The Puppet Presidency of Donald J Trump
“Where there is smoke, there’s fire”; oldest truism in the book and the smoke wafting off the Trump “presidency” is as vast as the forest fire plume that blankets the West Coast every summer.
The Pour Fool
Veteran writer, Steve Body, on beer, wine, spirits, the Business Of, and those who make them…
It’s Gettin’ COLD All Up in Here!: Kevin Davey, Wayfinder, and The Next Big Thing
I love lighter beers but, in general, they lack the oomph and range of flavors I want in what I drink for my own enjoyment. Relapse and Chronokinetic lack for not a damned thing.
Great (Semi-Obscure) American Stouts and The Titanic River North
These are emerging immortals and, yes, there are a couple of small breweries listed and those are located Out Here and you may have to struggle a bit to get them but, well, THEY’RE EARTH-SHAKING, and any effort to get them will be handsomely rewarded.
Crux: An After-Hiatus Refresher
Crux Fermentation Project…I call ’em “one of America’s Best breweries” and I have seen nothing to alter that judgment a millimeter since they opened, back in the summer of 2012.
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.
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.
