While in Wildwood for an end of summer vacation with the in-laws, we headed over to Westy’s Irish Pub for a quick dinner out. As my father-in-law was looking to throw back a beer and I am not one to let someone drink alone, I asked our server […]
The closest I get to a farm is a visit to the local farmer’s market, and the occasional trip to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. Though I live in the suburbs, I’m a city boy at heart. So here’s the question… can you make a decent Farmhouse Ale in […]
This week I am off with the in-laws on a family vacation to the Jersey shore. This is the equivalent to dry dock for me but I have gotten the pre-approval to take an assorted case of Mike’s Hard Lemonade for consumption by the masses. While I have […]
Last weekend, G-Lo, the Wookie and the ROK gathered for a rum tasting. Okay, so tasting might sound a little lofty but it sounds better than a couple of neighbors out drinking in the yard. The Wookie had just returned from a trip to the USVI and was […]
Last Thursday, my better half let me know that the urchins had infested the Wookie’s yard and we were coordinating pizza for dinner. Not one to arrive empty-handed, I stopped at the local shop to purchase a cold six-pack suitable for sharing. (As it was still just Thursday, […]
At a “business” lunch at the Good Dog, I had the most pleasant opportunity to order a second beer. I settled on a Lagunitas IPA for two reasons. First, I had had other Lagunitas offerings before and thoroughly enjoyed them. The second reason was that the Lagunitas was […]
The brewers at Dogfish Head, Stone, and Victory have joined forces and created a beer which they call Saison du BUFF (BUFF = Brewers United for Freedon of Flavor). Rather than try to sum up the history of this beer, I’ll just let the brewers tell the story […]
On a recent trip to my favorite beer retailer, I picked up a six-pack of the Otter Creek Solstice Session Ale. Until now, I was not familiar with the term “Session Beer”. I checked in with our friends at the Beer Advocate and I was quickly up to […]
Thanks to our friends at the CocktailStars Blog for posting this hilarious video of former F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher driving a Maserati GT while a bartender tries to make a cocktail. Enjoy!
About 100 feet from the Chinese “Friendship Arch” at 10th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia’s Chinatown is a tiny “hole in the wall” Vietnamese takeout shop called QT Vietnamese Sandwich. Banh Mi, or the Vietnamese Hoagie as it is in known in Philly, is their specialty, and they […]
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