Today when Jim posted his infographic about beer brands I remembered that I had seen a generational graphic on the Jim Beam Web Site that talked about the Beam family history and how 7 generations of Beam descendants had left an indelible mark on the Bourbon industry in America.  This was a web like graphic that included the family […]

There is yet another controversy in the world of whiskey.  It seems that artisan whiskey producers are putting some of their white dog in small barrels and aging it for a shorter period, claiming that the smaller barrels age the whiskey quicker and they can get the flavors imparted into the whiskey in under half […]

This battle pits Evan Williams Single Barrel against Eagle Rare 10 year Single Barrel.  The Evan Williams is aged about 9 years and is 86.6 proof, and the Eagle Rare is a 10 year old, and weighs in at 90 proof.  I wasn’t very excited about this match up to begin with, and now I […]

  Happy Birthday to us!  Hooray, we’re two.  That’s right Don and Jim are about to enter the “Terrible Twos.”  Actually I never really thought they were too terrible (having been through them 4 times with my 4 boys).  It is a time of learning and growing and figuring out your place in the world […]

Every year about now I begin to think about the holidays.  I know it is only August, but before you know it these suckers will be upon us, and the Mastercard and Visa folks will be going crazy.  This is the time that I begin to think about all those bills, and also about what […]

This was my first time attending the Boise Beer Festival, and frankly I wasn’t prepared for the crush of people in the beer tents and the overall zaniness of the event.  Loosely controlled chaos was my first impression, but as you get into the festival, you understand that there is a rhythm that keeps things moving and […]

I just received an email from Northern Brewer saying they are having a 40% off sale on their Deluxe Home Brewer Starter Kit from now until August 22nd.  The kit is the same one I bought to get started and I’m very happy with it – it has everything you need and nothing you don’t.  […]

I’ll fess up – I’m a bit of a Facebook whore.  If you send me a friend request, I’ll probably accept it as long as you’re not a really hot chick with only one picture on your profile and broken English on your Wall.  I also tend to avoid folks with facial tattoos, which probably […]

  Its Friday, and I have a Beer Festival to go to this weekend!  I know where I will be.  For the first time I am going to the Boise Beer Festival.  I know what you are thinking, “Pffft, Boise, how good could that be?”  Well I’m here to tell you it is damn good. […]

The Battle for Single Barrel domination continues!  This round we have two worthy contenders.  The first is Four Roses Single Barrel, 100 proof, and perhaps one of the best young single barrel whiskeys out there, each one is aged between 4-5 years.  It is going up against a very worthy opponent.  The Willett Single Barrel […]

Today is D-Day for Wilderness Brewing’s Kickstarter campaign.  Nate and Mike, our blogging buddies from Thank Heaven for Beer are in the last 24 hours of their campaign to raise $40,000 seed money to start their very own brewery.  I’ve never had any of their beer, but I hope to, and from the raves it gets […]

Its everywhere and it is ubiquitous.  Heineken owns Las Vegas.  At least it seemed that way to me.  But let me start at the top.  My Son had a Basketball tournament in Las Vegas last week.  So we decided to make a little mini vacation out of it.  We took a couple of days after […]

  …is poking fun at Jim’s expense, of course!  So, above is a picture of Jim’s new car.  Spankin’ new is a matter of fact.  Looks like little brother is hitting that “Mid-Life Crisis” stage where he buys something fun and completely impractical!  Jim and I have been texting back and forth about which car […]

Thank god it’s Friday, and even better, I have the day off! I intend to spend it exerting the least amount of effort possible, starting with this blog post.  The upside is it’ll be an easy read.  The downside is you have to help out here. A couple of weeks ago I did a post […]

A study from the University of Washington is shedding some light on a phenomenon that many of us may have some experience with.  The study shows that young adults acknowledge the positive effects from alcohol consumption and tend to gloss over the negative ones. It’s a sort of selective memory. They remember that their jokes […]