The beer community has been all abuzz about Rock Art brewery and their fight with Monster Energy Drinks. In a nutshell, the maker of Monster Energy Drinks, Hansen Beverage Co., has threatened Rock Art with legal action unless they stop producing and marketing one of their most popular beers, The Vermonster. Monster Energy Drinks says […]
From the Cellar
The View From the Bottom
Life on the bottom is complicated at best. It is full of misconceptions and stereotypes. For example fighting like cats and dogs. I don’t know about you but these two look pretty harmonious, and I have three dogs and five cats, and they all seem to get along pretty well most of the time. Of […]
Keep your Pumpkin Beer – I’m a Yam Man!
This weekend I had the pleasure of sampling Autumn Maple ale from The Bruery. Instead of using pumpkin like many of the other seasonal ales, the Bruery decided to go with yams. Yes, sweet, sweet yams. Are they nuts? I wasn’t sure either and eagerly anticipated tasting this very unusual seasonal brew…
Tall, Dark, and Boring!
There he is! Its Jimmy Smits. Its got to be, it looks just like him. I’m in Vegas at a conference, there is a commotion over by the convention center, and there he is, tall, dark, by my wife’s account handsome…Its got to be him. She would kill me if I saw Jimmy Smits and […]
Still Sleepy After All These Years
Rip Van Winkle was an idle man that incurred the wrath of his wife because of his laziness and the fact that he didn’t get anything done around his homestead. The story goes one afternoon he wandered up into the mountains and met a band of ghosts playing 9 pin. He joined them and drank […]
Cheap Thrills
I’m a big fan of Long Trail Double Bag Ale, so I was intrigued when I saw they offered an Imperial Porter in a big bottle. The fact that the bottle was labeled “Brewmaster Series” further piqued my curiosity. The fact that it was less than $3.00 for a 22 ounce bottle and had an […]
It’s Friday!! Whatcha Having?
It’s been a long week for us here at BW&B and we’re totally stoked it’s Friday! For me, Friday means stopping off at the beer store and picking up a few new gems to try. Today I’m looking for the Bruery’s Maple Harvest (Nate from THFB inspired me) and something new from the folks over […]
For Beer Nerds, By Beer Nerds
I’ll be the first to admit that I have a lot to learn about beer. I usually try to do this before others have the chance to point it out, but unfortunately I give them plenty of opportunities (see all the posts below). This is actually a great thing, because learning about beer is great […]
Into the Wheat Part 2
Some things are bad, some are just OK, others are good, and then a few are truly special. Take art for example, if you asked me to draw you a picture that would be bad! Not an artist, and never have been. If you asked my brother Jim to draw you a picture, that would […]
Why Didn’t I Think of This?
You gotta hand it to Scott over at the Brew Club – he’s come up with a killer way to try new beers. It sounds simple, but in that simplicity lies its genius. It goes something like this: Find five other people at work who like beer. If you work at an office with more […]
We’re Twittering Idiots!
Well, we’ve gone and done it. We’ve just joined Twitter and we promise to try and keep it interesting (unlike all the babbling we do here!). Our handle is beerandwhiskey. Can you believe that it was just sitting there, waiting for us?! We’re really excited to have one more thing to try to keep up […]
Exotic, Mysterious and…Ordinary?
You see her in the slinky black dress, her green, almond shaped eyes twinkle in the twilight, and her high cheekbones and raven hair speak of the mysteries of far away places. You absolutely need to learn more about this enigmatic vision of a woman. You move closer, slipping in next to her at the […]
Age Statements
Father Time has his way of catching up with all of us. There really are very few things that are affected by age. There are the obvious ones like you have to be 16 to drive without restriction, you have to be 18 to enlist in the military, and you have to be 21 in […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 