Sarah Palin’s lipstick has gotten a good bit of attention, and as a self-proclaimed “hockey mom” I’m sure she’s a beer-drinker, but Charlie Papazian points out that to mix the two would be a beer faux pas!
Lipstick is NOT a political issue – it’s a be…
In the last few weeks my brother and I have managed to do some serious damage to the “end of the world” stockpile of beer I purchased during our Ultimate Beer Run to Daveco Liquors.Here’s the original list:Achel Blond 5St. Bernardus Wit and Abt 12Deli…
It is that time of year again for the MicroBrewHAHA. Here are the event details. Don’t miss the second annual Micro Brew HaHa! This outdoor event on the Lewis & Clark Landing will offer delicious food and microbrew tasting from local microbreweri…
A-B maybe should have held out.That’s overstating things for effect, but A-B is looking very good right now, in its last days as an independent company before the meeting at the end of the month that will seal its acquisition by InBev. I see in a repo…
Note: First ‘Beernews’ story this morning will be published in a little over an hour (10 – 10:30am EST) so check back!
Brief sidebar from the typical story and a note on how to better use this site. When I created the BuyBeer page, I ina…
The Kiwit turned out better than I thought. It scored 25.5 at the Lunar Rendezbrew. That was the only entry I sent in. Both judges agreed the beer was probably old. Can’t argue with that. I brewed it in May. Both said they could taste the orange,…
I got the following from Sean Casey, owner of Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh. Sean has been a leader in the fight against the inflationary and unfair 10% “poured drink” tax in Allegheny County. You must know my position on booze taxes by now: We pay …
I support my locals. That is one of the reason’s why I started this blog, to help spread the word on terrific independently owned pubs and beer bars along with locally produced craft beer. I rarely venture into a chain pub as it just doesn’t work for …
OK, I’m a nerd. I like listening to news and talk radio. It makes for good background noise while working. Typically I’m glued to the BBC in the morning, moving to lighter fare (baseball) in the afternoon. Occasionally I turn my at…
I stopped in recently at Grape Juice, a wine and beer shop in Arlington, Va.The owners were busy working on the build-out at nearby Tap & Vine, their proposed good-beer-centric restaurant and pub. They plan to be finished soon, opening with 10 bee…