Tent Camping in Sawyer to Breweries in Grand Rapids: Plan B Never Tasted So Good
It was the first acceptable camping weather weekend of 2013, marked by the extended Memorial Day holiday and temperatures in the 60s at their best. The stage couldn’t have been … Continue reading
A Little Crazy from Revolution Brewing | The perfect beer to share | Episode 00 (Pilot)
In this pilot episode, we look at A Little Crazy Belgian Pale Ale from Revolution Brewing in Chicago. It’s a fantastic beer to have at the ready in your fridge. … Continue reading
Feather in my Cap
I have a little announcement to make. Yesterday, I successfully achieved the Certified Beer Server certification through the Cicerone program. It’s the first level toward a more in-depth endeavor of … Continue reading
Four Health Benefits of Drinking Craft Beer
Craft Beer magazine just launched, available exclusively for iPad. One of the stories on the cover of the magazine caught my eye right away: a story on the health benefits … Continue reading
An Embellishment and a Necessity: The Bottle Opener
Sometimes, enjoying the greatest craft beer begins in the unsung hero of all places: your basement. Here, or somewhere within the place you call home, you can control the experience … Continue reading
Climbing the Crooked Tree with Dark Horse’s IPA Variety Pack
Dark Horse, one of my favorite breweries of breweries, released an IPA variety pack of IPAs near the end of April. The 12-pack featured three bottles each of single hop … Continue reading
The Delicious Multiple Personalities: Founders Doom and Double Trouble
When Founders announced its Backstage Series for 2013, it gave good purpose to the single bottle of 2012 Double Trouble sitting amongst the other (drink sooner rather than later) double … Continue reading
Pipeworks: Intangibles Confirm Ranking as World’s Best New Brewery
When Pipeworks was named 2012’s best new brewery of the year by RateBeer.com, my reaction was a combination of “hell yeah!” and “no duh.” It was a no-brainer. A foregone … Continue reading
