Many many moons ago, when I was a much younger man, I spent a bit of time with the extended family in Agrigento, Sicily. One night, while enjoying a light and tasty cena with La Famiglia, my cousin poured me a beverage that consisted of 50% Fanta Aranciata […]
With the start of Memorial Day Weekend 2016 just one day away, I thought I’d share some of my latest adventures in Beertography. While I would love to go into greater detail and tell you so much more about each of the beers featured in this post, the […]
Way back in late November, Mrs. G-LO and I had a pre-theater lunch at a Center City Philadelphia bar called Strangelove’s. For you theater lovers out there, we went to see The Book of Mormon. Mrs. G-LO loved it, while I found it to be mildly amusing. It’s […]
I’ve met a few brand loyalists in my day. They say: I only drink Brand X. I like it, so why try anything else? That ain’t me. I like variety. Sure, I have preferences… I like hoppy beers. I like tart stuff too. A rich and roasty porter […]
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 […]
The color of Sixpoint’s C.R.E.A.M. is quite peculiar. It has an odd orangey glow to it (not to be confused with Orange Glo). Magda from There’s Something About Mary comes to mind. You remember Magda! She was the little old lady that spent too much time at the […]
How do you say Gose? Repeat after me: GOH-zuh. I have yet to try a German version, But I’ve had several American versions. Four of them to be exact. My first Gose was made with blood oranges. My second was made with cherries. My third was closer to […]
“I fear we’ve entered into a new, and not too wonderful era of sophomoric brewing “creativity…” – The Alemonger The above quote was The Alemonger’s response when I asked if he’d seen Ballast Point’s Pineapple Sculpin in the South Jersey beer aisles. He sure does make it sound […]
It’s Word Association Day at Booze Dancing central! Here goes… Agave? Tequila! Grapefruit? Paloma! Paloma? Yes, Paloma. A delightfully refreshing cocktail made with Tequila and a grapefruit based soda, served over ice with a wedge of lime. That’s what popped into my head when I saw the label on the […]
There is absolutely nothing wrong with saying, “I don’t know”. In a world filled with “experts”, I find it refreshing when someone is honest enough to know the limits of their knowledge or skill set. “I don’t know” was the subject of a 2014 Freakonomics podcast titled “The […]