During his recent visit to the Best Coast, G-LO and I sat around the kitchen counter commonly known as Krouse Island as I explained to him how all the great things in life start in California where the sun is nice and warm, and the property taxes are really […]
If you pay a visit to the Ballast Point website, you wouldn’t be wrong to think that you mistakenly navigated to the website of a fresh fruit purveyor. Pineapple, watermelon, mango, grapefruit, and habanero. These ingredients are used in five of the first six beers listed on their […]
Here we go again! Yet another Golden Ale with the aroma of 2AM, Oregon Diner coffee. The last beer that smelled like this came from the Windy City. The brewer of that beer was Goose Island. This time around, it’s a beer by the Billion Dollar Brewer, aka Ballast Point […]
As I was drinking this beer at “The Murder Table” (that’s what Limpd calls the island in our newly renovated kitchen), I kept asking myself, “What’s a grunion?”. It turns out that a grunion is a type of fish which is indigenous to Southern California and northern Baja […]
With just 9 days to go until the start of Philly Beer Week, we will be counting down by sharing with you any details about upcoming events as we hear about them. Yesterday I received a press release about the 2012 Forum of the Gods which will feature […]
This past Saturday night, Mrs. G-LO and I joined Mr. and Mrs. Alemonger for dinner at Casona, a Nuevo Latino restaurant in Collingswood, NJ (click here to read The Wookie’s review). Since we devoured a delicious meal that consisted of Empanadas de Pollo, Yuca Frita, four types of
Recently, I redeemed a Father’s Day gift certificate for lunch at the Wishing Well. As I had opted for a Shame Burger, I needed a bigger beer to compensate for all of the meat. To that end, from the extensive beer menu, I selected a beer from Ballast […]
While in San Diego, we stopped at Café Coyote and with dinner I opted for a Ballast Point Pale Ale (Yellowtail). From the Ballast Point site:
Prior to the 2010 Philly Beer Week, I’d never heard of Ballast Point Brewing Company. My first exposure to their beers was when I had a Sculpin IPA at Good Dog Bar. It was love at first sip! I had my second at Devil’s Den later that summer, […]
Is Tuesday the new Friday? Is Wednesday the new Friday? This is the recurring question whenever someone suggests grabbing a few drinks on a weeknight that doesn’t happen to be Friday. As far as I’m concerned, Friday night is just a state of mind… let’s drink! Tonight’s destination: […]
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