All I want for Christmas is porter
I attended an annual holiday lunch a few days ago with some Chicago beer friends and afterward we stopped at Half Acre Beer Co. The folks there were nice enough to give us a barely-scheduled tour, and they filled our glasses with the outstanding Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, and a new porter. Both were delicious, but the porter [...]
2,629 bottles of cheese on the wall
I have no way of knowing what kind of beer was served, but 201 lucky cheese experts from around the world spent a day Birmingham, England last week surrounded by cheese. Their task was to sort through 2,629 entries from all over the world to select the best of the best for the annual World Cheese [...]
Thank You
It’s Thanksgiving day, and I’ll spend it with my family at the home of one of our dear friends. I’ve been asked by the hostess to bring cheese and beer. The cheeses will be Coupole, from Vemont Butter and Cheese Creamery, Tillamook Reserve Cheddar, and Rogue River Blue. I’ll also bring a bottle of Orchard White from [...]



















