Charity. It’s no longer just the name of a fan dancer in a burlesque act.
Nor are we in an age where, “I gave at the office,” is even a relevant term. These days we have people sponsoring walks, running in races, and bicycling across our states, raising money by the mile in order to [...]
I recently posed the following question: At over 1550 brewers currently operating in a professional capacity in a continually growing industry, at what point do we reach industry saturation? Jumping into the conversation were Matt Simpson, owner of the Beer Sommelier in Atlanta, GA; Nate Dizo, better known as Brewmaster Nate of the Brewmaster Store [...]
Most craft beer fans have a brewery that they are particular to. Often it’s to their local brewery, a or a brewery that was local to the place
that the beer consumer once lived. Many of the craft breweries out there have not only developed loyal local followings, they actually strive for regional associations.
Harpoon, for example, [...]
We just finished a year, and in finishing that year, we finished off a decade. Here in Maryland where I live, it’s been a pretty good year for beer. Flying Dog was recognized as mid-sized brewery of the year at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, DOGBrewing and Brewer’s Alley both won medals at [...]
According to recent news, Scotland has gone nuclear and has been testing out their amphibious avian delivery device with great success. Scottish officials report that there will be an escalation in the pending Cold War between the Scottish and American super powers come this spring.
Currently, Samuel Adams offers the strongest beer in America – Utopias, [...]
As I noted n the last installment of the Holiday Buyer’s Guide, I don’t own any of these products, so I am not actually endorsing any of them, I’m just here to give you ideas. The bottom line, my research department (the wife) found lots of cool beer-related shit on-line, and I’m passing the department’s [...]
Okay, so here’s the deal – I went on-line, and had my wife go on-line to find the funky and unusual holiday gifts for the beer lover in your life. I do not necessarily own the products. I have not reviewed the products. I am not endorsing them. To repeat – not reviewing or endorsing [...]
Eventually, this parts of this piece will become the “About” page for this little venture of mine. For now it will do well as a full pint feature article.
Since this country was settled, beer was part of it. It’s often noted that founding fathers Samuel Adams and George Washington both brewed beer, but it wasn’t [...]
‘Twas the month afore Christmas and while it rained ice
All the brewers were busy making beers filled with spice
Beer fans searched local liquor stores with care,
In hopes that their favorite seasonal beers would be there.
Beer drinkers were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of dubbels danced in their heads.
With mash in its boil, and [...]
Thanksgiving – the day we celebrate our forefather’s struggles when they first landed upon this nation with the three F’s – food, football, and familial strife. The event has evolved from a simple family feast with that alcoholic uncle relegated to the children’s table to a full fledged foodie holiday complete with an outright family [...]
