Dick Cantwell: Corporate Brewing STILL Sucks
Dick Cantwell has resigned from his position as partner and brewmaster at Elysian Brewing in Seattle, in the wake Continue reading
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Veteran writer, Steve Body, on beer, wine, spirits, the Business Of, and those who make them…and occasionally Other Things.
DrinkTanks Rethinks the Growler: Maintaining One’s Cool – and Then Some!
Over the past year, since starting the website version of The Pour Fool, I’ve been going into my email files Continue reading
America’s Top Beer Regions: The “Heres” with the Beers!/Part One
In much the same way that “alcoholic” has spawned “workaholic”, “chocoholic”, “sexaholic”, and “pizzaholic” (okay, I made that one up), Continue reading
Fort George “The Optimist”: The IPA’s New Attitude
Folks, let me just say this right up front: “The Optimist” IPA from Fort George Brewing is…THE…Best…New…IPA in five years, Continue reading
Deluxe Original Vodka: Smooth as, well, Paul Wall
I received a package via FedEx about two weeks ago, totally out of the blue. Usually, when some PR firm Continue reading
Engine House 9 Tacoma: The Changing Face of Washington Brewing, Eight Years Later
This state’s drinking habits are changing and Engine House 9 with Shane Johns is the “More Cowbell” that can drive such an unlikely but waaaay overdue evolution.
Manhattan Moonshine: The White Dog, Reinvented
I’ve mentioned before, in this bloglet, my long-held ambivalence toward the unaged Whiskey that’s colloquially known as “white dog”. In Continue reading
Ferrari “Perle” and Codorniu “Anna”: $cintillating Sparklers
If I could have one wish for wine lovers everywhere – aside from having all of them instantly grasp that Continue reading
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