You don’t have to be a whisky geek to know that Rye whiskey has become wildly popular over the past few years. If you don’t believe me, below are links to several articles that have appeared in print and on the interwebz: The Wall Street Journal wrote about […]
Well, another Beer Friday has rolled around and I find myself at PJ Whelihan’s in Blue Bell. Always an enjoyable lunch, but this one was made even better by the table on the patio and the Lagunitas on tap. I have had a number of Lagunitas’ offerings in […]
Friday, May 31st is the official start of Philly Beer Week 2013, and I’m pleased to report that the organizers still can’t count! I don’t know about you, but in my world, a week equals 7 days. Not so in the Philly Beer Week Universe! One week equals […]
“Well, ring-a-ding-ding! We are really in for a Suntory Fun Time!” – Limpd On Tuesday, May 14th, Limpd and I took the day off from work and headed up to New York City for an event called “The Art of Japanese Whisky Through The Art of Isamu Nogucho”. This […]
Way back in October, we posted some information about the Bowmore “Ultimate Islay Adventure!“ contest. As it turns out, the winner of that contest was John of The Scotch Life blog, which is based out of Washington, DC. While I was annoyed that I wasn’t the winner of […]
As of this writing, Maine Beer Company lists a total of eight beers on their website. If you count this review, I have so far covered seven of them. I guess I’m sort of like Ray Kinsella from Field of Dreams when it comes to Maine Beer Company. […]
Third Annual Philadelphia Vendy Awards Announce the Judges and a New Category “Messy Yet Tasty” Category Sponsored by The Tide Stain Eraser® Philadelphia, PA – May 16, 2013 – A diverse panel of judges have been chosen to determine the winners of the coveted 2013 Vendy Cup. Along […]
Way back in mid February, I received an email from a NYC PR firm asking if I’d be interested in trying Branca Menta, a mint version of the potent Italian digestif known as Fernet Branca (click here to read this excellent article about Fernet Branca from The Atlantic […]
A while ago, I had stopped at Roger Wilco to pick up a mixed six and grabbed a Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale as one of the six. Sadly, over the ensuing months, the beer fridge has seen its fair share of Gogurts and yogurts and half […]
I first heard about Flying Dog’s Wildeman Farmhouse IPA last May when reviews of it started popping up all over the blogosphere (click here to read one such review). Since I love Farmhouse Ales and IPAs, I figured this beer would totally be “in my wheelhouse”. While pulling […]