Don’t let the sweeping pastures or small-town-USA main drag fool you – there’s something lurking in the fertile hills of Morrisville, Vermont. Something bold and cunning. A creature that will attack your senses, yet leave you wanting more. The worst part is that this beast was created by a pair of seemingly charming people who […]
From the Cellar
Drinking In Autumn
Its turning cooler in Idaho. The mornings are crisp and the leaves are beginning to turn. I am always amazed at how quick it happens. It was just last week I was wearing shorts to my kids football game, and this week I’m wondering if my fall jacket will be heavy enough by 8:00pm. Those […]
Imagine if “The View” was a Beer…
I was in the beer aisle of my favorite store the other day, when one of the employees breathlessly raced to the shelf and grabbed at a bottle of Duchesse De Bourgogne. He saw that I noticed his exuberance and probably felt he needed to explain himself. “Have you tried this one?” he asked, his […]
Into the Wheat, Part 1
Well the comment heard round the whiskey blog world was when I said I didn’t like Makers Mark, and that I thought it tasted like 89 octane ethyl. Where do you go from there? It’s not like I can take it back, my very first post where I reviewed a whiskey was for Makers Mark, […]
Grape Expectations
I love it when I find a great new-to-me brewery, and Allagash Brewing Company just might fit that bill. I’ve seen the big bottles on the shelf before but it wasn’t until Kevin, a local beer guru, gave them a hearty recommendation that I really took notice. I decided to start with their Victor Ale. […]
Bourbon Pizza? Oh Yeah Baby!
So by this point I have gotten a lot of bottles of bourbon in my cupboard. Actually my wife and I discussed this weekend the need for me to get a locking cupboard to keep my “collection” in, and I think we have figured out that the cupboard in the garage will work nicely (too […]
“Do Not Open Until Xmas – of 2012.”
That’s what I said to my friend Frank and our wives when I took my first sip of Stone’s Vertical Epic Ale 09.09.09. But let’s start at the beginning. The beer poured rich and black in the glass, with a beautiful, thick head. I could smell its very pleasing aroma from three feet away, with […]
Young, HOT, and Sassy!
Have you ever had something good happen when you were expecting something …um..not so good? For example have you ever had your best friend come up to you and explain he needs you to go on a blind date? That he has met the woman of his dreams only she wouldn’t go out with him […]
Of Birthdays and Beer and Bourbon
So I recently had a birthday. The first one since Jim and I started this web site. I’m amazed and surprised at how my brother and I starting this blog has begun to change my loved ones buying habits when it comes to my presents. See at my size I’m not the easiest guy in […]
It’s the Great Pumpkin!
You can’t go to a beer blog this time of year without finding reviews for pumpkin beers. This year, one has stood out from the rest with positive review after positive review: Dogfish Head’s Pumpkin Ale. So I picked up a chilly four pack and was ready to be blown away. But I wasn’t. Uh […]
Standing on Principle-Elijah Craig 12 Year Old
The Reverend Elijah Craig was a very principled man. He was a Baptist minister that is credited with working with James Madison in 1777 to ensure that freedom of Religion was put into the Constitution of the United States. He had a calling to spread God’s message to the west, so in 1781 he led his […]
To Wheat or Not To Wheat?–What a Great Question!
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately learning about the virtues of Bourbon. True this is a whiskey web site, and eventually I will branch out into different types of whiskey, but I have begun this journey with Bourbon whiskey and I have learned a great deal, and tasted some pretty awesome spirits. To […]
Facing Down the Big Aisle
It’s Friday, which is beer buying day for me. I’ve found this awesome beer store that’s on my way home from work. It has an enormous selection of really amazing craft beers, good prices and lots of cashiers to get you out quick. It sounds great on paper (or LCD) but why does it stress […]
The Brothers
Beer & Whiskey Brothers 