Once again G-LO ventured out to the mailbox and brought in his most recent bit of boozemail. The fine folks at Iron Hill had gifted him their most recent canned creation, the Crusher Session IPA. Shortly after mail call, he saw me outside watching the urchins and noticed […]
This isn’t the first time that I’ve had Victory Brewing Company’s Prima Pils, nor is it the first time that I’m reviewing it (click here to read what I had to say about Prima Pils way back in late November of 2011), but it is the first time […]
It all started this past 4th of July weekend… Benita (aka My Better Half, aka The Mother of My Lovely Children) surveyed the beer inventory and found that I had too much beer (is that really a problem???). Apparently, there was a shortage of space for GoGurts and […]
8th Annual Pour-A-Palooza at The Pour House in Westmont, NJ ‘Better Beer Bar’ to Feature 56 Beers from 47 Craft Breweries WHO: The Pour House Westmont is hosting the 8th Annual Pour-A-Palooza (click here to read about what the 7th Annual Pour-A-Palooza was like), the outdoor festival featuring […]
In the spring of 2016, the whisky community gathered in New York City for the fifth annual Whisky Jewbilee. Produced by the The Jewish Whisky Company, the event had become a gathering of the whisky tribes from the all over the United States, from the Tri-State area to […]
The whiskey in the above photo comes to us from Diageo. Here’s what they have to say about it: The Hilhaven Lodge™ is a new-to-world whiskey developed in collaboration with Hollywood director, and current owner of Hilhaven Lodge, Brett Ratner. The Hilhaven Lodge features a distinctive blend of […]
I recently had my hip replaced. The other day, as a part of my physical therapy regimen, I walked all of sixty feet to G-LO’s patio. Since an immediate turnaround would have been too taxing given my delicate condition, I was left with no choice but to knock on […]
Walking in to a Craft Beer store like Beer Heaven or The Foodery is like opening up a box of chocolates, because you never know what you’ll find on the shelves. While there are plenty of delicious chocolate covered caramels and nut clusters to be had (i.e. your […]
Ahhhhhh Hawaii! The first sip of Avery’s Liliko’i Kepolo, with its sweet and tart flavor of ripe passion fruit is like a supersonic trip back to the Hawaiian Islands… If I close my eyes, I can picture myself poolside at the Hyatt Regency Kauai. The waitress walks up […]
On the Scottish island of Islay, the legend is that the local waters taste and smell of peat. In San Diego, the air may have more than just legend in it as beer seems to teem from every pore of the area. But there’s a burgeoning new scene […]