Deschutes Jubel 2015: Why Great is Great and Good…Isn’t

I’m about to review another splendid beer from Deschutes Brewery and anyone who has ever read The Pour Fool will Continue reading →

Stone Brewing: Two Beautiful 2015 Barleywine Behemoths

Stone is better than your favorite local brewery. Unless you live in Milton, Delaware, or Bend, Oregon, or maybe Northwest Continue reading →

Strange Craft Brewing, NoLi, and Ninkasi/Devil’s Backbone: Two Fat Cherries and a Real Gem

None of the three beers you’re about to read of here is brand new. This was, in fact, just the Continue reading →

Red Wine & Chocolate: The Conflict of Concept and Reality

[This first appeared at seattlepi.com in February of 2014. It’s reposted again here because, well, a lot of people still Continue reading →

Cigar City vs. AB: An Open Letter to Joey Redner

Dear Joey, In helping run LetsPour.com for three years, I had a lot of opportunity to experience CCBC’s beers and Continue reading →

The Bud Super Bowl Ad: Same Old Bud, Same Old S***

In the wake of my very straight-talking  – you can also spell that R-U-D-E, which is exactly what I intended Continue reading →

Why The Seahawks Lost The Super Bowl: WILDLY Off-Topic

I played several sports in high school and on into college at Maryland; not at any elevated level but it’s Continue reading →

Steve Body’s 100 Point Wines: An Unearthed List

In a recent post explaining how I use the infamous Robert Parker-ish 100 point scale, I casually mentioned that I Continue reading →