Eastside Distilling: A Beautiful Still Life in PDX

“Wow.“ Loaded word, right? Signifies that Somethin’s Up. What follows it had better be news of the roll-yer-socks-down variety or Continue reading →

In The Craft Beer Paradise, is YOUR Stadium a Dry Hole?

After my last two visits to CenturyLink Field, the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks, a ghost from my past Continue reading →

Beer and Guns: How Craft Beer Shows Us The Way to Disarm

Many of you will read this and think, “Wow, this guy is really stretching his point to infinity and beyond” Continue reading →

Nine Wineries You (Probably) Never Heard of…But Should

We have almost 8,000 wineries in the US, today. Over 3,000 breweries. A thousand artisan distilleries – and counting. Even Continue reading →

Stone 18th Anniversary IPA and Xocovesa: Divergent Deliciousness

Every time I taste a new release from Stone Brewing, I hold my breath. My seemingly life-long passion for this Continue reading →

Totally Off Topic and I Apologize: The “12” Effect

I’ve gotten a fair number of emails from readers of The Pour Fool, asking about the Seattle Seahawks. It’s not Continue reading →

21st Amendment and Elysian “He Said/He Said”: Mutant Pumpkin Beers In Earth Take-Over Bid!

Be afraid. Be very afraid…. Someone…well, make that “someones“, had the audacity to trifle with The Accepted Order of Things. Continue reading →

Franco-Espanolas “Rioja Bordon”: Rioja, With Its Roots Showing

Just a day ago, I received a shipment of what I thought would turn out to be a bottle for Continue reading →