I’ve been pretty wrapped up in everything except writing these days, including a recent obsession with Chess, trying to get back into gardening regularly, working, and playing music a few times a week. As usual I’ve had plenty of time to try lots of new beers, so instead of letting these new ones sit in [...]
Reaching back a bit in my archive of notes to write up two beers in one of my all time favorite “non-styles,” the Saison. One is a very authentic modern take originating far from where the style was born, and another a kind of ancient take from right in the heart of the Senne valley.
Nogne [...]
Brew Dog Blog officially declares this The Summer Of The Can (TSOTC). TSOTC has begun a bit early this year, jumping summer’s official date by a full few weeks. Partially responsible for this amazing situation is the timely introduction of the beers of the 21st Amendment Brewery from San Francisco to the New York City [...]
There’s a generally accepted adage that beautiful, warm places have shitty beer. I can think of a few exceptions to this rule (San Diego, mostly) and I can also think of a few places that thoroughly confirm it (Puerto Rico, all of Portugal, most of Spain, etc.). Hawaii, a place I’ve never been but have [...]
Getting into beer and homebrewing has allowed me to meet some pretty interesting people — homebrewers in particular are relatively strange folk for the most part. Dedicated to their craft, they embody a lot of the principles and attitudes I admire in people in general, and I’ve seen evidence of excellent homebrewers who are also [...]
