A recent study from AlixPartners shows that the next year is going to be a good one for most drink makers – unless you’re a macro brewer. The study polled 1,000 people in early February, asking if they expected to spend more or less on certain kinds of beverages, from sports drinks to the heavy […]
From the Cellar
Espolon Tequila: A Great Way to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo
Now I know that we are a specialty blog where we review and discuss Beer and Whiskey. I also know that if Whiskey had a polar opposite it would be Tequila. However two things happened for me to break with convention and post this slight review of Espolon Tequila. First yesterday was Cinco de Mayo […]
Five Beers for the Zombie Apocalypse
If pop culture has taught us anything, it’s that pretty people always win and the zombie apocalypse is inevitable. The rules of zombie behavior have been well established (most recently by AMC’s The Walking Dead) and survival guides are everywhere. But what these guides fail to mention is how to survive in style, most notably, […]
Its Derby Time and I Couldn’t Be More Disinterested
I never really understood all the hoopla ( that’s right, I said hoopla) around the Kentucky Derby, or just about any horse race for that matter. You spend all day in the hot sun, drinking Mint Juleps, wearing ridiculous hats (if you’re a woman) and waiting for the main event that lasts 3 minutes. (I guess it’s kind […]
Video: Dark Lord Day Empties – I Wish I Was There!
. . I found the above video over at the Beer section of Reddit. It shows a looooong line of empty craft beer bottles that were consumed during the Dark Lord Day festivities. It’s like a junkyard filled with exotic cars, each more tantalizing than the last. I think I need to go to this […]
Sexy Data: The Top 5 Fastest Growing Styles of Craft Beer
I love reading Paul Gatza’s blog posts over at the Brewer’s Association, mostly because I’m a bit of a numbers nerd when it comes to craft beer and he’s always sharing stats. I love following the “story” of what’s happening in the rapidly evolving world of good beer. It’s like my favorite soap opera. The […]
Share Your Thoughts on the New Site Layout
UPDATE: I give up – I missed the old layout too much. It’s neater, warmer and the comments sections is far superior. It’s like coming home! 🙂 As you might have noticed, we’ve updated the layout of the site. This was done for a couple of reasons. Number one, we got bored. It’s fun to […]
Beer Soap: Now You Can Smell Like a Brewery Without Visiting One
The fine folks over at the Brooklyn Brewery obviously have a problem. Their obsession for beer has led them past the kegs, beyond the bottles and straight for the showers. That’s right, Brooklyn Brewery now sells beer soap, perfect for making you crave a chocolate stout at 6:30 in the morning. The soap comes in […]
Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project
This is a project that Buffalo Trace has been working on for over ten years. It is intriguing, but at the same time a bit confusing. This is Called the Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project. It started with 96 American White Oak trees from the Missouri Ozarks. The trees were selected for their grains, some tightly grained […]
Beer Thief Fail!
Thwarted by…his own pants! Whoda thought a belt could keep you from face planting with 36 of your favorite stolen light lagers?
Lunchtime at Brewforia: Beware Friends with Copious Amounts of Beer!
My buddy Chad (you may know him as @BeerPoet on Twitter) and I have been discussing for some time getting together for lunch and drinking some of our “ungettables”. For me, I brought a 2007 Pannepot Belgian Quad, and Chad brought a 750ml of Ivan the Terrible, Big Sky Brewing’s barrel aged Stout, the 2010 […]
Crack Open an Osama Bin Lager and Celebrate
The news is everywhere – Osama Bin Laden is dead. And while this won’t have any great effect on how Al-Qaeda operates, it might offer a little closure for folks who lost a loved one on September 11th or in any of the other attacks that have been perpetrated on his behalf. It might also […]
I’m Sick of Snow, I’m Drinkin’ IPAs.
What is going on? Didn’t any one tell Mother Nature that it is Spring? The calendar says April? For God’s sake its almost May! Isn’t the Saying April showers bring May flowers? Not April Snow you don’t gotta mow. Ok, that is enough of a rant. This was the view from my front porch this morning. […]
InfoGraphic: Beer is Always the Right Answer
[Click to Enlarge] . . Here’s a very cool infographic developed by Melissa Schmechel from Darlingville Design. It’s part of a Facebook contest that Sixpoint is sponsoring. They have asked designers to develop art around the concept of “Beer is Culture” and what you see above is Melissa’s contribution. She posted it to our Facebook wall […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 