Stone “Pataskala” and “Americano”: Can The Bar Go ANY Higher?

Stone Brewing may just be America’s Best Brewery…And The Proof is in the Bottle. I have a quotation I’ve used Continue reading →

Tastes & Tribalism: The Circle-Jerk of Internet Erudition

Human beings are tribal animals. History tell us, anthropology tells us, archaeology tells us, folklore tells us, and everyday experience Continue reading →

The Bruery: Patrick Rue’s Brilliant Career Fail

This post first appeared at seattlepi.com in 2012. It’s been revised for reposting here. If you have any regard at all for Continue reading →

The 15 into 16 Bounty of Deschutes: Dissident, Hop Trip, Hop Henge, Red Chair, EHop, And MORE!

At various points during this exhausting fall into winter, packages would arrive via FedEx from a fella named Brett Counsellor Continue reading →

The Northwest Stout Conundrum: Where’s the Beef?

A Challenge for ALL Northwest Breweries FACT: exactly ONE of the legendary, modern American Stouts is made in the Pacific Continue reading →

Best of The Northwest 2015: The Year The Beer Arrived

  Best of The Northwest has been, since I started this blog in 2008 in the online pages of the Continue reading →

All These New “Below-Average Breweries”: Where Are They?

(NOTE) I humbly apologize for the screwy spacing in this post. It’s just more WP whackiness.   Today, I read Continue reading →

Why Bryan Meredith is my Hero..and Why He Should Be Yours, Too

Before we get around to this next week of The Pour Fool, in which I pucker up and plant huge kisses Continue reading →