OK, first of all I have to thank Evan Burke for being so generous and sending me several examples of Washington brews.  Evan did a Guest Post on Washington Brews earlier this month, here.  This was the only IPA he sent, so the others will probably wait until the weather cools a bit.  Again, the […]

There was this made for TV movie that fascinated me when I was a kid called The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything.  It starred Robert Hays, the guy from Airplane!, as a fella who inherits this gold watch from a rich relative and it allows him to stop time. In the process, he wins Pam Dawber’s […]

As you all know by now, if you read this site, Oskar Blues is pulling out of Idaho.  I learned this on Friday morning, and Friday afternoon I went to my local beer store and cleaned them out of Dales Pale Ale and Old Chub.  So long OB, at least I got a few before […]

Nate from Thank Heaven for Beer once said something that stuck with me – it’s easy to brew a big, bold dark beer because there’s plenty of flavor to hide your mistakes, but it takes skill and craftsmanship to brew a truly remarkable pilsner.  It’s a style of beer that seems pretty simple on its […]

Have you ever had a beer when absolutely nothing else would do?  You get that cold rush hitting your tongue.  As it makes its way to the back of your throat it is like taking a squeegee to a car window that has been caked with dirt that washes away the grime from weeks of travel. […]

The above image is not me, or Jim, because Jim is still on his long weekend.  But it could be given the way I feel right now.  I need a weekend to recover from my weekend.  I, however, am back.  So I have Total Blog Domination for the next two days!  Mwahhaha!  So what should […]

Hannibal Lecter will mess with your mind, and so will Founders Cerise, a 6.5% ABV ale brewed with cherries. But unlike poor unfortunate Miggs in the cell next door, Cerise will reward you for letting it into your head. Quid pro quo indeed. This is a special kind of beer – one that will subvert […]

Here I am again!  The Super 8 Hotel in Grangeville, Idaho!  It has been a while since I have had a night of drinking here.  I began my evening by checking in and finding my glass and three beers that had been placed in my room by one of the hotel managers.  They are all […]

This was the quote from my son after he drank a sip of the Allagash White that I had poured last night.  I think I know what he was saying.  Now I know it is strange to be comparing anything for babies with beer, but there is a fruity fresh clean quality to this brew […]

If it isn’t Scottish …its Crap!  That was the old Mike Myers saying when he ran his Scottish Import Shop on Saturday Night Live.  After drinking Oskar Blues Old Chub Scottish Ale, I’m inclined to agree with him!  This was a beautiful ale that all bonified Kilt wearin’ Scotts should be proud to drink, and […]

Seattle has a lot going for it as a city.  I remember the first time I went there, it was for a conference all the way back in 1991.  I don’t even remember the conference, but I remember that it was a great place.  I stayed at the Westin Hotel in Downtown, and it is […]

My Brother Jim just reviewed a beer that had a strange metallic flavor that really was off putting. Otter Creek’s Quercus Vitis Humulus was a very unusual brew, and sounded like it should be great, but there was a flaw in its development that some are very forgiving of, and others cannot get past.  That […]

OK, so I never watched Lost.  I don’t understand any of the banter that happened on my own blog site today.  But I do understand that Hurley the lovable jerry curled pudgy dude spend 6 or 7 years on a desert island and never lost an ounce.  My kids used to joke that he found […]

As a fan of Lost, I have to say last night’s finale was both deeply moving and very, very satisfying.  I wish I could say the same for the beer I chose to mark the occasion. I was out in the garage last night surrounded by many great beers, trying to decide what I should […]

Well Mr Gubna, Thanks for your service! Please don’t come back, and good luck with that library!  Well one thing you can say about the former gubna of Texas, and the former President of the US is he was a simple man.  What you saw was what you got!  A former drug addict, party boy […]