Samuel Adams, long a pioneer in the craft beer world, recently announced that they are finally going to offer their beer in cans, starting early this summer with Boston Lager and Alpine Spring Summer Ale (oops! I had this wrong in the original post). Several excellent craft breweries have been producing exceptional canned beers for […]
From the Cellar
Asshat Employee Steals $15,000 of Rare Beer from Avery
So much for beer people being good people. News out of Boulder, Colorado, is that Avery Brewing Company had a thief in their midst from March to October of last year. During his brief 8 months as an Avery employee, Adam Asshat James Dickinson managed to em-beer-zle (see what I did there) around 570 bottles […]
5 Reasons I DO NOT Want a Kegerator
I’ve had a happy little dream brewing in the back of my brain for the past several years. In it, there are two tap handles sticking out from the door of my beer fridge in the garage, one a fount of New Holland Dragons Milk, the other a free-flowing supply of a lovely pale ale. […]
Proof that Budweiser REALLY Wants You to Love Black Crown
The evolution and launch of Black Crown, Budweiser’s latest attempt to throw a white collar around a red neck, shows that the mega-brewer is trying like hell to drag its brand into the 21st century. You can see it in the way the beer came to market and in the crazy media kit they sent […]
Thanks to a Pair of Walmart Heirs, You Can Buy a Beer in Benton County Arkansas
Sometimes we forget that history doesn’t change all at once. There are little pockets of the past that linger untouched by the tides of time, throwbacks to a time that most of the world has left behind. One such time-pocket is Benton County Arkansas, which yesterday began selling alcohol for the first time in about […]
Now that New Belgium is 100% Employee-Owned, It’s Time to Make a Few Changes
New Belgium, America’s third-largest craft brewer, has always had a strong employee ownership program at the center of their corporate culture. It’s a great way to engender loyalty from the employees and to give them an actual stake in the success of the enterprise. Up until December 28th of last year, the employees owned 41% […]
Sell Homebrew for $1,200 a Bottle in Three Easy Steps!
Do YOU want to make $64,000 for a batch of home brewed beer? Sure, we all do! But HOW, you ask, will I become WEALTHY and ATTRACTIVE by brewing beer in my spare time? Well, you’ve come to the right place for the answer! For the low-low price of $19.99, Jimco Industries will reveal the […]
Welcome to the Hotel California: Stone Brewing Plans to Open Hotel
Stone Brewing Company has announced plans to break ground on a new $24 million hotel on a dark desert highway across the street from their World Bistro and Gardens in Escondido, California. It’ll be the perfect thing for patrons of the bistro whose heads grow heavy and whose sights grow dim, and they’d like to […]
Off Topic Video: Darth Vader Needs a Hearing Aid
Maybe it’s the incessant paaah and whoosh of his respirator, or maybe his ear drums were permanently damaged when he tangled with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, but as this video shows, Darth Vader clearly needs a hearing aid. Also, I’m a nerd! Still, I laughed out loud more than once during this stupid video. Enjoy! . […]
Bruery Smoking Wood: Annoyingly Close to Excellence
I recently sampled the Bruery’s Smoking Wood, a 13% ABV Imperial Porter that’s brewed with beechwood and cherrywood smoked malt and a hearty dollop of rye, and then aged in rye whiskey barrels. It got me to thinking about how something can have all the hallmarks of excellence and then leave you totally unfulfilled. Allow […]
A Six Pack of Brew Years Resolutions for 2013
I’m typically not one for New Years resolutions, figuring if I didn’t do something in the last twelve months, a moment of guilty reflection isn’t really going to change things. But this past year’s been a pretty wild one, full of new challenges and new opportunities for both Don and I. As we both have […]
Ommegang to Brew “Game of Thrones” Inspired Beers
One of my favorite weekly moments happens on Sunday night, when I snuggle up hunker down in the mancave with a good craft beer in hand and watch whatever original drama is running on HBO. While I’ve enjoyed Boardwalk Empire and have tried to enjoy The Newsroom (I always see Aaron Sorkin’s smarmy grin when […]
Brewers Association Calls Out Counterfeit Craft Beers
Things just got real. As a beer geek with a little bit of a voice on the Internet, I’ve tried to educate people about the difference between real craft beers and the lookalikes that Big Beer pump out in an attempt to capitalize on the craft beer craze. Most recently, it was a review of […]
Study Shows Beer Cures What Ails You
I’ve been nursing a brutally bad back since Monday, when it decided to go out without provocation or reason. I’ve also had a head cold, which is just an AWESOME thing to have when your spine is resting against the nerves in your lower back. /Sneeze /Scream /Repeat I took some muscle relaxers and they […]
One-Handed Beer Football Needs its Own League
. What you see above is a game of one-handed Pabst Blue Ribbon football. The rules are simple: you always MUST have a beer in your hand (and if you drop, you gotta chug), tackles are made by one-handed touch, and the first team to 70 points wins. It’s been played by a group of […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 