Hype can be a fickle mistress. It can draw attention to something that’s marveluous and help it gain in popularity (like Seinfeld), but it can also create high expectations that, if not met, can drive people like me away quicker than you can say Battlestar Galactica. I don’t go in much for hype. Just because […]
From the Cellar
Victory Releases Their Version of Saison du BUFF
Well the circle is complete. What started four month’s ago with Stone’s version of Saison du BUFF has come full circle with Victory Brewing’s release of Saison du BUFF. Having never had any of these, I hear they are all very different, and they are all pretty tasty. Of course I haven’t heard anything about […]
Denver Rare Beer Tasting II Releases Beer List
I’d like to thank Chris Oates and Pints for Prostates for this article. This tasting is on my Birthday, so any of you who are still needing to pick something up for my big day, here’s a big hint! Denver, Colo. – Beer fans lucky enough to score a ticket to the Denver Rare Beer […]
Avery Kicks the Can!
Avery Brewing makes it official! After announcing back in January that they were going to be developing a canning line, their first brew is being canned today. Joe’s Premium American Pilsner is Avery Brewing’s first beer in a can. But it won’t be the last. Take a look at their can warehouse! …
The News Is Good.
Well by this time of day this is becoming old news, but hopefully some of you that live in caves and under rocks and only believe what you read on Beer and Whiskey Brothers will happy to hear that there is yet more good news in the craft beer world. The Craft Beer Alliance has […]
How Many Beer Styles Are There?
Let me start by apologizing for the crummy image above, but these guys and gals are too busy learning all they can about the beverage we love to worry about such trivialities as the appropriate scaling of an image for the web. who the heck cares about that when there is beer to be judged, and […]
Four Beers and a Funeral
This is how my weekend started. With a funeral. A Funeral for my Son. A funeral for his Bachelorhood! Yes, my Son got married this weekend, and the festivities were great. This kicked it off with a lunch put on by his co-workers. He is working a summer job in Boise in a Carpenter shop […]
We’re Drinking Away From Home on Our Latest Podcast!
On this episode we talk about a great summer tradition – drinking away from home! Don shares his impressions of a couple of Idaho brewers; Wallace Brewing and Laughing Dog, as well as reviewing Four Roses small batch bourbon. Jim talks about the beer scene in Wisconsin and reviews a couple of goodies from New […]
Whatcha Drinking This Weekend?: Sign of the Apocalypse Edition
Well it’s Friday the 13th, and if that’s not ominious enough, there’s another bad omen for humanity – The Beer and Whiskey Brothers are together in the same place! It’s a sign of the Apocolypse – everybody panic!! Actually, we’re together for a very happy reason – Don’s boy Brian is getting married tomorrow and […]
Whiskey (Whisky) Explained
I was trolling around the internet for my next post this morning and came across an amazing article on About.com. It explains the differences between Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, American Whiskey (including, Bourbon, Tennessee Whiskey, Rye Whiskey, and Blended American Whiskey {Blech!}) and Canadian Blended Whiskey (Double Blech!). This answers A LOT of questions I […]
Pouring Out New Belgium’s La Folie: I Couldn’t Make the Lip of Faith
Don recently carpet-bombed New Belgium on our podcast, where he said that he disliked everything they brewed. Having been down that road myself in the past (I dissed Flying Dog in its entirety), I knew that the “common” beers a brewery makes don’t always tell the whole story. Many breweries brew on two levels, making a selection of […]
The Invisible TV Show Hits the Road!
Well here we go! Our first remote broadcast, and our first one where Jim and I will actually be face to face! As some of you know Jim and I live across the country from each other, he in Jersey, and me in Idaho. Well Tomorrow Jim will be escorting our Mother out here to […]
BrewDog Tokio Stout: Finally Something They Have Done Right!
I’m sure by now everyone who reads this blog today should be fully aware of BrewDog’s End of History, the beer that comes stuffed in roadkill. There has been a ton written about it and how they continually keep jumping sharks with their stronger and stronger brews that get zanier and zanier. Well yesterday I […]
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