.  Some traditionalists might say that New Year’s is a champagne-only holiday, but I left the bubbly behind years ago and celebrate the start of a new year with a good beer.  But it […]

Well the holidays are upon us in full fervor.  The Advent Calendar is hung, and the mouse (ours has a stuffed mouse) is being moved on a daily basis.  It is time for family gatherings and holiday parties.  This year will be a bit of a mixed bag for us.  See it is usually just […]

Mindy Humphrey is doing something creative, unique, and good for the planet.  She takes old beer boxes and “repurposes” them into useful items you can use every day.  These are some pretty cool items for the craft beer geek on your Christmas list.  Mindy has created items such as wallets, luggage tags, wrist bands, hair […]

It’s the time of year when good little beer geeks and nice little whiskey nerds begin to dream and scheme about what they’ll be getting for the holidays. We’ve decided to turn to this year’s Beer and Whiskey Brothers Holiday Gift Getting Guide over our readers, asking for your input about what you’d like to […]