Well, here we go again.  Jim’s the pretty one. Oh, don’t worry, I’m used to it. Yet another way that New Jersey is better than Idaho, and it is a way that impacts this blog substantially.  Internet speeds!  Jim’s got ’em, and I don’t.  I always knew that his residential speed was better than mine, […]

  Here you see the implement of torture my dietitian has me consuming in an attempt to get my glucose under control!  Yes, the Galligan brothers come from a long line of diabetics, and having my luck, I’m the one with all the fat and all the sugar in my bloodstream!  Recently it has gone a little […]

A couple of years ago my wife went on a happy homemaker spree and started making fresh guacamole for me to enjoy while watching football.  Her guacamole is awesome, and it quickly became part of my Sunday ritual – Jets game, pilsners and stouts, and guacamole with Tostitos Gold chips.  Unfortunately, her interest in making […]

There was some discussion last night on Facebook about the Budweiser 9/11 advertisement that aired a couple of times during yesterday’s football games.  I think it is pretty clear that we are no fan of big beer around these parts.  I’d rather drink water than some of the swill that many of the big beer […]

I’m happy to say that we’ve suffered through the lockout, the finger pointing and the posturing and bigtime pro football is back for most of us (sorry Peyton).  Last night’s game between the Packers and Saints was a great start to the season and it even ended the right way, with a victory for the […]

Here’s something you don’t see every day.  An elk in Sweden snacked on one too many fermented apples and found himself hung up in a tree. 

UPDATE 2/1/12: Stranahan’s new Master Distiller Rob Dietrich dropped us a note in the comments below, ensuring us that all is well at Stranahans.  We hope so!  We were so impressed with Rob’s words, that we gave him his own post! There are changes happening at Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, and I’m afraid we may be […]

Here is a really interesting video interview with Sam Caligione from Dogfish Head Brewery by Bloomberg Business.  Shows the entreprenurial side of Sam. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/72805872/#ooid=1sYTRvMjoE8bTzRglikfl-TPe_VLJYbv

This is a tale of two breweries.  Two breweries separated by 2000 miles and almost as far apart philosophically.  The thing that brings these two breweries together is a love of great beer and the desire to make it well, and they both do.  Seeing as they both make great beer, we can actually drop […]

Where we had lunch, and home of the world’s most giant urinal. The world’s most giant Urinal. This picture doesn’t do it justice, but this was like peeing into a sarcophagus. And count them! That is seven urinal cakes in the bottom! Bottling line. More Tanks and Pipes Lagering Tank

Hi all, just a quick note to tell you Don and I are alive and well.  We’ve had some sad family business to attend to this week, and we’ve gathered in Milwaukee – the spiritual home of the Galligan clan – to see our dad off this mortal coil.  There’ll be a tribute to him […]

I’ve developed a bit of an obsession over the past few months with a pretty lowbrow treat: Munchies Cheese Fix Snack Mix.  I think it’s absolutely the best one on the planet, beating out anything Chex or Cheez-It or Annie’s or Utz can whip up.  Why?  Because it’s the SuperFriends of snacks. 

Hate to be a bother, but we need your opinion. The blogging template we use has a “feature slider” thingy that displays our latest three posts in a flashy and animated way on the top of the home page.  While it was neat at first, it started to bug me a little.  The headlines were […]

I just happened across this infographic from the design firm Belancio.  We’ve covered most of the health benefits of beer here on the site, but this brings them all together in one place and arranges them in an easy-to-digest manner.  It’s perfect for printing out and hanging on the fridge.  This way you can point […]

  Here it is, the last of the first round matchups!  And I think that it is fitting that this was the absolute closest match so far.  You might think that it would be one sided with the New Knob Creek being so close to barrel strength and all, but it was by no means […]