Summer 2014 went by so so quickly! When I dropped the kids off at school on the Wednesday after Labor Day, it felt like the last day of the last school year never happened. Time is funny like that. Thankfully, we saved the best part of the summer […]
For this summer’s family vacation, we once again returned to the great state of Maine, but instead of staying just south of Portland in the sleepy fishing village of Camp Ellis as we did in 2011 and 2012, we decided to drive further up the coast. This time […]
This is not my first experience with Rising Tide Brewing Company’s Daymark American Pale Ale, but it is the first time that I am actually sitting down to review it. I first had this beer in 2011 during our first family road trip to Southern Maine. I liked it […]
A few weeks ago, The Alemonger sent me a photo via text (for those of you that sweat the details, this happened on February 23rd at 5:01 PM) of the latest Maine Beer Company beer (i.e. Lil One) that he purchased at the Wegman’s Wine and Spirits store […]
During the last twelve months I have gone on three family vacations. The first of these vacations held out a promise of Craft Brewery tours (last summer’s trip to Maine), and the second one held out a promise of acquiring some hard to find Cigar City Craft Beers […]
I had never heard of White Birch Brewing until I saw this bottle of beer at Vic and Whit’s Sandwich Shop in Saco, Maine. It turns out that White Birch is a very small brewery in Hooksett, NH that has only been in operation since June of 2009. […]
If you want life to slow down a bit, you need to take a break from your usual routine and try something new. This applies to all aspects of life, i.e. work, home, hobbies, vacations, etc.. For five out of the past six years, we have spent our […]
When I become independently wealthy, and no longer have to work for a living, I will definitely spend a few summers in Coastal Maine. My wife and I spent a week sailing around the Penobscot Bay on a windjammer that sailed out of Camden, and we also spent a few days […]