I’m excited that the weekend is upon us, as it’s been a long week. Last weekend was fun, but very busy, and next weekend is full of holiday stuff, followed by my son’s birthday weekend, the getting ready for Christmas weekend, etc. etc. This is the last weekend for a while that we’ll have to […]
From the Cellar
Three Courses of Beer for Thanksgiving Day
With Turkey Day right around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about what beers you’ll be enjoying on the greatest feast day of the year. Instead of just focusing on what to serve alongside your turkey (or deep-fried turducken if you’re Don), let’s break it down to three distinct courses: Before Dinner, […]
Iron Horse Brewery’s Irish Death: This’ll Wake ‘Em Up!
You have to love the idea behind a traditional Irish Wake. It is a time to tie one on in remembrance and celebration of the poor sap in the box! I always wanted to go to an Irish Wake, but I don’t want to have one…I want to be at the party, alive and fully […]
What Beer Pairs Best with a Broken Toe?
It’s not a fun visit to a water park until somebody breaks a toe. Judging by the purple digit on my left foot, my family and I had a blast at Great Wolf Lodge. There’s not a lot you can do for a broken toe, except tape it to its neighbor and wait for nature […]
Here Comes the Science: You Exist Because of Beer
It turns out that you’re not the first person who would go out of their way for a beer. According to LiveScience.com, archaeologists suggest that the quest for grains with which to brew drove early man into neighboring territories, and that beer was an important social lubricant, taking the anxiety out of early meetings between […]
Never Mix Work, Play, and Booze…
We had our semi-periodic “Guys Weekend this weekend, and it was less than stellar, is a matter of fact it was downright crappy. See we needed to complete a project. Two of us were working for the other at the time so we thought, what a great excuse to head up to my buddy’s Sun […]
Playing Hooky
Don’s traveling and I’m with the family at Great Wolf Lodge, where I paid $113 for a buffet and three Yeunglings for two adults and two kids. If I wasn’t sick before the very average buffalo chicken wraps, I sure was after the check came. So Don and I are playing hooky from the blog […]
Dogfish Head Fish Finder: FAIL!
FAIL!! No Dogfish Head Brews within 100 miles of Boise, Idaho! If you are going to have a feature like this on your website, you would think you would be in all urban areas. Otherwise SHUT UP about your off centered crap! EDIT BY JIM: Here’s what happens when you do the same for […]
Guys Weekend: Houston, We Have a Problem!
This weekend I am going on my Annual…scratch that, 18 month….scratch that, every once in a while…Nah, Once in a blue moon guys weekend with my two best friends Mike and Lance. The last time we did this I made a big mistake. I bought Wild Turkey Bourbon, which is a solid choice, but Mike […]
Confessions of a Beer Hoarder
Hi, my name is Jim and I have a beer problem. It started out innocently enough. On a whim, I purchased a Chimay Premiere (mostly because of the silly cork) and my mind was blown. As a Bass drinker, I had no idea that beer could be so dizzyingly delicious. Suddenly, I realized there were […]
Trumer Beer Machine: The Best Video You Will See All Day!
This is truly cool! Take a look at the Rube Goldberg Contraption they have come up with. Truly a work of art!
Sam Adams Infinium: The Champagne of Beers?
Update 1/3/11: Don’s review of Infinium – he loved it! Click here to read Don’s Infinium review. Update 12/9/10: Our pal Daniel got his hands on some and put together an entertaining (and profane) review of Infinium. Click here to read it. Update 12/3/10: I just called my local go-to beer stores, and they don’t […]
Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale: Weird, but Surprisingly Good.
Well, has he let himself go?…or not? It is kind of hard to tell in some cases, like that of Carrot Top. He has made a career out of being “off”. Just slightly out of sync with the rest of society. But let’s face it he is good at it. Carrot Top is perhaps one […]
Drinking the World’s Worst Beer: Olde English 800
It’s not easy being the worst at something. Spectacular failure doesn’t just happen – it requires profoundly “not getting it” but still putting in a full effort. It takes an unflinching lack of talent and deeply misguided motives. Being the best at being bad means creating something so uniquely unpleasant that people take notice. The […]
The Glenlivet Nadurra: Jumping off the High Dive!
Man oh man have I gone and done it this time! I go from a 1 ounce pour of The Glenlivet 12 year to buying a bottle of their 16 year old cask strength Scotch Whisky…without a net! That is a little like putting a dash of Tobasco on your eggs in the morning, and […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 