I did an interview for the Today Show’s website with Wynkoop Brewing Company “Idea Man” Marty Jones about Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, a beer brewed with bull testicles. The beer started as nothing more a video hoax (the best one of this year’s April Fools crop, IMO) but then Wynkoop actually went and brewed the […]
From the Cellar
Nun Caught Stealing Beer on Video
. This sister clearly has a bad habit (sorry, I couldn’t help myself). As this security camera footage from an Oklahoma convenience store shows, this elderly woman dressed as a nun smuggles not one, but two tall boy cans of beer or malt liquor under her robe. She also appears to tuck a bottle of […]
Feeling the Pain of Missing GABF
Today. That’s the day that hurts the most. Today is the first day of the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, a three-day long celebration of craft beer in Denver, Colorado. For those who don’t know, GABF is like a combination of the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras and an all-you-can eat buffet for beer geeks, and […]
Buffalo Wild Wings Hates On Homebrewers
I was watching the Jets game last night (because suffering is a big part of being a Jets fan), when a commercial came on for Buffalo Wild Wings. They’ve been running a series of ads during football games, all showing people having a great time watching “the game” at theis fried chicken parts emporium, while […]
Everything You Need to BOO-ze Your Friends for Halloween (except the booze!)
I’m reposting this to remind everyone what a great thing it is to BOO-ze your friends during Halloween. Get out there and spread the Halloween cheer! — Last year I was so excited to find an unexpected gift on my doorstep – a festive bagful of craft beer and other assorted treats! I got BOO-zed! […]
Woodenville White Dog: My First Sip of Whiskey in the Raw!
My first taste of white dog whiskey came in late July of this year. I went over to a friend’s house and he had just come back from a trip to Washington State. While there he dropped in on the folks at Woodenville Whiskey Company a micro distillery in Woodenville, Washington. He picked up some […]
An Interview with Mamma Mia Pizza Beer Creator Tom Seefurth
I recently did an email interview with Tom Seefurth, who along with his wife Atheena created Mamma Mia Pizza Beer, a novelty brew that’s actually pretty damn good. I used a few snippets of what follows for a Today Show post about the beer, but thought that some of you would like to read the […]
The Weirdest Beer I’ve Had That Didn’t Suck
I’m writing an article for the Today Show about Mamma Mia Pizza Beer, an ale brewed with tomatoes and pizza spices. While it’s certainly a gimmick, it’s also a wonderfully weird brew. I’m saving my full review for later, but I’ll clue in on how it ends – the beer didn’t suck. And it got […]
More Wood for Thought…
“Hello, my name is Don and I am an absentee blogger”…”Hi Don”. Well, this issue of small barrels just won’t go away, and I think it will be with us to stay. I certainly hope the debate around it dies down, however, but the gist of the argument is this, Small barrels can age whiskey […]
Mini-Series Explores US History Under the Influence of Beer and Whiskey
According to Discovery’s new mini series How Booze Built America, the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock not because they planned to (they were sailing for Virgina) but because they ran out of beer. Had I known this in high school, I probably would have paid much more attention in history class. Starting Wednesday, September 19th […]
Wine vs. Beer: Pumpkin Brews Drive a Wine Lover Away from Craft Beer
Michael Gorton Jr. is a funeral director who writes about his “love affair” with wine at his aptly named blog, Undertaking Wine. Love affair or not, Michael decided to play the field and have a summer romance with craft beer. Unfortunately, this summer of love came to an abrupt end when he saw something at […]
Pumpkin, Fest or Harvest Beers: Which is Your Favorite Taste of Fall?
I think fall is the best season for craft beers – we get spicy pumpkin brews, hopped up harvest ales and crisp Oktoberfest beers, each a different and delicious celebration of autumnal tradition. If you had to pick between these three, which would you peg as your favorite taste of the season?
The Friendly Spirit of Craft Beer Thrives as Breweries Grow
Fast Company’s Emily Badger wrote a great piece about Asheville, North Carolina, which is quickly becoming an east coast beer mecca. One tidbit in Emily’s article jumped out at me; how New Belgium and Sierra Nevada, both of whom are building new brewing facilities there, introduced themselves to Asheville’s established craft breweries. From Fast Company:
Whatcha Drinkin’ this Weekend, Pumpkin?
Well I guess I gave away my answer in the title. 🙂 I’m going to load up on pumpkin beers for the weekend, as I’m doing a roundup of these seasonal delights for that other place I write for. I figure the timing is right, as these beers won’t be on shelves forever, and shouldn’t […]
The Full List of Reader Beers for NFL Kickoff 2012
The 2012 NFL season is FINALLY here, and replacement referees and concussion lawsuits aside, I am most certainly ready for some football. My latest post for the Today Show has a local beer for every team in the league, many of which were recommended by the readers here at B&WB. Click here to check out […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 