G-LO: AK BABY! Remember that Single Cask Nation Scotland trip you went on a couple years ago? I’m sure there was oodles of tippling fine spirits going on, so I completely get it if you don’t. Plus, you’re really old and your memory ain’t what it used to […]
Whisky Jewbilee VI was a roaring success in New York City not more than a few weeks ago. The Boys of the Jewish Whisky Company bring the fun o’ plenty and a smorgasbord of Kosher chow AND new whisky like their own new retail line, Westland’s Garryana 2017, […]
The last month or so hasn’t been fun. There have been fun moments here and there but in general there has mostly been sadness, luckily waning. My sister, Marci, passed away in late April unexpectedly leaving me the last one of our nuclear family. Our relationship wasn’t always […]
It’s been 4 years since we last attended Opening Tap (the OFFICIAL kick-off to the 10-day brewfest known the world over as Philly Beer Week), and in those 4 years, a couple things have changed… In January of this year, the Board of Philly Beer Week (PBW) announced […]
With an actual high temperature of around 52 degrees and total rainfall of 2.06 inches, May 13, 2017 probably wasn’t the greatest day (from a weather perspective) to host an Outdoor Craft Beer Festival (i.e. Pour-A-Palooza #9), but when you have 81 breweries scheduled to bring 143 different […]
For the 2nd year in a row, G-LO and I had the pleasure of attending the American Whiskey Convention which was once again held at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phightin’ Phils. For the unencumbered, planning to attend said event would involve the following: An email announcing the event […]
Way back in late March (Monday the 20th to be more precise), we were invited to attend an “Esteemed Members of the Media” gathering at Center City Philadelphia restaurant Aldine, where Boardroom Spirits, makers of B Beet Spirit, would be premiering C Carrot Spirit, their latest and greatest eau de […]
This was a fun little experiment courtesy of our friend Rob… Take an 8 ounce Mason jar. Add one teaspoon of bitter orange peel (the kind you would use to make a Belgian Wit. He picked up a bag at his local homebrewer supply shoppe) and a teaspoon […]
During the weekend of February 24, 2017, myself and a fellow beer connoisseur received two press passes from the NYC Brewers Guild to attend the Opening Bash Invitational at the Brooklyn Expo Center which serves as the kick-off to NYC Beer Week. This is The Guild’s Eighth Annual […]
In years past, Limpd and I have had a few quibbles with the annual Philadelphia food and drink fest called The Brewer’s Plate that happens every March (this year’s event went down on March 5th) at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts… “The band was too loud. […]