Didn’t take long to find something goofier than the fact that Abita can’t sell its beer brewed to raise funds for oil spill relief in two of the states most damaged by BP’s negligence. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has made a decision that seems just about as anti-homebrewing as it can be in a [...]

Just last year in Great Britain, Procter & Gamble argued in court that Pringles are not potato chips (and hence not subject to tax rules) because they do not contain enough potato to have the “essence of potato.” The court rejected the argument. In his new book “How Pleasure Works” author Paul Bloom uses this [...]

As it did after Katrina, Abita Brewing in Louisiana has brewed a beer to benefit victims of disaster. This time 75 cents from the sale of every 22-ounce bottle of Save Our Shores (S.O.S.) Charitable Pilsner will will go to a fund that will be used to support those devastated by the BP oil disaster. [...]

So let’s get right to this World Cup football thing. Story in Yahoo! Sports (thanks to Neal Stewart) points out the financial benefits for sports bars and large breweries. This video from Freetail Brewing in San Antonio (which is approaching 50,000 views on YouTube) indicates they are more widespread. My local brewpub (Turtle Mountain Brewing) [...]

As my wife and daughter know I’m a sucker for a quick wink or even a half smile (from them — this doesn’t work for every one). Hold that thought. Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City recently began selling a new beer, Amber Ale. You can buy it in draught in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, or [...]

I’m finding all sorts of fun things to read when I should be finishing a “real” post here and two lengthy stories for print publications. So some quick bits before I get back to work. Please make sure to read the last item. Best line from the National Homebrewers Conference. About two hours into Club [...]

You know you are at the National Homebrewers Conference when you get on an elevator at 5 o’clock in the morning (I had an early flight home) and there’s a guy who still hasn’t been to bed. He is holding a glass full of beer. I came home from the conference in Minnesota with a [...]

Send the posse ofter the guys in this rather scary photo. Disregarding the sometimes ominous hints in the sphbc Twitter feed I’m off to the National Homebrewers Conference in Minnesota. I’m not even going to pretend I’ll have the time or the inclination to manage posts from Minneapolis. I will try to ship a few [...]

Quaffable.

Thank you Alder Yarrow, for a post that takes us quite nicely into the weekend. In a wine culture obsessed with the idea of pairing, far too few people talk about the best complement to a nice glass of wine: sex. Yep, I’m thinking beer belongs in this conversation. (As the people filming those commercials [...]