I know we’re talking about barbecuing on the site today, but others have begun to turn their attention to Oktoberfest, including our pal Bill Covaleski over at the Victory Brewing Company. Check out this video where Bill does a really nice job of explaining the chronologically challenged nature of Oktoberfest, traditional Marzenbier brewing methods, natural […]
From the Cellar
Will Victory Beer Expand Into Other States? Looks Like It May Happen.
Interesting video over at BeerNews.org this morning. It is a video of Gary Vaynerchuk founder and general spaz of Wine Library TV and Bill Covaleski Brew Master and Owner of Victory Brewing. The video is quite long at 33 minutes, but you can really just listen without watching. Bill in the video alludes to their […]
What’s Your Go To BBQ Beer?
Labor Day is this weekend, and Don and I are both planning on grilling and chillin’ with our families. We’ve also decided to record a “grill session” podcast to commemorate this last great cooking-meat-over-an-open flame weekend of the summer. The main subject will be the “best beers for barbecuing,” and we’d love to hear your […]
There’s GOLD In Them There Toilets!
Science has run mad! You need not look any further than right here for conclusive proof that some chemists should be tarred, feathered, shot, then hung. Enter James Gilpin…Mad Scientist. I don’t even really know how to get into this topic. It is just so wrong on so many levels. Maybe the medical angle. See […]
Bomber CANS!
Well it has happened! I expected it would when I saw mega cans of energy drinks and Bud and Bud Light in my local grocery store, but it has now happened in the (craft) beer world. I don’t know that Genesee beer would be considered “craft” beer, but none the less it seems that they […]
Craft Beer on the Frontier
Don and I decided to record a podcast while I was out visiting with him in Idaho a few weeks ago. We didn’t have a topic in mind before I got there, but one struck me like a herd of buffalo when first set eyes on Big Sky Country. You see, Idaho still has a […]
21st Amendment’s Back in Black: Now, That’s What I’m Talkin’ ‘Bout Willis!
You know Gary Coleman really had it great in the 70s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes. He had his older brother Willis to run interference for him and a new kinda hot sister that was rich, and a new dad that was a disciplinarian, but loose with the purse strings. “OK, Dad…I’ll take my grounding like a […]
Living Off of Micheal Jackson’s Legacy
Scott over at the Brew Club has posted a remembrance of the beer hunter Michael Jackson on the third anniversary of his passing, and it made me realize that I’ve never really read any of his work. That’s right, I’ve built my entire craft beer education without reading the master. That’s not to say that […]
A Totally Jekyll & Hyde Beer Moment
I posted a fairly glowing review a few weeks ago about Smuttynose Imperial Stout. I was impressed with it’s rich, smoky flavor and its in-your-face hop profile. But then something happened last night that totally changed my thoughts on this beer – I had another one. It was the same beer at the same location, […]
What’s the World’s Most Overrated Craft Beer?
I whined a bit lately about getting my first taste of Pliny the Elder and being a bit disappointed because it didn’t live up to all the hype. While Pliny has benefited from all the attention, I wouldn’t call it the most overrated beer in the world, because it’s a really solid Double IPA. It’s […]
Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces the Release of Two New “Experimental Whiskeys”
The following is a press release from the folks at Buffalo Trace Distillery. Feel free to read it, as it gives good information about their latest experimental whiskeys. One was aged in a French Oak Barrel as opposed to an American Oak, and one was seasoned with oak chips and aged in a used Whiskey […]
Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen Weisse: Do the New World and the Old Really Mix?
Sometimes new and old come together in interesting ways. Take for example this photo with a very modern piece of deathstar art with an obviously very old building in the background. The juxtaposition makes us both intrigued and uncomfortable at the same time. Well that is kind of how I feel about the collaboration between Schneider Weisse […]
GABF: Custom T-Shirts or no Custom T-Shirts?
So as you may know, Don and I are going to be attending next month’s Great American Beer Fest for the first time. We’ve been putting our game plan together, trying to cram in as many meet-ups, schmoozes and (of course) great beers into the 48 hours we’ll be in Denver. Part of the plan […]
Canned Beer Poll on Huff Post
Apparently yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the invention of the can. Who knew? Well the Huffington Post did, and to mark the occasion they turned their attention to the best thing to ever be put in a can: Colorado craft beer! Hit this link to check out their poll of the best Colorado canned […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 