It is my opinion that those who gripe and complain about forwards in their email inbox do so tongue in cheek.  Really…who doesn’t enjoy a good forward.  And even if the forward is terrible, there is a certain excitement in opening the forward.  If it’s good, you enjoy a good chuckle.  If it falls short, [...]

Encounters with the netherworld are hardly verifiable.  Nonetheless, here is my account, subjective as it may be. Recently, on a dark and cold evening, my wife and I were enjoying the silence in the house.  She, watching her program; me sitting in the dining room writing for Thank Heaven For Beer.  Suddenly, Sandra, a bit [...]

I feel a bit like Doogie Howser Dark Lord, M.D.  Herein lies my diary for purchasing tickets:  I should be sleeping.  Why am I awake right now?  I’m waiting to get some Dark Lord “Golden Tickets” from Three Floyds.  What else can be done?  With an imminent move to California, I can’t expect to be [...]

Here is another installment of “I’ve been randomly annoyed” posts. Have you seen it? I know I have. You’re perusing your favorite liquor (or even better, beer store) and you see the beer case, box, or bottle with some mad bling donned on its grill. The box says something like this: “El Rancho County Fair [...]

Say what you need to say.  I hate that song but love the expression.  Since the expression existed way before the song, we’ll assume that I can use the phrase without referring to John Mayer. Have you ever read beer reviews that described a certain beer as “interesting”?  Or have you read a beer review [...]

Now more than ever there is a wide variety of beer to be had.  Never have we seen so much availability of beer on such a massive scale.  Growth in technology allows for the shipping of of good, fresh beer to be had almost anywhere.  The worldwide web allows everyone to hear about, read about, [...]

Ever been drinking a beer and the head just seems to dwindle into nothing? I’m sure this has happened. The head on a beer is a good source to release the aromas (and by proxy the flavors of the beer, since smell is indispensable to taste). If you’re drinking a beer that lacks aroma and [...]

You, our readers, indulge me in an occasional tirade.  Diachronically, you will experience this from me.  To some it may seem trivial, but this heinous villainy must be met with commensurate force.  Even If I wax and wane through Victorian Shakespearean English, I think the my point will be met as though with a bare [...]

Citrus added to beer can taste good, be refreshing, and help you get your vitamin C.  Citrus can also ruin the experience of drinking a beer.  For the most part, wheats are more delicate than other beers especially in their floral (hoppy) aspects, unless you are drinking Gumballhead by Three Floyds or another anomaly among wheats.  So, [...]

You can always count on the wisdom of Cheers to justify your beer indulgances… Says Cilff… ‘Well you see, Norm, it’s like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back [...]