William Wolf Pecan Bourbon Whiskey: Nuts About Bourbon

When I first got the email, asking if I would be interested in reviewing this new Whiskey from William Wolf, Continue reading →

America’s 20 Best IPAs: Hoptimum Bitterness

I posted the first entry in the Seattle P-I version of this blog on May 6th, 2009. On May 9th, Continue reading →

Too Many Breweries? One Fool Thinks NOT

My FB friend, RateBeer’s Joseph Tucker, today posted a piece – for the second time – from bonapetit.com, titled “Too Continue reading →

The Balvenie Sherry Cask 15 Year: A Whiskey Elegie

Yes, yes, we all know in excruciating detail of the perils of that Demon Whiskey, how it’s ruined lives and Continue reading →

Fred Franzia, Vani Hari, Two Buck Chuck and the New Stupidity

In the entire history of The Pour Fool, I have never once singled out any individual for criticism. I’ve bashed Continue reading →

The Pour Fool’s State-by-State Beer Map of Emerging Styles!

I worked hard and thought about this a LOT. So, here is my first-ever National Map of each state’s great Continue reading →

25 Ultra-Value Wines, Part Two: Bubbles, Sweets, and Slammin’ Whites

Carrying on where we left off in yesterday’s Red RoundUp, here is a flock o’ stunners in the sparkling, Port, Continue reading →

25 Ultra-Value Wines, Part One: The Slam Dunk Reds

For the past 22 years, I’ve been almost obsessively (okay, obsessively) keeping a list of the great value wines that Continue reading →