Well Friday has finally arrived and all I can say is it’s about time! It’s been one of those weeks where the candle has been burning at both ends and in the middle. I’d love to kick back and relax this weekend, but Mother Nature has conspired with my garage to keep me productive. It’s […]
From the Cellar
Founders Nemesis: Enemy of the Ordinary
Founders is quickly becoming one of my favorite breweries for several reasons. First on that list is that we share the same philosophy – ordinary beers are to be avoided. You can taste this point of view in just about every beer Founders brews, as each is bold, memorable and delicious. Founders takes this philosophy […]
Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball Ale: Why So Skeptical?
I don’t really understand why Lagunitas decided to name their excellent ale the “Hairy Eyeball.” See the phrase giving someone the Hairy Eyeball is used to indicate skepticism, or disapproval. Well this beer was very good, and was so from the first sniff to the last drink, and everywhere in between. So why the name? […]
New Holland Night Tripper: Scary Good
Usually a beer label will turn me off if it’s too cutesy or if the beer has a pun for a name (looking at you HE’BREW). For some reason, I feel if they’re trying so hard to grab your attention with kitsch, the beer inside must not be that special. It’s a stupid way to […]
A Big Thanks to Thank Heaven for Beer!
Last week the guys over at Thank Heaven for Beer put together a Sip With Us Saturday and invited me to participate. Well, I’m not sure if I am the brightest bulb on the tree or not, but I took that to mean that they wanted a review of the beer that I chose, so […]
Is Beer Divinely Inspired??
When you Google “A Match Made in Heaven” this picture comes up. And it got me thinking, is beer Divinely Inspired? We are in the season of Lent right now. Sometimes Lent is called Holy Season. One thing the Christian Holy Season lets us do is reflect. Reflect on our lives, the people who are […]
Craft Beer Has Come a Long Way, but Still Has a Long Way to Go
I was struck by something as I was walking to lunch last week. I walked by a restaurant that was taking beer deliveries for the weekend, and parked in a row were three delivery vehicles. Closest to the street was a Widmer van. Widmer is a smallish craft brewery from Portland that has a lot […]
Whatcha Drinking this Weekend?: Daylight Savings Time Edition
It seems extremely early this year, but Sunday at 2am is that magical moment where we trick mother nature into giving us one more hour of daylight each day. The price we pay for this is a hefty one – an hour less in our weekends. What’s worse, an hour less to enjoy our favorite […]
Sierra Nevada Stout: Do All Stouts Need To Be So Thick?
A couple of months back I picked up a Sierra Nevada Stout. I kinda figured it wouldn’t be a really great stout like Bourbon County, partly because it was from a larger craft brewer, and it wasn’t in their special releases that tend to be bigger more complex offerings. Nope, this one is just their […]
Noob Brewer Question: Which Whiskey to Use?
So my bourbon barrel porter is doing well. The bubbling has slowed after a few days of rowdy gurgles and the amazing yeast cake on the top of the carboy is slipping into the murky depths. Soon it’ll be time to siphon the beer to secondary and then add the whiskey and the oak cubes. […]
Founders KBS – A Sneaky Sneak Preview
So I happened to hear from [name withheld] that a shipment of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout was rolling into our state a couple of weeks before its scheduled release. So I headed out to [location withheld] and spoke with [name withheld] ([routine nickname that always follows this person’s name also withheld]) who was generous enough […]
It Worked, WooHoo! Brewforia Can Ship Again.
Well everyone, it worked. Brewforia the beer market in Boise that also ships beer via an internet business will be getting shipping contracts in place this week with both FedEx and UPS. We’ve been making a lot of noise on this site over the last few days to try and help out a local Entrepreneur with a […]
Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout: Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire!
Well in the case of Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout this holds true. The 13% ABV Stout has been aged in bourbon barrels and this aging imparts a significant smoky quality to the stout that is really quite striking when you first taste it. It reminded me a little of liquid smoke at first, but […]
The Rest Of The Story…
We have been saying a lot about the situation a local Boise beer market has run into with trying to ship product to customers from internet orders for the business. Well the story is clarified by Rick Boyd, Owner of the Brewforia Beer Market. Like many who take the time to write extensive and substantive […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 