The big day is approaching. While you might feel obligated to grab a Guinness or one of those pints of green beer that started showing up a week or so ago, why not try some stout based beer cocktails this year?
Naturally, there’s the classic Black and Tan. Traditionally, the B&T is made […]
Filed under: Beer, sangria, st. patrick's day on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
For a long time the seasonal bock, Samiclaus, reigned as the world’s strongest beer with it’s now relatively mundane upper-teens alcohol percentage. Then as extreme beers came into vogue, some barley wines and imperial stouts began flirting with the same numbers. Finally, Sam Adams’s Uptopia galloped past with numbers that reached the twenties. […]
Filed under: Beer, whisky, microdistillery on February 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
If you are a days-that-end-in-y kind of drinker like I am, then you probably look forward to St. Patrick’s Day with just as much anticipation as I do. The patriotic crowd can have their Fourth of July, the tree-huggers can have their Arbor Day, the glutens can have their Thanksgiving, the religious folks can […]
Filed under: Beer, whiskey, whisky, st. patrick's day on February 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Valentines Day is just a week away. So let’s talk a bit romantic booze.
Today we’ll begin with the most unlikely of adult beverages, beer. For those of you for whom beer means the cheapest case of cans filled with piss water - you know who you are - beer might not be the […]
Filed under: Beer, holiday on February 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hardly a cold day passes that there isn’t some form of black beer in my refrigerator. These rich, dark beers with notes of chocolate, coffee, and dark roasted grain are perfect for cold weather sipping.
The difference between stout and porter is almost indistinguishable these days. There are so many variations on each - […]
Filed under: Beer, seasonal beer, cold weather booze on January 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You know I like to drink. I’m fond of pretty much every form of alcohol from whisky to cider to red wine to mead – put it in front of me and chances are I’ll enjoy it. But my hands down favorite is beer. It is simultaneously simple and complex, unassuming and […]
Filed under: Beer, Alcohol Law on November 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
It’s hard not to sympathize with Lord Tebbit, even if he does go around introducing himself as “Lord Tebbit.” Apparently, he woke up to a collection of empty beer bottles outside of his home. I’ve got a neighbor who likes to flick his cigarette butts into my yard so I can understand his […]
Filed under: Beer on November 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
If you have young kids, then this is their day. First, you have to strap them into the super hero or cartoon character costume that they excitedly picked out last weekend. Then you herd them out the door and into the street where you cautiously lead them from neighbor’s house to neighbor’s house […]
Filed under: Beer, halloween costumes, holiday on October 31st, 2009 | No Comments »
Now, c’mon, this is funny!
The tag line, if you couldn’t quite make it out, is “Anything but sweet.” See, the point of that beer ad is to demonstrate that the new Raspberry Ale from Jamieson brewery in Australia isn’t as sweet as one might think, given that it’s a fruit beer. Naturally the […]
Filed under: Beer, marketing on October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
You probably remember a few months ago when every news organization on the planet was fooled for a day by a spoof report that blamed beer pong for the spread of STDs on college campuses. Well, this time it doesn’t seem like a joke.
The big worry now is swine flu – you know, that […]
Filed under: Beer, Beer Pong on October 19th, 2009 | No Comments »