I know you are sick of me saying it, but there is more innovation happening in the whiskey world, and it seems to be happening daily.  I guess if everyone’s doing it is no longer innovative?  I dunno, but what I do know is that the folks over at Bulleit have made a Rye that […]

I never understood why the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid existed until I tasted a Bison Organic Beer.  Up to that point, the idea of a huge planet-choking SUV with a feel-good hybrid drive train seemed like an oxymoron to me.  Who in their right mind would pay an extra $13,500 to gain 8 miles per gallon […]

Many brewers decide to “go big” when crafting an anniversary beer, but Victory Brewing Company has decided to “go wide.”  Instead of crafting a rare and complex brew to celebrate their 15th anniversary, Victory has decided to stand behind what makes them great – crafting delicious beers that most anyone will love while supporting their […]

I always like to try a beer more than once, especially one I didn’t like.  There’s always a chance that I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind when I tasted it the first time, and that it’ll be more pleasing the second time around. My experience last night with Founders 2010 Nemesis  was […]

I took a look back to see just how many times I have posted from the Super 8 hotel in Grangeville, Idaho, and believe it or not this is my 9th time posting from this hotel.  Well like John Candy in Splash, when I find something that works I stick with it!  What’s even a […]

I don’t know about you, but my wife has been very good about my blogging.  She has put up with the time it takes to do it, she has put up with the expense associated with it, and she has put up with the…well drinking.  See she isn’t much of a drinker herself.  Oh she […]

#wk209 I’m rambling a bit today because Last night Jim and I did our podcast about the whiskey we were sent from New Holland And I drank most of it.  No joke, almost a full fifth.  I drank the Brewers Whiskey entirely and the other to about two fingers left in a very skinny bottle. […]

Sometimes more is more.  Take the turducken for instance.  It’s a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck stuffed inside a deboned turkey, and the whole thing is stuffed with stuffing.  The result is a dish that is both absurd and divine. Firestone Walker took a similar approach with their Firestone 14, a beer created […]

Time to roll out the barrel, or barrels might be more correct.  Jim and I will be putting together another in our series of podcasts this week, and our theme is drinking stuff that came from barrels. One segment that we haven’t done in a while is viewer mail. This is your opportunity to ask […]

Well, I decided to take inventory of beers I had in the bunker last night.  I thought I had a lot of Winter brews, and I do, so I am going to be thinning them out as I begin to make way for Barleywine season and the flood of yellow beers to follow.  So what […]

A Clockwork Orange was one of my favorite movies when I was in high school.  It had everything a teen lad could want: chaos, violence, sex and a cool language that I could parrot with my “droogs.” But what really made me love the movie was the core concept behind it – whether or not […]

I had a craft beer “a-ha’ moment this weekend, when my buddy Frank brought over a four pack of Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had one of these beers, and it struck me what a truly wonderful brew this is, and how it’s a testament to the […]

My Brother’s problems with sour style ales has been long, storied, and well documented, on this blog at least.  But I think I learned a little something about his and my taste last year at the Great American Beer Festival.  While we are very similar minded on many brews that we like, I think I […]

I love Black Licorice.  I mean I will climb trees for the stuff.  If someone said there was a bag of it on the roof I’d have my ladder out in a flash and make my son climb up there and get it for me!  (what else are kids for?).  I love the stuff, but […]

True to my word I did pick up a bottle of Sam Adams Infinium Ale to ring in the new year.  The ball was dropping and my taste buds were filled with anticipation with what wonders might be inside.  As I took off the cage that contained the cork of the 750 ml bottle I […]