My son Andrew is 12 today. Next week he starts secondary school. He’s become quite a little adult. (Cue “Sunrise, sunset” music.) Is it really 12 years since I first held him in my arms? It seems like yesterday. On the other hand, it’s hard to remembe…
On Friday and Saturday, Blue & Gray Brewing Company will be previewing its Oktoberfest beer by giving away free tasting samples. You can taste it now, although the beer will not be available for sale until Labor Day weekend. Stop by the brewery Fr…
Filed under: Beer, Farming, BusinessFarmers everywhere are being squeezed by high production costs and low prices for their products. Even malting barley farmers in Ireland are being hit, but they’re trying to do something about it.The Irish farmers,…
Because it was too good not to share… Young’s Double Chocolate Stout with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream makes one great float. That is all.
On Saturday Jadyn and I left the hotel and drove into downtown Burlington. On our way to rent bikes we stopped at a farmer’s market and had some nice tamales and a black bean salad for brunch. Then we bought a loaf of bread, some peas, strawberries …
Why do pubs make their staff wear uniforms? If anything signals corporate, chain-like soullesness, it’s three young people dressed in faded polo shirts glowering from behind a faux-wood bar-style beverage service area.
If I want that, I’ll…
A little departure here, but something that others may find interesting.
With the arrival of baby Ben, we’re looking to economize. Cable TV is the top of the list. I’ve read a lot on digital TV, and what’s particularly cool about it…
The backers of Louisville Vanguard Cinema are holding a fundraiser tonight, and NABC beer will be available.It’s the first event for the embryonic “local dine-in, drink-in, dual-screen independent cinema,” which at the moment is a concept waiting for …
The backers of Louisville Vanguard Cinema are holding a fundraiser tonight, and NABC beer will be available.It’s the first event for the embryonic “local dine-in, drink-in, dual-screen independent cinema,” which at the moment is a concept waiting for …
A Baltic Porter brewed by
Bracki Browar Zamkowy (Zywiec Heineken)
Cieszyn, Poland
My Polish realtor turned me on to this one. He bought me this and a Okocim O.K. Beer and a Zywiec Jasne Pelne (Beer). I was not a fan of either of the first two…