The folks at the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas send beers my way from time to time, and honestly, many of their gentle offerings are lost on my gonzo craft beer sensibilities. But I’m glad they kept the brews migrating north, because every once in a while a gentle beer is just what it takes […]
From the Cellar
“Craft Beer Destination” at Yankee Stadium Puts the “Crap” in “Craft”
How do you spell “crap” at Yankee Stadium? Apparently you keep the “cra,” but replace the “p’ with an “ft.” This might be the only way to explain how the Bronx Bombers could justify selling three beers and a cider made by MillerCoors in their “Craft Beer Destination,” a new addition to the Great Hall […]
Selkirk Abbey 10: From Northern Idaho With Love
I said last Friday that I would be drinking the Selkirk Abbey 10 that I had received from my buddy Jeff up in Post Falls at the Brewery, but plans changed and I drank this beer with Easter dinner, it went fantastic with the Ham we had BTW. This is Selkirk’s take on the Belgian […]
Beer Pong Master Arcade Machine Brings the Frat into the Bar
I’ve said in the past how Beer Pong isn’t really Beer Pong if there’s not beer in the cups. I don’t even know how to process this latest development, an arcade machine – think Skee Ball or Super Shot Basketball – called Beer Pong Master. If you’ve ever played this frat favorite, you know the […]
Top 5 States for Brewery Openings is 2012: the Rich Get Richer
Another interesting nugget to come out of the Brewers Association “State of Craft Beer” press conference was data on the states that saw the greatest number of brewery openings in 2012. If I were to guess, I’d say it would be states where craft beer is just catching on. I’d be wrong.
The Top 7 Best Selling Beer Styles
The Brewers Association recently held their annual “State of Craft Beer” press conference, and one of the little gems included in the crush of information was recent data on the best-selling styles of craft beer in America, courtesy of SymphonyIRI. Here’s what’s hot right now, along with which styles are gaining and losing ground:
Review: New Holland Cherry Dragons Milk Brings Out My Crazy
My buddy Rich Blair at the New Holland Brewing Company was nice enough to send me a taste of a special edition of their Dragons Milk (an amazing barrel aged stout and probably my favorite beer on the planet) that had been aged on tart Michigan cherries. This is a one-and-done brew and was (or […]
Quit Yer Wining: Beer Now Favorite Of Women 18-34
How do you know craft beer is truly the World’s Greatest Beverage? Because the fairer sex (the one without hairy knuckles and pattern baldness) prefers it wine. Well at least the ones between 18-34 years old, according to recent data.
Sly Fox Blows the Lid Off of Canned Beer
Helles yeah – It’s about time! Pottstown, Pennsylvania’s Sly Fox Brewing Company has just announced it will be releasing it’s new Helles Golden Lager in a new kind of beer can – one with a completely removable top.
Hey, Its Friday! What Are You Drinkin’ This Weekend?
Well, its Friday! TGIF! That said, one’s thoughts begin to wander from the work-a-day world to what you are going to do for recreation over the too short end of the week. Pictured above is what I will be drinking this weekend. What is it you say? Well it is a bit of a mystery. […]
Ain’t No Love in the Club for Craft Beer
My job recently took me down to a conference in Miami Beach. While there, I learned something about myself, which I’m guessing will resonate with many of you as well. It started when I wanted a beer. I had flown in on a Friday night, and had an exquisite sushi dinner with my boss, where […]
Odell Bourbon Barrel Stout: The Stout That Never Was.
The other night I broke into my bunker and pulled out this beer for both cooking and consumption. I was trying a new fusion recipe that didn’t really work out. Suffice it to say that the Irish and the Chinese shouldn’t make food together. Really it was some sort of funky blend of beef and cabbage and […]
Forget Basketball: The Beer Brackets are Done and Malt Madness is Here!
Click Image to Enlarge Prepare to be totally nerded out! We’ve taken the top 16 teams in this year’s March Madness college basketball tournament and paired them with local breweries in an attempt to find out which teams dominate when the beer is taking the shots.
VIDEO: St. Paddy’s Day as Seen Through Google Glass
There’s beer goggles, and then there’s what you see through Google Glass after drinking many of them. As a beer geek and a gadget nerd, I gotta say this might be the best St. Paddy’s Day video I’ve ever seen. “Google Glass…nearest brothel!” Have a fun and safe St. Paddy’s day everyone, and PLEASE don’t […]
Chicago Liquor License Would Prohibit Selling Crappy Beer
This is what every liquor license would look like if beer snobs ran the world. The Garden Gourmet, a grocery store in Chicago’s East Village, may be granted a liquor license that allows them to sell only craft beer and higher-end wine. No booze, no malt liquor, no fortified wines, no Budweiser. In other words, […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 