Do you guys and girls go to bars much?  One of the first things that people assume when they find out I love beer and co-write a beer website is that I’ve must have been to any number of beer hotspots.  When I tell them that I’m not really that interested in it, they seem [...]

As I’ve mentioned previously, I occasionally like to write something about the local beer scene.  So, if you are in Southern California (close to Claremont, specifically), then this is a post of particular interest for you. About twenty minutes or so from my apartment in Pasadena, there is a place called The Back Abbey.  A [...]

Extreme interventionism, while well intentioned doesn’t always work. Does anyone remember the prohibition, Al Capone, and Bugs Moran?

Is there a difference between drinking a beer in the bottle vs. on tap?  I think so.  On numerous occasions I have noticed a significant difference between the two.  Why is this the case?  Well, for one thing, beers on tap are carbonated by force injection of various levels of CO2 and many times nitrogen.  [...]