When it rains, it pours. When the sun is bright, it’s blinding! Since we don’t delve too much into our personal lives, some of you may or may not know details of what goes on for us on a day to day basis. But in the interest of getting to know you better and for [...]
My wife and I celebrated our eighth anniversary recently; time is flying by. For the celebration, my wife surprised me with some tickets to see Buddy Guy and B.B. King. It was a late night before work the next day, but I had fun. When we got to the Hollywood Bowl, we saw the eight [...]
Though, I’ve been absent for a while from Thank Heaven for Beer, absence is not without excuse. Last week we packed our belongings into a truck and drove three states away, from Toledo, Ohio to Kansas City, Missouri…no simple feat considering we have five kids. The home we are moved into is great—nearly double the [...]
If your friends jumped off a cliff would you follow them? Who hasn’t heard this phrase stated by a well meaning parent? There are all sorts of benefits to fitting in with the crowd. I mean, you can all look, act, and think the same. It’s really like having a thousand yous around…I know I [...]
As I glanced through my Google News Feed this morning, I came across this article reporting on a series of stings in Memphis, Tennessee in which various beer purveyors were set up in a sting by police, and cited for various infractions, namely selling beer without asking for ID. In all, such stings as this [...]
One aspect of the beer community that I love in particular is the nature of the people in it. Upsetting other writers by disagreeing with them is a rariety (unless one behaves flat out insultingly). So, when I saw a post from Peter at Simply Beer discussing the disclosure of ingredients in a beer, I asked [...]
About a month ago, Andrea and I were visiting my family. I’d been about a year since we made the trek west, and we hadn’t seen them in a while. I have a beer cellar—in this case a big fridge full of beer—at my parents’ house in Indiana. I have, perhaps, 200 bottles of beer [...]
One of the real tricks to having a website is getting real interaction. Let me tell you guys and gals, we are extremely thankful for the beer community on our site. We get a lot of interaction from several people. That interaction is substantial and amazing. However, we want to get to know you more. [...]
Well, looks like Erik made it. Is there some hope for the rest of us moping slobs? It looks like Nate and I have a firm hope of raising some money through a site like kickstarter.com (eventually). Meantime, donations to Erik’s project made a roaring surge into and past his projected fundraising mark. Allow me, [...]
Not vomiting in my mouth will be difficult during this post. While at work, I saw something that damaged me irrevocably. The author of Drink This, not That (the link to this site says it all) was asked the question of which beer to drink that was low calorie but still tasted good. Answer: Bud Select [...]
