While hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy, G-LO and Company paid us a visit. Having been raised right, he did not come empty-handed. He had stocked up on a trip to the Foodery and brought over a bottle of the Ommegang’s Scythe and Sickle Harvest Ale and Green Flash’s Friendship Brew. This […]
If you would have told me in April of 2010 that I would still be blogging in late 2012, I would have never believed you. What started out as a quasi-joke has become one of the most enjoyable hobbies that I have ever undertaken. Yes, we occasionally get […]
A while ago, my better half picked me up a bottle of Neuschwansteiner Bavarian Lager. I think I have may have mentioned that these types of purchases (cigars, whisky, beers) are a part of her passive/aggressive attempts to do me in. Whether they are or not, is immaterial […]
A while ago, Miracle Max paid us a visit. During an evening of drinking and good company, I had expressed my disappointment with the Firestone Walker Fifteenth Anniversary Ale. There was nothing really wrong with the bottle. It was just that is leaned a little too heavily on barley […]
As a run-up to International Stout Day, I had the great pleasure of finding myself at Fitzgerald’s in Doolin, Ireland. Prior to our trip, my father-in-law had mentioned our travels to his softball/racquetball buddies and one of them had told him that O’Hara’s is the best stout in […]
A while ago, I made a couple of purchases from Master of Malt. Among the bottles, was a 10 yr. old bottle of Three Ships. I opted to buy this bottle for the following reasons. It was a Single Malt Whisky and as you already know, me likey […]
As a part of a mixed six, I picked up a bottle of Weyerbacher’s Merry Monks. Since I have had several Weyerbacher’s (the Double Simcoe IPA and the Slam Dunkel) in the past, and heard G-LO sing the praises of the Merry Monks, I thought I would give […]
While out looking for a Halloween costume for the boy, I found myself in the same shopping center as Total Wine. So, I thought that I while I was getting something for him, I might as well get something for me. As a part of a mixed six, I […]
A couple weeks ago, a very good friend of the family came over with her two boys for a casual Sunday dinner (I made homemade pizza!). Since our friend is a huge Craft Beer fan (she definitely qualifies as one of Barley’s Angels), I took her visit as […]
This post was inspired by by our friend John LaRue of “The Droid Your Looking For” blog. Here is the first part of John’s “Fun With Netflix Viewer Reviews: Volume 4” post which explains what he set out to do: It’s time yet again for the article that’s […]