Picked this one up on a recent foray through northern Jersey. Luckily, Bergen County blue laws allow the purchase of beer on Sundays. Electronics geeks are not quite as fortunate. No, seriously. No electronics can be purchased in the Garden State’…
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Labor Day
In the United States, Labor Day is the first Monday in September and has its origins in the 1880 as “a day off for the working citizens”.
As one of thos…
Filed under: Beer, Fruit, FallAugust is waning. The weather is starting to cool a bit. Football season is right around the corner. Soon our taste buds will be wondering why we wasted our time with fruity warm weather drinks. But don’t throw those frui…
There’s been a lot of local tsk-tsking on the web about recent events at the Old Dominion Brewing Company.And here at YFGF.us, I might be wistful about the older days of local beer, but wistful doesn’t pay salaries or provide livelihoods to the folks …
Beginning tomorrow, Sunday August 31, at 7 p.m., McGeady’s Pub in Monroe will debut their The I-75 Film Series, a monthly indy film series showcasing talented filmmakers and their work. The goal of series is to promote independent filmma…
One year ago today, I was in Yakima, Washington attending Hop School. For some reason I couldn’t sleep and woke up early. I checked my e-mail and learned that Michael Jackson had passed away the night before. The beer world was stunned, myself …
I’m really not sure why I feel a need to pass along these links, because this practice won’t continue past Monday, when we begin 15 weeks of zig zagging around Europe. But here goes:
– Before you hit the link on this one, a little quiz. I&…
In the spring of 1995, I spent a day with Michael Jackson.Jackson had long been planning a book on the burgeoning microbrewery scene of the US. He was planning on conducting the research that year. Of course, such research would have entailed numerous…
The timeshift that occurs when you have an eight-month old really is amazing. Gone are the days of sleeping in until 9 on the weekends, replaced by 6am squeals through the baby monitor. Sometimes, you get lucky and you wake up to see 7am or maybe even…
Just wanted to remind everyone, this coming Friday (September 5) is the date of the next Session. For more details on how to participate, read my announcement post.
Hope everyone has a safe and happy Labor Day holiday – fire up the grill, pour a cold…