Summer is when lagers shine. They are generally more refreshing, have a higher level of carbonation and a more subtle flavor profile - all qualities that make a cold lager on a hot day a lovely thing indeed.
But don’t turn your back on ales during the dog days! There are some great ale […]
Filed under: Beer on July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
According to a recent Gallup poll Americans are choosing beer over wine once again. It was a tight race there for a while but, if one is to believe the results of this survey, beer is back on top.
Why? Oh, sure, let’s go ahead and speculate. For a few years wine was […]
Filed under: Beer on June 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve never considered buying beer for an underaged kid before but, I probably would in this case.
Casey Whittington of California spent some time patching up an old canoe a few weeks ago. After putting the finishing touches on his boat he wanted to make sure that it was fully repaired. He put it […]
Filed under: Beer on June 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
I seem to become more liberal all the time in my acceptance of what beer can be. There was a time when I wouldn’t have even considered mixing beer with anything else. Even the black and tan seemed a little wrong. I had this idea that what one found in the bottle […]
Filed under: Beer, Cocktails on June 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
What’s the perfect job? Well, for me it has to include beer at some level. More than once I’ve considered working at a brewery because most provide their employees with regular supplies of free beer.
How about a company that provides beer during retirement? Sign me up!
But as quickly as I learn about […]
Filed under: Beer on June 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
There is a belief out there that beer is recession proof. Proponents of this idea point to the smaller recession in recent decades where sales of beer improved while the rest of the economy retracted. The idea is that as money gets tighter people want to continue to drink - or drink more […]
Filed under: Beer on May 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
I’m a snobbish beer geek. I know it; I own it. Therefore I tend to look askance at anything a big brewer does be it Anheuser-Busch, Diego, Miller or Inbev. I always suspect that they are up to something besides making better beer.
I’ve softened my view a little in the last couple […]
Filed under: Beer, marketing, guinness on May 15th, 2009 | No Comments »
Victims of the same tragedy often feel a bond even is they don’t know one another. There’s a sort of ‘no one understands me like my brother’ feeling between them.
So it’s understandable that the residents of New Orleans can feel a connection with the residents of Fargo after the flood they recently endured. […]
Filed under: Beer on May 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Remember a few weeks ago when that fake news story about herpes and beer pong was misinterpreted as real? Suddenly everyone was talking about how beer pong players were at risk of catching any number of VDs from their sport. Well, we now know that one isn’t at significantly higher risk of catching […]
Filed under: Beer, Beer Pong on May 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m not advocating beer for breakfast. Not that I have a problem with it. Want beer for breakfast? Go ahead; see if I care. Just keep your mitts off my morning bourbon.
At issue here is a new IPhone app from Pacifico. It’s an alarm clock that features a live feed […]
Filed under: Beer, marketing on April 30th, 2009 | No Comments »