It’s a threat as old as Christmas. If you’re a rotten kid, you’ll wind up with a lump of coal in your stocking. It’s the ultimate Christmas FAIL, the dark reward for a pattern of anti-social behavior. Well, I’ve found a lump of coal that’s so delicious, I’ve decided to be very bad from here […]
From the Cellar
An Offer You Can’t Refuse
Don Vito Corleone was famous for his offers you can’t refuse, do so and your life was mmmm…lets say, in question. Marlin Brando played the mobster in this quintessential role. So if you are so bold as to name a beer after the Godfather it best live up to the name. The folks at Laughing […]
Drinking in the Super 8 Motel!
Well I find myself back in Grangeville, Idaho. Another project meeting at the highway district tomorrow at 1:00pm. With the weather being unpredictable I chose to come up the day before and hang out at the hotel room for the evening while I watched the end of the Independence Bowl and the final broadcast of […]
Chicago Christmas Ship
The origins of Chicago’s Christmas Ship date back to merchants in the 1800s that would sail wooden hulled ships to Michigan and purchase Christmas trees from the Indians to sell to people in the City of Chicago. Their business boomed for the better part of two decades and then through ship wrecks and other more […]
Not THAT Michael Jackson!
My wife just gave me a membership to a craft beer of the month club. When I asked her for details about who’s club I was now a member of, she wasn’t sure. But she said it came down between two that looked good, and she went with the one that wasn’t affiliated with the late Michael Jackson. […]
Setting the Table for Christmas – What are You Serving?
Some people celebrate Christmas on the evening of the 24th, others wait until Christmas morning. Some folks throw big family get-togethers while others keep it small and intimate. But everyone celebrates with beer, wine and whiskey – at least folks who read this site! So how are you weaving your favorite adult beverages into the […]
A Christmas Nightmare
Well for every yin there is a yang, and I have found the Christmas yang. I was really hoping that my first foray into a Belgian style Christmas beer would be a great experience, but it was not to be. This beer reminded me of a time I went to Lewiston, Idaho and had a micro […]
Like a Peddler Just Opening His Pack
Finally, I have gotten a good explanation for what Christmas Brews are all about. We have spent a lot of time on this blog discussing the flavors of the season, and trying to find a brew that explains Christmas in beer. I think we have been thinking about this all wrong. This has got to […]
WOO HOO I’m Back BABY!
Day eight proved to be the one where 90 percent of my head cold symptoms subsided and I actually had a dram of whiskey last night to celebrate! Not only could I taste it, but I could smell it and at a high enough level to post this review! I’m back with a vengeance. So the […]
Head Cold–Day Seven
Well it seems like this thing is actually dissipating. I put it to the test last night. I couldn’t take it any more. I opened a bottle of Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale and gave it a go. I figured it was pretty hoppy with 65 IBUs so some of it should have gotten through right? […]
Head Cold–Day Six
Going on day six of my head cold now, and I’m sick and tired..well yeah I’m sick and tired, but I’m also sick and tired of not being able to drink anything. Not that I can’t drink, hell I’ve been drinking fluids like a fish, but I can’t taste or smell anything right now, so […]
Whatcha Having This Weekend? Mathematically Alive Edition
Well the last non-holiday weekend of the year is upon us, and with the Jags losing to the Colts (yea Colts!), my Jets are still mathematically alive in the playoff hunt. They just have to beat the Falcons and the Colts (boo Colts!) and the Bengals back-to-back-to-back. Simple, right? Anyway, it’s probably the last normal […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 