HopValley Brewing Co. is not actually in Eugene, but just east of I-5 and slightly north in the town of Springfield. Having no clue where I was going, I called HopValley and the kind girl gave me turn by turn directions. The drive was less than 10-minutes. I quickly browsed the beer menu and selected [...]
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10 sitautions you should not mix with beer
Jason Mosley (aka “Mr. Bacon Pants“), isn’t simply a bacon lover / beer enthusiast / tech connoisseur / variety commentator, occasionally he’s also damned insightful. He’s got a great post over at his site on 10 situations that don’t mix with beer, complete with video snippets and rich, creamy links. Personally, I could come up [...]
Man Drinks Hot Rocks… and likes it
That “man” in the headline is me, of course. I’m currently enjoying a cold pint of Hot Rocks, the new stein-style brown lager from Port Brewing Company. Yes, it is delicious. For those who don’t know the backstory on this one, Hot Rocks is a collaboration between Port Brewing’s Tomme Arthur and Bend Brewing’s Tonya [...]
What to get the couch potato who has everything
Yeah, I know this video is a month old, but it’s new to me, and it might be to you too. A couple of things that might make it better: 1) support for 12 ounce bottles; 2) voice command (“Fridge, toss me a beer!”) Awesome in every other aspect though.
Churchill’s Pub Crawl Wrap-up – Part 1
As many of you already know, this past Saturday, January 17th was the (quasi) annual pub crawl sponsored by Churchill’s Pub and Grille here in North County San Diego. For Beer Molly this is one of the seven or eight highlights of the year (right behind her birthday, Christmas, and any other event at which [...]
Rustic Bread & Cheese from Maine
My sister has been sending me regional food and drink from her new home town of Blue Hill, Maine. Like me she was born and raised in California and uprooted a few years ago, floated for a little bit and then settled in Blue Hill. First it was beer, which I posted..I think. Then it [...]
The many benefits of beer
I like to tell people that what I love most about beer is that it makes me wealthy and intelligent and my wife young and attractive. I’m glad to see that others think the same way.
A happy Solstice & Saturnalia
Hope everyone is having a good pagan holiday. I know I am.
God and Beer – The Backlash (At Last!)
On October 15, 2008 the Associated Press ran story by Eric Gorsky titled “Finding God at a beer festival.” It began: In the beginning, there was a long line for Judgment Day ale. Shortly after the doors opened on the 27th Great American Beer Festival, a crowd congregated at the booth offering that and other [...]
