There are certain things in life that bring us joy, but we begin to take for granted. The first thing many of us might think of here is family, or possibly good health. These are two very important things indeed, and I’ve been fortunate enough in my life to have had good luck with both. […]
From the Cellar
Buffalo Bill’s Orange Blossom Ale: Strike One!
I’m not sure how you all do it, but when it comes to beer drinking I’m a little adventurous until I get burned. Buffalo Bills Brewery has produced a couple of beers that I have really enjoyed over the last few months. I started with them with their pumpkin beer in October, which I really […]
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!
To all you Moms out there, enjoy your day! Kick back, relax, have a nice beer or a whiskey and put your feet up, maybe take a nap. Us Dad’s got your back today. Enjoy your day and remember it all goes back to normal tomorrow. But for now have a very Happy Mother’s Day!!
Picking the Right Beer for Jill: And the Winner Is…
Well, the winner is Jill, of course, because she get to try some awesome beer courtesy of B&WB. For those of you who missed it, I asked our friends and readers to suggest a beer for my friend Jill, who loves wine and is open to trying an interesting craft brew. Many great suggestions poured […]
What Beer Would You Choose?
I was thinking about this today as I drove into work. Many, many macro beer drinkers choose one beer. I won’t even call it their “go to beer”, because it is all they drink, so they aren’t going to anything they have arrived. They have made their choice and decided that whatever swill is theirs, […]
Dogfish Head 60s and 90s and 120, Oh My
Well it had to happen. I knew what I was going to do last December when my Brother sent them. Around Christmas time last year my Brother and I began trading beer. I had sent him some brews that he couldn’t get, and vice versa. It started out as a Christmas gifty kind of thing, […]
Calling All Beer Nerds: Help Jill Find Her Perfect Beer
I stopped in this morning to get my hair cut by my buddy Jill. She’s super-talented with scissors and it’s always a long wait to get in her chair, but not if you slide in first thing on a Wednesday morning, which is exactly what I did. While I was there, we started talking about […]
Rogue John John: Two Good Things Make One Great Thing
My brother Jim has been enamored for some time now with barrel aged beers. Mostly that has been stouts, because this is a beer that has the structure and flavor profile that can really hold up to wood aging, and can easily integrate the flavors of the wood and whiskey into its flavor profile. But the […]
A Beer We Can’t Wait For
While Don and I were at Victory, we had a chance to chat with them about their collaboration brew with Stone and Dogfish Head called Saison du BUFF. I cannot wait to get a taste of this beer. It’ll feature traditional Belgian esters along with sage, rosemary, thyme and a few other herbs that are […]
Noob Brewer: Homebrew Update
Eight weeks ago I brewed my first beer from extract, an oak and bourbon aged porter. It was an ambitious choice for a first brew, but the brewing was actually the easy part – it’s the waiting that has been difficult. It had to ferment for six weeks, first alone and then with oak chips […]
Sip With Us Saturday: Project Pilsner, Keeping It Local
The Sockeye Grill and Brewery is a brew pub in Boise that has expanded to the point that they are begining to bottle some of their beers. Is a matter of fact I think I sent Jim some of their Winterfest brew late last year. Well their White Pine Pilsner is not avaialable in bottles, […]
Woodford Reserve: The Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby
Whiskey and horse racing just seem to go together. Kind of like Miller and NASCAR, but a lot more refined, a lot less horsepower, and with good things to drink, like bourbon. Kentucky is the home of the American Bourbon industry. All major distilleries are located in Kentucky, so it is only natural that these […]
Sip With Us Saturday: Positively Pilsner
We’re teaming up again with the guys over at Thank Heaven for Beer for another round of Sip With Us Saturday. The idea is that everyone drinks the same type of beer on Saturday, then we all report back on our experiences and somehow world peace is achieved. Actually, I’m not sure about that last […]
Lagunitas Undercover Ale: Keeping Deep Cover
The trick to being a good spy is keeping under deep cover. That is why the classic Spy vs Spy is so funny, and has lasted the last forty years. Not because they are good spies, but because they are such bad spies. They were constantly blowing themselves up, or getting the better of the other in […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 