Friday, October 28th marked our fifth visit to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza which was held at The Union League in Center City Philadelphia. There is only one way to describe how I feel when I attend these events (this also applies […]
It would appear that all roads led to Johnnie Walker Black this past Wednesday afternoon…
While on my way home from a meeting with a life insurance agent last Wednesday night (they really should call it Death Insurance, but I guess that wouldn’t attract too many customers), I made a stop at WineWorks in Marlton, NJ to see if they had any interesting […]
If you’ve been poking around the blogosphere and the interwebz in search of Craft Beer knowledge over the past couple years, then you are probably aware that
Since Mrs. G-LO and I have tickets to see Lisa Hannigan (an Irish singer / songwriter) on Thursday night at Milk Boy Philly, I thought I would celebrate the occasion with a review of the
I am slowly working my way through the latest PBS documentary by Ken Burns called Prohibition. This three part documentary that covers the history of the Temperance Movement in the USA clocks in at just under 6 hours. I’m half way through part three and am enjoying it […]
If you’d have asked me 15 years ago to make a list of the first five things that come to mind when someone mentions Sweden, here’s what I would have said: Bjorn Borg Ikea Volvo Saab Abba If you would have asked me just 5 years ago, this […]
A lively discussion took place at the Beer & Whiskey Brothers blog when this beer was first introduced. In a nutshell, some thought the label was gross, some trust Smuttynose and would definitely try it, and others could care less about the label and just don’t like Belgian-style […]
I picked up this bottle of Rock Art Brewery’s Jasmine Pale Ale at Vic & Whit’s Sandwich Shop in Saco, Maine during our summer vacation this past August. To be honest, I don’t know much about this brewery, but since I liked the label and was intrigued by […]
In case you haven’t noticed, this is the second whisk(e)y review that features a miniature bottle in the photo. Basically, I ran out of new whiskies to review (don’t be alarmed. I still have plenty left to drink), so while in the middle of a beer run two […]