I had an amazing Christmas break. I know, it feels long gone already. We are already making summer plans! Still, I have to share a quick recap. Continue reading
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It’s the most wonderful time for a beer part III: Christmas Edition
Jingle jangle my peoples. It is certainly the most wonderful time for a beer. Before you go for your two weeks of resolution diet and workout binge, make this last hoorah count! Below you will find a list of interesting beers to pair with whatever festivities and meals you have planned. And if you procrastinated and need last minute gift ideas, why not choose some liquid cheer? Continue reading
Behind the Brew-sic
Brewery tales would make for a great series similar to Behind the Music. Like all trailblazers, the early craft brewers had the privilege of making all the mistakes. No amount of mentoring or education could prepare them for what was truly new territory. In reading various memoirs and re-tellings of craft beer history, I have learned much about what the makers of these fine products have done to bring us a better beverage. It is easy to forget that behind most things we consume, there is a story (or at least substantial time and effort). Continue reading
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME FOR A BEER PART II: Holiday Gifts for Beer Lovers
One of the greatest gifts I have ever received was my beer fridge. My lovely wife put aside her reservations about the lack of space in our apartment and totally surprised me. With a clear door and a light on the inside, this was a thing of beauty. Also, a way for her to avoid involuntary games of Tetris in our kitchen fridge every time she bought milk. Continue reading
On to ‘prettier’ things
Last night I happened upon the news that Pretty Things Beer and Ale would be selling its last batches of beers over the coming months. Though I certainly didn’t know them well, I had a few brief encounters with the wonderful duo behind the unique brand with distinctive beers. Continue reading
It’s the most wonderful time for a beer PART I: Thanksgiving
Disclaimer: There are roughly 234,405 (estimated/made-up) other articles about Thanksgiving beers that you can read. However, this one delivers you three choices with the following guarantee. If you do not like the beers I recommend as a compliment to your Thanksgiving dinner, you can give whatever remains to me at no additional charge. Continue reading
A Beer Quest: Other Half / Trillium Street Green
Have you ever slowly driven up to a stranger on the sidewalk and yelled to them to sell you beer cans at 10:55 AM on a Saturday morning?
No scrubs (or snobs)
Back when being beardless was not a choice, I was a music snob. Not totally unwarranted in the time of LFO, the Cher song with the auto-tune, and TLC’s classic exclusionary ode to discontent with scrubs. I mean even the unflappable Pearl Jam had a hit that was hard to take in Last Kiss. Still, I was know-nothing teenager yet to be in a decent band myself (no offense friends with whom I rocked but we all made better music apart than together). In one of his many moments of sharing wisdom, my Dad informed me that the world had more critics than available open positions. The aforementioned response was one that stuck with me and was reinforced as I tried to make music myself and get people to care. Humility abounds when the only response you get after a show is from drunk guy from your college telling you that you need to try to sound more like Nirvana…..and the Grateful Dead. Noted. Continue reading
Listomania!
Do you get palpable enjoyment from creating and conquering a to-do list? If not, try adding 10 to 50 lines that read “Find and drink XYZ beer” to your list. Totally understandable if you just found yourself doing the running man. Continue reading
What next for the Craft beer tenderfoot?
Now that I’ve inspired you to have your “gateway beer,” you are no doubt ready to go cannonballing into all things craft beer like Ham from The Sandlot. All you need now is a sleeve of tattoos, a beard, and/or an obscure band t-shirt. Just kidding. Craft beer is for all and I pick on this type mostly out of jealousy that I am currently on my way to work and a wearing purple shirt. Back to the point. Continue reading
