Reuben’s Brews: Lifting The Bar on Sour

  Once Upon A Time…if you went looking for a bottle or can of beer from Washington, anywhere else in Continue reading →

Chopin Vodkas: Single (Ingredient) and Loving It

  I don’t even want to make this a long post. It may, in fact, be the easiest recommendation I’ve Continue reading →

Viognier In California? Zaca Mesa Says “YES!”

  I am an unabashed Viognier freak. Have been since I tasted my first glass of the hallmark white of Continue reading →

Full Sail’s Full Monty: Bourbon Barrel Wheatwine Bliss

This beer is voluptuous and immensely sensual; one of the most purely sexy ales I’ve come across in a long Continue reading →

No, Cassandra, There Is No Consensus

  Sometime within the last few hours, I received a reply to my latest post on the skeevy shenanigans of Continue reading →

Soltado Tequila: Mexico, Packing Heat

A Short Note On Changes and Why They’re Good:  Over the past eight years, LOTS – and I mean that Continue reading →

The Abyss 2015 x 3: Fresh Out of Adjectives

  I had intended to write this post about the THREE(!) versions of Deschutes Brewery’s “The Abyss” – that legendary, Continue reading →

Budweiser Versus American Beer: The Heart of The Matter

What if a good friend wrote you a letter…and in this letter, your friend said that he or she needed Continue reading →