As promised, this is the beginning of our series of classics within the given styles of beer.  The format seems like it can take a similar shape to our Styles of Beer Series.  The previous series really just attempted to define what the styles of beer are, not what beers are the best/oldest/good versions of [...]

We’ve had our site store up for quite some time and haven’t said too much about it.  There a couple of reasons that we don’t always pander our product.  First off, it is simply annoying to be solicited on a site that you enjoy.  Second, we don’t want anyone to believe the site is about [...]

Nate doesn’t know that I’m doing this, but I want to brag about him for a second.  I don’t know how many of you know this, but Nate is pretty good at artwork.  He designed our header and many other aspects of our site.  He just had his fifth child and still finds time to [...]

Why would an elf be mad?  I don’t know…forced labor, watching Santa engorge himself on turkey legs night after night, staring people in the knees on a daily basis, blister covered hands from slaving away on toys that are destined to be outgrown in a years…  Or perhaps “mad” means crazy/insane, in which case all [...]

…so penned Bob Dylan in 1963.  That song struck a chord with listeners of Dylan’s era as an anthem of sorts, calling those in power to heed their actions and adjust to a changing culture by amending unjust decisions of the past.  As one looks out over the socio political landscape of today’s era much [...]

In all honesty, to some extent, I am affected by the presentation of a bottle of a beer as I walk through the beer aisle.  I don’t base my judgment of the flavor and quality of the contents on such superficialities, but a nicely dressed bottle is eye catching.  That being said, there is something [...]

I recently realized that we have now written over 500 posts.  I distinctly remember writing about our 1000th hit; now there are half that many posts on the site.  It’s quite a shock to realize that we have literally written the rough equivalent of a 1000 page book.  I used to hate having to write [...]

Orval is really a classic Trappist ale.  A few may argue that it even the classic beer within the style…I would beg to differ, perhaps citing Rochefort or Chimay; regardless, it is a pinion of what is “Trappist.” A beer is better appreciated if the brewery and brewers can first be appreciated, in my opinion.  [...]

How Inflation affects craft beer.

It’s rare that I jump into the fray on “hot news” where the blogosphere is concerned.  Put simply, everything that needs to be said has generally already been said on a given topic.  However, certain writing will occasionally raise my ire to such a degree that it simply merits a response.  So, I’ll capitulate from being ensconced in [...]