Consider my mind just a little bit blown by seeing a finely-picked selection of craft beers appearing in the Martha Stewart Universe. There was an article a couple of weeks ago on Martha Stewart’s Radio Blog celebrating the new season of Cooking with Emeril, a radio show that appears on the Martha Stewart Living Radio […]

Apparently yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the invention of the can.  Who knew?  Well the Huffington Post did, and to mark the occasion they turned their attention to the best thing to ever be put in a can: Colorado craft beer! Hit this link to check out their poll of the best Colorado canned […]

I’ve been flying around America a lot for the past couple of weeks, first visiting our folks in Milwaukee, then escorting our mom out to Don’s house in Idaho.  In my travels, I’ve encountered some great beers that I want to share with friends and family.  But sharing means carrying, and carrying means putting bottles […]

Hype can be a fickle mistress.  It can draw attention to something that’s marveluous and help it gain in popularity (like Seinfeld), but it can also create high expectations that, if not met, can drive people like me away quicker than you can say Battlestar Galactica. I don’t go in much for hype.  Just because […]

As you may know, I’m visiting the Beer & Whiskey Parents here in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a lovely part of the world just outside Milwaukee.  And as you definitely know, I’m obsessed with beer and I’ve been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of trying some delicious brews I can’t get back in New Jersey.  

One of the coolest (and most frustrating) things about craft beer is how regional the industry is.  Not everything is available everywhere, so you have to make the most of your opportunities while traveling. I’m headed off to Milwaukee soon to visit The Beer & Whiskey Parents, and I’d love to hear suggestions about which […]

I’m so sick of talking about BrewDog’s The End of History, it’s like a nightmare I can’t get out of.  But in for a penny, in for a pound as they say. News is spreading across the Interwebs that a Dutch brewery whose name I’m not going to try to type or pronounce (it’s even […]

I found this over at theoatmeal.com.  There are some interesting facts and it’s pretty funny.  I especially like the pilgrim facts and the Zappa quote. Enjoy! Click here for 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer

I know I’ve been writing about the benefits of craft beer lately, maybe too much.  But I’m in a bad way right now. You see, I have the spine of a 75 year old man, at least that’s what the doctor said 10 years ago.  I guess that makes it 85 now. Apparently I have […]

Sometimes the circumstances under which you first encounter something can make the difference between loving it or hating it. Pop music is a great example of this.  I can’t listen to the radio these days, because the music is all soulless corporate crap or garbled gangsta mumbling.  Of course my parents probably thought the same […]

Yesterday Don posted about enjoying the great flavors of summer beers.  This was actually his position in a bit of a debate we’ve been having behind the scenes.  He’s a big fan of the summer seasonal delights, enjoying saisons, lagers, pilsners, pale ales and other light and crisp brews.  I say keep ’em.  I want […]

I posted a ranking of the top 50 breweries in the US yesterday, and @scooteronomy asked if I could come up with hard figures about sales and beer production.  I tried and failed, but in that attempt I came across the gem above.  It shows the number of breweries in the US over the past […]

We’ve seen a steady increase in votes to our World Cup (of Beer) poll, and as a result, USA is slipping a bit from its dominant position.  While it was once well over 50%, it’s now down to 41% and falling as folks vote for countries such as Ireland and Belgium. Many of the votes […]

So apparently this whole soccer/futbol thing is a big deal, but I just can’t get into it. While I appreciate all the enthusiasm and national pride, the sport of soccer still bores me.  I know, I’m the Unenlightened American and I’m missing out, but I’d rather watch reruns of Love Boat. Still, seeing all of […]

There was this made for TV movie that fascinated me when I was a kid called The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything.  It starred Robert Hays, the guy from Airplane!, as a fella who inherits this gold watch from a rich relative and it allows him to stop time. In the process, he wins Pam Dawber’s […]