Enemy of peanuts; lover of beer.
“Good people drink good beer.”—Hunter S. Thompson The above is a quote that adorns the packaging of the brew from the Flying Dog Brewery—one of my favorites in the States—and a statement I hope is true...
View ArticleReviews of Brews: Spring and Summertime wheat beers
Sun splaying out from between tree branches and splashing across a patio in the late afternoon as a pitcher of cool wheat beer, adorned with several lemon slices, sweats on the table. If the above fits...
View ArticleReviews of Brews: A random sampling
Last week, I wrote up a bunch of notes on four beers I had grabbed for review. Then I wrote up some short, rough recaps on the drinking experiences. Put simply, it’s been an extremely busy week and I...
View ArticleCheers!
This just makes me extremely happy… Man, I want to drink with these dudes! An upcoming cover from Deadpool #899, here’s the Merc with a Mouth and the Lion of Olympus—Hercules!—in one of the most truly...
View ArticlePumpkin Beer Season has begun!
While many may see the coming of fall in the foliage, the kick off of football season, the conclusion of the year’s baseball games or the beginning of new TV, the autumnal season always begins for me...
View ArticleReviews of Pumpkin Brews: Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Damn, Jim. You were going on and on about a whole bunch of pumpkin beer reviews… It’s October 5 and we ain’t seen jack!” Well, there are three six-packs...
View ArticleReviews of Pumpkin Brews: Southampton Publick House Pumpkin Ale
Last year during the Great Pumpkin Beer Hunt of 2008, Southampton Pumpkin Ale was one of the most recommended brews I came across in my research. I looked high and low for this beer, but even a trip to...
View ArticleReviews of Brews: Maui Brewing Co.’s Coconut Porter
It’s been ages since I reviewed a beer here, and I recently picked up a brew I couldn’t go without mentioning. In other words, I had to mention it! Maui Brewing Co.'s Coconut Porter First, a sidenote…...
View ArticleBeer Trek
I drank my first beer around a campfire in the Northwoods of Wisconsin when I was 16 years old. Due in no small part to that experience, a hearty drink—in my mind—is always best after a bit of...
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