I guess you could say that I got BOO-zed and Cigared for Halloween! I got home late last night because I’ve been working on project that is due on Friday, and we are in our typical crunch time when we have a hard and fast deadline. When I got home I was tired and hungry, […]
From the Cellar
Sam Adams is Banking That There’s Some Magic Left in Alan Newman’s Hat
Magic Hat founder Alan Newman has recently landed a pretty sweet gig with Jim Koch and Sam Adams. Newman was forced out of Magic Hat 14 months ago after it was sold off to North American Breweries. At that point, he decided to give up his beer career, write a business book and hit the […]
Happy Novembeard!
With Halloween in the rearview mirror, it’s time to turn our attention the great autumnal tradition that is Novembeard. It’s a time for men (and some old Italian women) to celebrate their god-given gift to grow facial hair.
Draft Magazine’s Top 25 Beers of 2011
Another List. At least this time they didn’t try to rank them, but simply said these were their 25 favorite of the year. I’ve had a few on the list, how many have you had? Here is the article reprinted in its entirety from Draft Magazine. Top 25 beers of 2011 2011 saw an unprecedented […]
Off Topic: Kim Karsashian Thinks You’re a Drunken Idiot, America
I’ll admit that I have a guilty pleasure – snarky pop culture blogs like WWTDD and The Superficial. I’m not sure why Tom Cruise gay rumors or the downward spiral of Lindsay Lohan capture my attention, but I like to think it’s because I’m a vapid American who prefers to fill his head with junk […]
B&WB in the Press: We’re World Famous! (in Boise, Idaho)
This isn’t going to help keep our egos in check. Don and I have been profiled on the site UncleBoise.com, where writer Crandal Bourdeaux does a great job of reviewing B&WB and sharing how Don and I got our start. Here’s a little taste:
The East Coast Still Has Widespread Power Outages: Time to Drink Stouts!
I can’t believe that Saturday’s freak snowstorm on the east coast has left thousands of homes in the dark STILL! With over 19 inches of wet and heavy snow falling in parts of Northern New Jersey over 600,000 homes were impacted, and this includes my better half on this blog,Jim. He didn’t have power Saturday […]
Finally A Lawsuit That Is Good For Craft Beer
It seems like just a couple months ago when we were inundated with legal actions within the world of craft beer that just served to weaken companies that were responsible for the craft beer movement. We were “eating our young” as it were with craft beer companies suing each other over beer names, employees, labels, […]
WalMart Makes Good On Craft Beer Promise
This morning on my way into work I had to make a quick WalMart run. My wife has been couponing to save our family $$ and she made a run to WalMart yesterday, and had a few things she forgot so sent me this morning on my way into work. As I was making my […]
Good or Bad?: Miller Buys Some Monks, Distributes a Belgian Beer
News out of the Europe is that SABMiller is launching an authentic line of Belgian craft beers after inking a distribution agreement with the Van Steenberge brewery in Ertvelde, Belgium, and the Saint Stefanus monastery. The beers will be offered in select markets (no word on US distribution yet) under the St. Stefanus label, the namesake […]
Friday Randomness: Halloween Light Show
. . I’ve seen this link floating around the Interwebs lately, but didn’t click on it until this morning – this is totally nuts! Some dude with too much money, talent, time and technical skills wired his entire house to “sing” This is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas. You gotta see it to believe […]
2011 World’s Best Beer Awards
Well you know how much we love lists around these parts, like not at all. But this is a bit different than some of the other lists that have been put out there before. The World Beer awards have come out for 2011, and these are a bit more unique than some of the other […]
I’ve Begun Beer Hoarding for the Holidays
If you’re like me, then you have certain must-have beers that mark the holiday season. And if your must-have beers are seasonal brews, you know that you must strike while the shelves are full to ensure you have what you need when those special days roll around. For me, the holiday beer hoarding just began […]
Video: How Don Spends His Afternoons
. . Ever wonder how the more-huggable of the bros spends his afternoons (when he should be here, fielding your comments)? Well, this might answer that question. What is it with this site and bears, anyway?! . . .
5 Ways to Get Women to Fall in Love with our Beer and Whiskey Blog
When it comes to gender, our readership is a little lopsided. Of the 12,000 or so folks who came through the site over the past month, 68% of our were dudes and 32% were ladies. This is a bit less balanced than other spirits-related blogs, which tend to be about 55% men to 45% women. […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 