“Fresh Beer Tastes Better!”…Sometimes…
If we remove the possibility for serendipity, of small miracles that shock us, we take a LOT of the joy out of Life and adventure out of experimentation.
Category Archives
Archive for: Suds
Quick ‘n’ Dirty: A Spontaneous Conversation with a Great Beer Mind
Despite the promises that “nothing will change, other than improved quality,” that is never true. To the contrary, it’s the kiss of death for these brands and companies.
Seltzer, Pastry, Milkshake, etc.: America’s Undescended Testicles
You can sneer and screech, “Gen X! Gen Z! Just geezer sour grapes!” all ya like. But long after Gummy Bear Ambers are gone, actual beer with be around. And you will have missed it.
Deschutes “Tropical Fresh” IPA: Voluptuous Clarity
This shocking IPA over-delivers on hops-derived fruit flavors and body. It is Delicious. DE-licious. It is Pure Pleasure to drink.
Geaux? Gone: A Cautionary Rant and Tale
If we value Small Businesses, as we all SAY we do in all our drippy Lip Service to Small Business Saturday, then that Saturday really HAS TO be every day.
The Most Underrated Breweries in the PNW: a 5 Year Update
An unabashed revision of a post that first appeared back in 2017, in response to a list from Paste Magazine. I thought it deserved an update, as the beer landscape, battered by Covid and economic upheaval, has changed radically.
“It’s Happening Again”: Stone Brewing is the New Pearl Harbor
It is categorically NOT impossible for an American brewery to flourish, expand, and PAY PEOPLE, including the owners, and not sell out to some mega-corp or brewing conglomerate. It is NOT the inevitable end-game of being a successful business.
America’s Top IPAs? My Faves from the 15 Year History of The Pour Fool
Are these really, actually, LITERALLY the Best Beers being made in the US? NO, they are NOT. But they are EXCELLENT beers; ones that you SHOULD try if you profess to like beers at all.
The Pour Fool 