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 […]
I am a huge fan of the merchant du vin lineup and thought I would add the Ayinger brewery to my list. To that end, I picked up a bottle of Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock as part of mixed six. From the Merchant du Vin site: “Originally brewed at a […]
Remember that bottle of Laphroiag 18 that I told you about last week? The one that I purchased with the cash that I received for Father’s Day? What I neglected to tell you was that I also picked up a bottle of Highland Park 12 during this particular […]
On a recent trip to the local store, I hit the “craft” beer wall and picked up a bottle of the Founders Red’s Rye PA as a part of a mixed six. From the Founders site: “Serious hop bitterness, along with an unyielding grapefruit bouquet from the Amarillo dry-hop, […]
I had stopped in to Kress Liquors to check out their assortment of canned beer for an upcoming pool party. Always a sucker for proper merchandising, I wandered over to the import wall and immediately was struck by the Old Engine Oil. I put together a couple of […]
When a beer is called the Lake Erie Monster (aka South Bay Bessie) , I can’t help but think that I’ll need the help of a Superhero to defeat it (i.e. polish off the bottle in its entirety). In the latest Craft Beer/Superhero pairing, I have enlisted the […]
For Father’s Day the rascals presented me with a gift certificate to the Wishing Well. Actually, this was just an attempt by the wife to Italian up the children with a trip to South Philly. To placate her
My fellow bloggers and I go to great lengths to find rare brew and exceptional spirits but sometimes a simple Corona, an amazing sunset, and outstanding Mexican fusion cuisine is all I need to take me to my happy place. Such was the case the other day while […]
“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” – Ernest Hemingway If Ernest Hemingway were still alive, today would be his 112th birthday. After consulting the interwebz, I found out that one of Hemingway’s favorite drinks was called the Papa […]
Whenever the family asks me what I want for either (a) Christmas, (b) my birthday, or (c) Father’s Day, there is a very good chance that I will say whisk(e)y. Although I occasionally get some moaning and groaning (“Whisky? Again?” is what they usually say), they eventually realize […]
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