Beer pairings for regular folks, Part 3
Never in my life have I made tater tot casserole, but as I scoured my brain for lame food ideas, this Midwestern classic emerged as a perfect meal for not only this series, but also a wonderful pairing...
View ArticleFriek in three words
A long overdue 3-word beer review, I sat down with a bottle of Odell’s Friek this week. In short, here’s what I got from the cool-labeled, cherry-and-raspberry, oak-aged lambic: 1....
View ArticleSon of a beer geek, Part 2
Tom and I headed to Extreme Images by Ashley today. I needed an “author photo” for this book situation. In an effort to document the entire monk project, his job was to capture the behind-the-scenes,...
View ArticleAdam turns pro
[This is the fourteenth installment of an ongoing series by Adam Draeger, an experienced homebrewer and engineer transitioning to the world of professional brewing through coursework at the Siebel...
View ArticleAnd a pitcher to go
I prolly won’t be drinking sloe gin fizzes, but come August (19-21), I’m heading to Portland for the Second Annual Beer Bloggers Conference. Due to the popularity of my little side project (did I...
View ArticleBeer pairings for regular folks, Part 4
Making college noodles dreamy So this one starts with a collegiate classic: your basic bowl of Ramen noodles. But before I add beer, I kick it up a notch with one of the only condiments that matters:...
View ArticleBeer pairings for regular folks, Part 5
Michelle refused to eat this one, but boy did it bring back memories of my youth. A simple, two ingredient affair, Beanie Weanies is a Midwestern classic, and one of two or three dishes that my mom...
View ArticlePleasant surprises
I wasn’t surprised that the barbecue was top-notch at Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue when we stopped by for dinner in a relatively unplanned trip to Kansas City this weekend. I’d heard good things...
View ArticleWe’ve moved!
We’ve been working on a switcheroo for quite some time, and so this will be the last time I post to the dotwordpressdotcom version of this humble blog. There are a few changes, improvements and...
View ArticleRSS update
Just because I mentioned nearly a year ago that we were moving to www.brewvana.net doesn’t mean that some folks updated their RSS feeds (or that I changed the link on my nifty little RSS button). So...
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