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.
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Veteran writer, Steve Body, on beer, wine, spirits, the Business Of, and those who make them…and occasionally Other Things.
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.
Wine, Beer, Love, & Whiskey: The Late Revelations
This is a sort of love letter to you, the people who read The Pour Fool. There are far fewer of you now, than there were a few years ago. That’s on purpose. But you who are left…This is my wish for you.
A Quick List of Inarguables for the Holidays: Wine
I have never stopped being baffled by human nature. EVERY TIME I have posted a list of suggestions for holiday Continue reading
Killing Merlot: Why We Did It, How It ALMOST Worked
The condemnation of Merlot, when I started working in wine, was near universal. Many shops didn’t carry more than two. Some put it on the very bottom shelves. Nobody sat and drank it.
RANT: On Athletes, Rich Guys, and the Illusion of “Respect”
“I have to take care of my family!” is cheap and unworthy button-pushing; a greedy person trying to deflect criticism by leaning on the only thing they still have in common with the Average Joe.
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.
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