Last night I realized I have a fragile mind, one easily swayed by the little demons a P.R. person can put in your head.  In this case, I succumbed to the story about Flying Dog’s Raging Bitch being banned in Michigan – a story I wrote! Some longtime readers will remember that I had written […]

“If you get shot at, you can have a shot.” That’s the thinking of Alaska State Representative Bob Lynn (R-Anchorage), a Vietnam vet who’s behind a bill that would lower the state’s drinking age to 18 for every person who can show a valid armed forces identification. He’s also calling for lowering the tobacco buying […]

There’s an old business adage: if you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em, and that’s what Anheuser-Busch is doing, buying out Goose Island Brewery for somewhere between $22.5 million (according to MarketWatch) and $38.8 million (according to the Chicago Tribune). When I first saw this I thought it was an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke, but […]

You can keep your beer firing robots and your shoot-a-brew – there’s a reason the dog is considered man’s best friend! Happy Friday everybody – now go get a beer!! . .

I’ve become fascinated by watching the combination of shitstorm and debacle (know by linguists as a “shibacle”) that Dark Lord Day is becoming before our eyes. As we noted here, Dark Lord Day tickets went on sale Saturday, and according to BeerNews.org, they sold out in 23 minutes.  It’s great to see such enthusiasm for […]

Dark Lord Day has become a bit of a circus since the first batch of this hard to get Imperial Stout was brewed in 2002.  Over the years the crowds have swelled, the hype has grown and, quite frankly, all you drunken bastards have become a burden on the poor brewers at Three Floyds.  They […]

I found this clip on YouTube which shows there’s hope yet for TV news (at least in Denver).  Hit play above to watch an obviously drunk and partially knuckleheaded dude narrate FOX 31’s coverage of the Denver St. Patrick’s Day parade.  Is it just me, or he kind of sound like Sam Calagione? My favorite […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! As a beer geek I have struggled to find meaning in the holiday this year, but that doesn’t mean you’re not going to hit your favorite pub and have a great time.  As you do I’d like to remind you that St. Patrick’s Day is also called Amateur Night, and for […]

I’ve come to a sad conclusion – St. Patrick’s Day is largely irrelevant for beer geeks.  Years ago (before I knew better about beer) it was a day to wear something green and enjoy a Guinness or a Killian’s Irish Red with some friends.  It was a national beer holiday of sorts, a day where […]

That’s an “A” in my book… It looks like it’s time for me to go back to school.  NPR is reporting that Appalachian State University will soon have a carboy cozied up to their Agilent 6850 Series II Gas Chromatographer and a brew kettle bubbling next to the Dionex ICS 1000 (with anion exchange column, […]

If you’ve been following the news, you know there’s quite a dust up happening in Madison, Wisconsin over Governor Scott Walker’s attempt to weaken the union rights of state workers.  And while the two sides can’t agree on the major points, apparently they can all agree that beer is good. 

I never understood why the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid existed until I tasted a Bison Organic Beer.  Up to that point, the idea of a huge planet-choking SUV with a feel-good hybrid drive train seemed like an oxymoron to me.  Who in their right mind would pay an extra $13,500 to gain 8 miles per gallon […]

I was reading a funny entry over at Make Mine Potato the other day. They were begging to receive some free beer like Don and I do from time to time. To them I say be careful of what you wish for, because with free beer comes great responsibility. 

I always like to try a beer more than once, especially one I didn’t like.  There’s always a chance that I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind when I tasted it the first time, and that it’ll be more pleasing the second time around. My experience last night with Founders 2010 Nemesis  was […]

There are lots of predictions flying around this week about which team will win the Super Bowl based upon statistics, match ups and even the whims of a monkey made of coconuts. But in these parts, it’s all about the beer, so let’s see how these competitors stack up based upon their locally-available brews.