Fast Company’s Emily Badger wrote a great piece about Asheville, North Carolina, which is quickly becoming an east coast beer mecca. One tidbit in Emily’s article jumped out at me; how New Belgium and Sierra Nevada, both of whom are building new brewing facilities there, introduced themselves to Asheville’s established craft breweries.  From Fast Company: 

That’s the situation I found myself in (metaphorically, of course, if you’re reading this honey) as I sipped on a Jolly Pumpkin La Roja, a Flanders-style red ale that’s been aged in oak.  It’s exquisite really, a beautifully made beer.  It’s tart, spicy, and somehow manages to have a lovely earthiness to it, yet it […]

I’m a creature of habit.  I’ll eat the same thing every day for lunch without complaint, and I stick to a fairly strict routine in my life, which is great when I’m doing healthy stuff, and awful when I’m on a cheese and crackers binge.  All told, I’d be pretty easy to assassinate – just […]

The other night my son came over and wanted to smoke a cigar, and split a beer with me.  This is not an unusual event, as Dad is an endless supply of beer and tobacco, or so they think.  But there was a difference.  Usually I have my cellar beers, and my “available” beers.  This […]

It’s been a while since I’ve done a straight up beer review but yesterday I had a beer that affected me in many ways.  Sierra Nevada in this part of the world (Idaho) is like the west’s version of Samuel Adams.  Good, solid beers, reasonably priced and a good reserve series.  I had seen the […]

Seattle has a lot going for it as a city.  I remember the first time I went there, it was for a conference all the way back in 1991.  I don’t even remember the conference, but I remember that it was a great place.  I stayed at the Westin Hotel in Downtown, and it is […]