I know what you’re thinking – you’re thinking we’ve been awfully quiet this week. That’s because Rodney and Chris are too busy pinching each others’ butts to finish anything. And because no one seems to know how to hold on to their notes. Next week wi…
Getting scared with our 12% monster!
Not sure where I was on this one. But behind my back Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has appointed Dick Leinenkugel as the Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce. So, the legendary brewing family now has its claws firmly in the state commercial system. Miller s…
“We don’t sell Stella anymore”
DON’T KNOW about you, but after two years of attack ads, robo-calls and dirty tricks, I sure could use a beer. Good thing the bars are open on Election Day.
This is not just another desperate plug for a book that doesn’t even come out for another nine months, honest, but I was just checking the link to Hops and Glory worked (you can’t be too careful) and noticed that Amazon now does a thing where you can …
October is a pretty cool month. If you’re a sports fan, it’s great thanks to baseball’s playoffs, tons of football and the beginning of the hockey and basketball seasons. Here, we like beer, and we have 2 weeks of Oktoberfest to lo…
October’s Fermentation Friday is hosted by Pfiff. The topic is:
It’s time for y’all to whip out your best homebrewing horror stories. Extra points for tales of woe told in true campfire fashion, and head straight to the front of the …
This is the newest release of Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (2008). It’s a little different than years past. For instance the color. Usually it is perfectly clear. This batch seems to have some haze in it, and seems more orangish brown than the or…
I feel strangely warm and alive. Years ago an old friend of my father’s taught me about it. Father knew as much or perhaps I should say, as little as I. He stood there too, listening intently trying to understand the strange ceremonial acts and end…