It has been quite the journey of discovery for me and Wheat Bourbons.  I have found some I liked, and others I loved.  I know there are more wheat bourbons out there for me to try, but I thought I would bring this series to a close.  I have found a great appreciation for the […]

I’ve always traveled a lot for my work.  Since I have been a professional planner I have been going places either to conferences, training sessions, or in my later years as a consultant for project work.  Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to travel to Portland, Oregon for a transportation summit put on by […]

Billy Idol has got great style!  Whether you like his music or not, you have to admire his unabashed and unapologetic approach to his life and his fame.  He openly admits to drug use, and has said he uses recreationally, but hasn’t ever been addicted to anything.  Again he states the truth, he chose to […]

It’s been a gnarly week and I’m glad it’s over! I’ve got a few treats (and probably a couple of tricks) in the fridge for this weekend and can’t wait to get started. I’m gonna begin with the basics; a couple of devilish Stone selections and then maybe a Dogfish Head Pangea. What about you?  Are […]

Van Gogh was an amazing artist.  Some of his most inspired, I think are his paintings of wheat.  The colors, the shadow play, the texture, and depth of these paintings seem to me to be some of his best work.  I also like the analogy to bourbon, the color the depth, and mouth feel (texture) […]

One thing Steinbeck taught us is that our plans often do not come to fruition.  This weekend was a mixed bag for me, on the one hand I had a couple of great drinks, and on the other hand the sports stuff really didn’t go my way.  The Vikings finally lost their first game.  Two […]

Well its that time of year again.  time for all the ghouls and goblins to come to the door and collect their prizes, just to turn around and run back into the night.  I am just about done with my kids going out to trick or treat.  My youngest is ten, and he will be going as […]

So How was your weekend?  Mine was…well, a mixed bag.  Yeah that is an adequate description.  As far as sports are concerned, my fantasy football team rocked!  I scored 157 points, and my kicker still plays tonight.  I now have the dubious distinction of having scored the most points in the league, but my record […]

Life on the bottom is complicated at best.  It is full of misconceptions and stereotypes.  For example fighting like cats and dogs.  I don’t know about you but these two look pretty harmonious, and I have three dogs and five cats, and they all seem to get along pretty well most of the time.  Of […]

There are a lot of whiskeys out there.  What makes the difference between a $12 bottle and a $200 bottle?  Sometimes it is a lot less than you think.  There are gems in the weeds, and the only way to find them is to get in there and hunt for them.  I have found some […]

Rip Van Winkle was an idle man that incurred the wrath of his wife because of his laziness and the fact that he didn’t get anything done around his homestead. The story goes one afternoon he wandered up into the mountains and met a band of ghosts playing 9 pin. He joined them and drank […]

It’s been a long week for us here at BW&B and we’re totally stoked it’s Friday!  For me, Friday means stopping off at the beer store and picking up a few new gems to try. Today I’m looking for the Bruery’s Maple Harvest (Nate from THFB inspired me) and something new from the folks over […]

Some things are bad, some are just OK, others are good, and then a few are truly special.  Take art for example, if you asked me to draw you a picture that would be bad! Not an artist, and never have been.  If you asked my brother Jim to draw you a picture, that would […]

Father Time has his way of catching up with all of us.  There really are very few things that are affected by age.  There are the obvious ones like you have to be 16 to drive without restriction, you have to be 18 to enlist in the military, and you have to be 21 in […]

Well the comment heard round the whiskey blog world was when I said I didn’t like Makers Mark, and that I thought it tasted like 89 octane ethyl.  Where do you go from there?  It’s not like I can take it back, my very first post where I reviewed a whiskey was for Makers Mark, […]