Some things just go together. Sometimes I sit wondering why two seemingly unrelated fields become linked so closely. For me, blues and beer just go together. I used to go with a good friend of mine to The Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis. We’d drink a few beers and enjoy the music. Blues just gives me a certain energy and emotional connection that I don’t always have with other types of music. It’s almost odd not to have a brew in hand. Blues is so emotionally driven and free in its movements that I wonder whether the same free spirit in the beer world is the real appeal.
Similar to the blues, I feel a special connection with beer. It has been a major part of many important events in my life, which means I also have an emotional connection with beer, more so than any other drink. My mind and heart seem to strangely palpitate at the thought of sipping a good beer. In the same way, the rhythms of the music sound like the beating of a pained, fun-loving, or good-feeling heart. I especially love a free spirited rhythms when it comes to beer.
I know this is a short little blurb about beer and blues, but I’m wondering if a certain type of music forms a special connection to beer for you. Don’t be ashamed if Moonlight Sonata is your choice…I love that, too.


I just heard that this old Jazz bar in Toledo, “Rusty’s,” just reopened. Rusty is an old woman (owner) who actually sang in the NY jazz circuit. I can’t wait to go back and enjoy a nice bold beer this winter and listen to the old school jazz.
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I love jazz almost as much as I love beer! I really love the trios and quartets, both old and new. Piano, bass, drums, and maybe a sax or trumpet. Imagine: listening to the Miles Davis quartet with a smoked porter.
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