They say you always hurt the ones you love, and I have decided to take my pissy mood out on my beloved craft beer. Here are the five things I hate about craft beer, in no particular order.
From the Cellar
Its Not Easy Being Green: Bottles or Cans, Turns Out There’s No Clear Decision
Its not easy being Green, and it turns out Kermit was right. Last week my brother Jim posted about the Green choice, bottles or cans. While it is true that both have their plus and minuses, there is actually no clear choice as to which is better for the environment, and actually can be different […]
Friday Randomness: The Beard Slap!
Here’s something totally-off-topic – the beard slap! Hells yeah! I could probably say something about beer dudes and beards, but screw it – this is simply awesome! Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Its Costume Party Season; Whatcha Drinkin’?
Its that time of year again. Time to dress up as your favorite ghoul or goblin and hit the Halloween parties. I have never really gotten into the whole dress up thing. Oh, we send the kids out and hand out candy on the day, etc, but Kathy and I have never been into going […]
When a Favorite Beer Disappoints
I guess I’m a fickle little bitch when it comes to beer. Last night I was so excited to come across some four packs of Founder’s Backwoods Bastard sitting in the cooler of my local beer shop. Backwoods Bastard got me into whiskey-barrel-aged brews, and once upon a time it topped my list of favorite […]
Inspirational Photos: Drinking in Moderation
Not sure what drove me to do this, but I’ve created a series of photo meme’s around the topic of drinking in moderation. Enjoy!
Has Advertising Given Beer a Bad Name?
Even as sales of craft beer continue to climb by double digits, overall sales of beer are down 1% by volume this year. It’s the big boys who are shouldering the brunt of the burden, and they are starting to make some splashy moves to stem their losses. Take a look at Bud Light. Advertising […]
Custom Glass Etchings in Time for the Holidays
I found this site on Reddit today. This guy (his name is Sean) makes custom glass etchings, and I must say some of them are pretty cool. His website, which he apologizes for up front, shows some of his handy work. He seems to be quite talented and could make some great custom barware for you. If […]
Can Hype Ruin a Beer?
I’ve been giving the phenomenon of hype a bit of thought lately. We see it everyday in our daily lives. You gotta get the new iPhone, the new Mini Cooper ;), that new blockbuster movie was awesome! We hear it so much we generally begin to ignore it in our every day lives, its just a part […]
What’s Better for the Environment, Craft Beer in Bottles or Cans?
I just came across a website called Triple Pundit, a hairy-legged, tree hugging website that apparently cares as much about the environment as it does about commerce. What do they think this is, the 21st century? 🙂 The article that caught my attention was about the environmental atrocity that is aluminum mining, and how craft […]
Brew Dog Gets Their Pirate On!
The latest marketing gimmic (their words) from Brew Dog. This is a 7.1% ABV IPA that was fermented at the bottom of the North Sea. Cool label art, and something I would be very interested of which to take a taste! Anyway I thought the video was fun, and full of Brew Dog’s style of irreverent […]
Sexy Data: 2010 Beer Consumption by State
UPDATE: I Removed all the production data from this post, as it was wr…wr…wr..not quite accurate. Apparently the author of this post confused “shipments” of beer with “production” of beer. What a moron! Thanks to Billy Broas for cracking the case! The consumption data is still good though and I think quite interesting. I […]
Beer Battleship: I MUST Play This Game!
Talk about the best idea ever! Move over Beer Pong, I’m playing Beer Battleship! I found this picture and the idea over at http://www.kegworks.com. I think it would be an awesome game to play, and even have Beer battleship tournaments! What a blast, and how easy to do! It would just take a few tables […]
The Philosophy of a Full Life
I’ve seen this little gem a few times over the years and stumbled across it again this morning. I have no idea where it originated from (or else I’d give credit where it’s due) but thought you might enjoy it as well.
It’s That Time Again: How To BOO-ze Your Friends for Halloween
Last year I was so excited to find an unexpected gift on my doorstep – a festive bagful of craft beer and other assorted treats! I got BOO-zed! It was a totally new concept to me and one that I instantly wanted to share with as many folks as possible. Problem was that I caught […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 