I admire New Holland for swinging for the fences with their High Gravity series of big beers. Some are excellent, like the oak aged Dragon’s Milk and some are very good like their Night Tripper Imperial Stout. But when you go big, you can fail big, and that’s the case with Charkoota Rye, a smoked […]
From the Cellar
What’s Your Beer IQ?
We do a lot of explaining and judging of different beers here on this site, as I know many of you do too. We try to make sense of it all, and explaing flavors in a way that is at least somewhat objective (most of the time) and we try to be true to our […]
Tell Us the “Great” Beers You Hate
On our latest podcast, Don and I discussed beers and whiskeys that are well regarded, but we can’t stand. My beers included Duchesse De Buorgogne, a Flemish red ale that it just waaaay too sweet for my tastes. Other people rave about this beer and I just cannot understand what all the hubub is about. Bell’s Oberon […]
Ninkasi Spring Reign Ale: I Wish it Wasn’t a Seasonal
I love Spring. It is perhaps my favorite season. Flowers blooming, trees budding, new life all around. It seems to happen every year that spring is just too short. Around these parts it seems like we go from a high in the 40s to a high in the 80s overnight. This year it seemed like […]
Our Latest Podcast: We’re Going Negative!!
On this episode we go negative and discuss beers and whiskeys that other people love, but we hate. Don trashes New Belgium and Maker’s Mark, and I dis two well regarded brews; Duchesse de Bourgogne and Old Rasputin XII. We also weigh in on Brew Dog’s latest plea for attention. All of that and more […]
The Beer is Great in the Badger State
As you may know, I’m visiting the Beer & Whiskey Parents here in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a lovely part of the world just outside Milwaukee. And as you definitely know, I’m obsessed with beer and I’ve been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of trying some delicious brews I can’t get back in New Jersey.
Whatcha Drinkin’ This Weekend: Vacation Edition
Well it is August, and many people who are currently employed are taking vacations. I just got back from 5 days up north, and Jim is currently in Milwaukee with his family, visiting with my sisters and my folks. He will then escort our mother back here to Idaho for my Son’s wedding. Unfortunately Dad […]
Lets Just Be Glad We Aren’t In This Condition
Almost as funny as crotch shots on America’s Funniest. Enjoy
Four Roses Small Batch: I Love It When Four Good Things Come Together!
Now I’m gonna go and show my age. I can actually remember when the Beatles White Album came out. See never before, and I would argue that never since has a more symbiotic relationship ever existed in the history of song. John, Paul, George, and Ringo just go together like peanut butter and Jelly, or […]
What I Did On My Summer Vacation…Toured Laughing Dog Brewery.
On my recent foray up to Northern Idaho we took a day to tour the lakes region, which includes the areas around Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho. Well one of my favorite Idaho Breweries just happens to be located just outside Sandpoint, Idaho in the small town of Ponderay. The Laughing Dog Brewery is a […]
Flavored Whiskey? The Jury Is Out…For Me
Seems there is another big name getting into the flavored Whiskey business. In September Evan Williams a Whiskey produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries will launch their version of a cherry flavored whiskey. Evan Williams Cherry Reserve will be a 70 proof liqueur that will go head to head with Beam’s Red Stag for the flavored whiskey […]
Tanned, Rested, and Ready! I’m Back…
I’m back and ready to tell of my travels. This will be done in two parts, because there is simply too much to tell in just one post. Tomorrow I will put together a post of my trip to Laughing Dog Brewery, but today I’m just going to let you all know where I was […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 