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I won’t be telling any tales in this review. Just the facts! That’s all you’re gonna get. The brewer of this beer (Boulevard of Kansas City, Missouri) calls this a “slightly sour ale”. Based upon my first sip, I can’t argue with that description. Wait. Let’s back up […]
Just thought we’d share some information about this very special Whisky event from one of our favorite distilleries… On Thursday, September 24th, 8pm GMT, the 9th annual Laphroaig Live will broadcast on the web from the island of Islay! Laphroaig is this year celebrating 200 years, and to mark […]
As I was drinking this beer at “The Murder Table” (that’s what Limpd calls the island in our newly renovated kitchen), I kept asking myself, “What’s a grunion?”. It turns out that a grunion is a type of fish which is indigenous to Southern California and northern Baja […]
According to the Brewers Association, as of 6/30/2014, there are over 3,400 craft brewers in the United States. While there are several craft brewers that are widely available across the country (Stone, Sierra Nevada, and Oskar Blues to name just a few), many smaller brewers barely get out […]
As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last seven Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia, Spring Extravaganza event in New York in May of 2012, and the Fall Extravaganza event in LA in November of 2014. […]
Heaven Hill’s Pikesville Straight Rye is the second whiskey that Limpd and I sampled on that fateful night in mid-August when I once again darkened his door with my bag o’whiskey in hand (given my rather average stature, it’s amazing that I can darken any door. Or maybe […]
I’ve heard of Calvados. I’ve read about Calvados. But I’ve never actually tasted Calvados. That all changed when I attended a Calvados tasting that was led by Jason Wilson (he wrote Boozehound), a man that absolutely adores Calvados. How do I know that Mr. Wilson adores Calvados? That’s […]
Up until a few years ago, I had never heard of the German beer style called Kölsch. Here’s what a few of the top beer-centric websites have to say about it: Rate Beer: Golden, top-fermented style native to Köln, Germany. The style has a very narrow profile and many beers […]
What is a Hipster? Dictionary.com tells us that this word, which they consider to be slang, is a noun with three possible definitions: A usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip. A person, especially during the 1950s and […]
PALOOZA! Slap that word on the end of just about any other word and you instantly think FUN! BaconPalooza? FUN! WhiskyPalooza? OH HELL YES! That would be SUPER FUN! Milk Of MagnesiaPalooza? Umm. No. No fun at all! Of course, there’s always Lollapalooza, which is a super famous […]