Recently, I’ve had some health issues that have limited not just my mobility, but my ability to imbibe. It would seem that my left leg was not pleased to have had its very good friend (my left hip) replaced and fought rather valiantly to force out the usurper. Interestingly enough, my […]
On July 18, I shared the following dilemma with you: I now have 6 bottles of Limoncello and 4 bottles of Vanillacello in my basement, and I have no idea what to do with them. I realize that I could simply give a few of them away, but […]
Attention grabbing visuals, a soundtrack that gets stuck in your head, and of course an intoxicating beverage are just a few of the elements that combine to make a great liquor commercial… Over the past 2.5 years, we’ve posted several liquor commercials that we’ve either seen on TV, […]
On July 9th, Mark Reynier, founder and Managing Director of Bruichladdich, made the following announcement via Twitter: To say that this unleashed a torrent of comments from across the worldwide Whisky community would be an understatement. Poor Mark quickly learned the pitfalls of full disclosure and appears to […]
Time to wrap up your beer bracket with the Final Four and Finals of the Draft Magazine 2012 Beer Bracket. The Final Four have come down to the following brews:
If you are like me your basketball picks sucked and you have no chance of winning your office’s NCAA March Madness bracket pool. All that’s left is to watch the games, hope that the jerk in accounting doesn’t win, and enjoy some craft beers. But wait, is there […]
NCAA Basketball March Madness is upon us and it’s time to fill out your bracket. It’s also time for March Madness themed promotions and contests, so after you have completed your NCAA Tourney bracket for office pool why not do a beer themed bracket with some cool prizes.
This post is half rant and half “ask the audience”, so strap in and enjoy the ride! The rant and poll revolve around the following two questions: Do you regularly find yourself lost or hunting endlessly for a particular Craft Beer in a poorly organized beer aisle? Do […]
Earlier this week, I received an advertisement from Master of Malt. Apparently, the folks at Gordon and MacPhail have released a 60 year old Glen Grant to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. For the low, low price of £7,995 (roughly $12,710), you can purchase a 70cl bottle that […]
I recently made a trip to Kress Liquors in Cherry Hill, NJ, and while scanning the import wall, I came across a bottle of Fuller’s 2010 Vintage Ale. I have had the Fuller’s London Porter and the Gale’s Prize Old Ale, so the brewery wasn’t an unknown, but to […]