If you are one of our loyal readers, then you are well aware that we have had some freshness problems with a few of our Great Lakes Brewery beer purchases. This isn’t the fault of Great Lakes since they clearly mark all of their beers with an expiration […]
I should have known better! There was no way that this year’s Philly Beer Week Pub Crawl could ever match last year’s outing, which consisted of a 10AM start at the Reading Terminal Market, five different bars, the discovery of Ballast Point, Great Lakes and The Breury (they […]
On a recent trip to La Jolla, we stopped at the local Rock Bottom Brewing Company and I selected the sampler. This involves eight 4oz pours. The first 4 pours are the same tried and true beverages that are served at all of the Rock Bottom’s. The last […]
Yet another video from our friends at WhiskyCast. This time, we learn the ancient art of barrel making from Ger Buckley, a 5th generation master cooper at Midleton Distillery. In
Public speaking frightens me. The Tyranny of Tradition has beautifully illustrated what I feel like whenever I have to give a presentation, make a toast at a wedding, or even give a status report during a staff meeting. Thanks to Simon Brooking, the Malt Master Ambassador for Laphroiag,
My excitement each year for Philly Beer Week comes down to one word “Discovery”. Each year I set out to find something new. Taste a new brew, meet a new brewery contact, or learn some neat beer facts. Yesterday was our annual Ale Monger led Booze Dancer Philly […]
On a recent trip to La Jolla, we stopped at the local Rock Bottom Brewing Company and I selected the sampler. This involves eight 4oz pours. The first 4 pours are the same tried and true beverages that are served at all of the Rock Bottom’s. The last […]
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In the June 6, 2011 edition of Bloomsberg Businessweek, there was yet another “Business and Drinking” related article in the Etc. section of the magazine that caught my eye. The title of this article is “The Slosh Pit”, and it deals with co-worker behavior at an after work […]
Today I was trapped in South Jersey, thanks to a dental emergency, with no chance to get to Philly for some lunchtime Philly Beer Week fun. Fortunately, after consulting the events list at the Philly Beer Week site, I had a solution for my problem. A St. […]