On the Baby Steps of the Derek Chauvin Verdict: Let’s Not Kid Ourselves
Today, racists swear on their mothers’ graves that their attitudes are not racist…and then leave the house and act out their subconscious (or conscious) racism on a daily basis.
The Pour Fool
Veteran writer, Steve Body, on beer, wine, spirits, the Business Of, and those who make them…
It’s 6 O’Clock Everywhere: The Genre-Bustin’ Gin Busts Out
For those who barely tolerate the juniper tsunami that is modern international Gin, some Brit fruit merchants have whupped up our Remedy.
Yoked Farmhouse & Brewery: Riding the Second Wave
Yoked Farmhouse & Brewery is a primary example of how knowledgeable, accomplished brewers, given the facilities and the setting, can create a space and a style that make a killer first impression and invite repeat visits.
McManis Family Lodi Cabernet: Not So Much a Cab as a Stretch Limo
I’m going to take a fair amount of, uh, merde for this but the new(ish) McManis Lodi AVA California Cabernet is among the five or six best Cabernets I’ve tasted from anywhere…and it remains one of the most jaw-dropping, howling, irrational bargains in the entire world of wine.
BIG Shot: Alberta Distillers’ Cask Strength Rye
Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye is an Achievement. If I did some dumb-ass thing like compiling a list of Best Whiskeys of 2020-21, this would be on it.
Smiting The Hyperbolites: There is NO Such Thing as “Best”
QUIT falling for the communal delusions of “Best”. You have taste buds. USE ‘EM. Listen politely to what your friends say about your beer, your cat, your car, your house, your hair style and then forget it.
“It’s Happening Again”: Mega-Brewery Pre-invades Another Sports Arena
I don’t need to be the smart guy in the room. I DO need to be that guy sitting in his seat, a yelling his head off for the Kraken, sipping a great Washington indie beer that I didn’t have to smuggle in.
OFF Topic. ON Consequences and Come-Uppance
What happens when the fabled American Attention Span moves on, as it ALWAYS does, and Trump is a sad and distant relic of their Party’s failures?
