So there are a couple of things that were I truly enjoy in Grangeville, Idaho outside my work that I am doing for the community.  One is Ernies Steakhouse.  Ernie got fed up with not being able to sell his organic grass fed beef on the open market as anything but regular cattle so he […]

No one questions the sanity of the guys over at Dogfish Head Brewery – they’re nuts. They don’t make ordinary beers – their brews are always unusual and often extraordinary. But they swing for the fences every time and you gotta appreciate that. The other night at the beer store, I came across something I […]

That is the question that I wrestle with every so often. I love to eat great food, and this interest has led me to become an avid cook. I love the improvisation involved with putting together a great dish without using any measuring devices, just my senses. It’s creative, spontaneous and sensual. I also love […]

I have drank Belgian beers before, and even had a Chimay before in a bar once, but this was the first time I had drank one with 1) the intent to write about it in this blog, so I wanted to be very observant about the beer and my experience drinking it, and 2) was […]

In this series of reviews, we take a look at the beers that make the slow, sad march from the front of the fridge into its chilly depths. The origin of many of these second-row citizens is unclear. Perhaps they were purchased on a whim or they were brought over by a friend who was […]

My beer epiphany happened a little over two years ago. Our house beer for years was Bass Ale. And while I enjoyed it, I kept looking for something more. I’d go to my local beer store and buy some Bass, and then grab something else along with it that I hadn’t tried before. This went […]

Ok,,,so like welcome to our blog eh yah it’s like a blog about Beer and Whiskey eh Ok, and like we’re brothers too…. Don’t worry I won’t subject you to an interminable amount of Bob and Doug McKenzie, but it should be said that we are brothers and I am Don.  I know a little […]

Hello Don. I say this because at this point you and I are the only ones reading. We’re working on a “statement” post, where we tell you what this blog is all about, but I couldn’t wait. In short, Don’s the whiskey guy, I’m the beer guy and we’re brothers. We’ll explain the rest at […]