This was a great pairing with which to begin my Single Barrel Showdown.  Frankly, I don’t think I could have picked two better single barrel bourbons to begin this.  They were similar in some ways, the Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit (WTKS) was 101 proof, the McKenna was 100 proof and Bottled in Bond.  The WTKS […]

The time is drawing very near.  I’ve mentioned this in the comments, but I am making it official here today.  I will be doing a Single Barrel Showdown.  Eight single barrel whiskeys pitted against each other in bracket style.  Trouble is I haven’t completed the bracket yet. See, I only have 7 of the 8 […]

    For me it will be some of the Sam Adams Latitude 48 deconstructed bottles.  Got to get them into the fridge!  Also I have that new bottle of Jim Beam Devil’s cut, and I have a new bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve that I’m going to crack into.  120 proof and […]

When you Google “affordable luxury” on images, all manner of pictures come up for your perusal.  I found this one to be the most hilarious!  In and amongst all the Audi’s, BMWs, diamonds, and luxury resorts (none of which are very affordable in my world) was this photo which represents “Affordable Luxury” in Cambodia!  This […]

Well you thought Wisconsin had problems!  Take a look at their neighbor, Minnesota.  The State government in Minnesota has been shut down over the last two weeks while lawmakers try to figure out how to pay the bills.  Well this has had a concequence that I don’t think any of them considered while they dug […]

  Well my sleep saga continues, but I think I may have come across a solution.  Last night after dinner I had a little pool maintenance to take care of, then we needed to find a hotel for an upcoming trip to Vegas.  That took until around 9pm and I was afraid that I wasn’t […]

early I’m commuting into NYC today by train, and even though it’s early I could sure go for a beer. I’m packed into a small seat on a bumpy tin can having to listen to a woman with a thick Jersey accent prattle on loudly about nothing important on her cell phone. But at least […]

Okay I’ll admit it – I’m a beer snob!  I won’t preach at folks or judge them for drinking whatever they like, but I have high standards about what I drink.  I’m also a car snob and sometimes can’t fathom why folks would spend good money on a boring appliance when they can be driving […]

This guy looks like I feel.  I don’t know what is going on, but for the last several weeks I have gotten into a very bad sleeping schedule.  I wake up around 5:30am every weekday.  Go to work at 6:30.  Work (and throw up these quick blog posts every day until around 4:30 or 5. […]

  I don’t know how much I can continue to gush over and like, no love the beers from Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene, Oregon.  You guys and gals are going to start thinking I’m on their payroll, but I promise I am not.  Last week I picked up a bomber of their Total Domination IPA […]

I love mundane stuff that’s made from cooler, more interesting stuff.  If you’re like me, then you’ve probably been temped to buy a messenger bag made out of a parachute from a Soyuz rocket, or a coffee table made from a V12 engine block.  Now there’s something else to add to that list just for […]

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a craft beer and/or whiskey fanatic.  For most of you, your “free” time at work is spend trolling these here internets, looking for ways to explore your love of the fermented and the distilled.  But that’s probably not all you are doing.  Some of you probably have other obsessions […]

Well someone has gone and done it.  Direct marketing of beer to women.  Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against marketing to women, but the question is, does this step over the bounds of good taste?   Before anyone goes all postal  (lookin’ at you Zac) it needs to be stated that this is the brainchild […]

If you’re a beer geek visiting New York City, it might be hard to know which bars are worth your while.  Sure, there’s Rattle n’ Hum and the Blind Tiger, but after that, things can get a little murky.  That’s where the Good Beer Seal comes in. 

Well, Russian River has topped the charts again.  This time the honor goes to Pliny the Elder, which has been named the best beer of 2011 by the folks over at the American Homebrewers Association.  Instead of soaking in the moment and resting on their laurels, we here at B&WB encourage Vinnie and the gang […]