America’s Top Ten Emerging Beer Towns

As of sometime in 2010, every state in the US contains a brewery. From barely a dozen craft breweries in Continue reading →

Deschutes Brewery: Going Dark, A Belgian Foray, and “Dinkel” Spelt Correctly

(Quick Note: When I posted this piece, it contained some rather comically WRONG information about the new Black Butte XXVI…Yes, XXVI, NOT XXVII. Continue reading →

Tin Dog Brewing and Big Block Brewing: Let’s Get Small!

Harley Davidson. Hewlett-Packard. Disney Corp. Google. Amazon…Apple. Lotus Automobiles. MagLite. Dyson. Mattell. Starbucks. Microsoft…What’s the common thread in all of Continue reading →

Wild Earth Brewing: You Must GO to Roslyn…NOW!

One of the surprisingly few things that bother me about the state of Northwest brewing is that the recognition, buzz, Continue reading →

Quadrotriticale and RuinTen: Stone (and Sorta-Stone) Makes a BIG Splash

Okay, this is gonna be confusing and I apologize in advance. But it’s not my confusion. That’s been provided courtesy Continue reading →

Winemakers in Bondage: Who Took the “Fun” From ProFUNdity?

The Basic Premise is dirt-simple, in either case. It can be hideously complicated, both by its chemistry and by the Continue reading →

Deschutes Brewery “Not The Stoic” and “Hop in The Dark”: Spring Forward!

The inner workings of a beer reviewer’s thought processes: Yet another Deschutes review….What to say without reading like a huge Continue reading →

Revolution Brewing and Three Taverns Beer: The Weary Traveler and Teeth-Gnashing in Chicago

On my trip back to Virginia, this past week, one of my primary aims – besides seeing my mother for Continue reading →