The Drinktanks Thermal Growler: A Quick 8-Month Progress Report

  I first wrote about the stunningly good thermal steel growlers from Drinktanks, the Bend, Oregon company which finally gave Continue reading →

Top of Tacoma and Lagunitas: The American Quintessence

Maybe it’s part of aging. Maybe it’s ingrained artsyness. Maybe it’s just as plain as habitual overthinking. But as I Continue reading →

Deschutes Jubealale, 2015 Edition: #BestJubelYet

  I can tell this twisted tale now, with a year’s remove, because A) it’s kinda funny, now, and B) Continue reading →

AB/InBev Buys SABMiller: Corporate Cluelessness as Fine Art

By now, you’ve probably read at least some sketchy reports about the Justice Department’s decision to look into the recent Continue reading →

Tacoma Soul and The Right Drink: Uncle Thurm’s and Booze Affinity

I’m not going to mince words, here… Since moving to Seattle from North Carolina in 1992, I’ve eaten at maybe Continue reading →

Donald Trump: TOTALLY Off-Topic…But Plausible

  I’m going to propose something, here, and it is NOT facetious or ironic: Donald Trump was, for MANY years, Continue reading →

Fizzics: The Science Behind Slick Marketing

I want to say this flat-out and unequivocally: Fizzics, the new device that claims to “improve” the quality of canned Continue reading →

Breweries Running Out of Names? DON’T Believe It!

  I’ve read dozens of times, lately, that brewers and brewery owners all over the country are worried that, with Continue reading →