Category: beer

• hospitality

  February 23, 2014

  beer, food & drink, play, restaurants

  When I was a boy, our family used to pile into the car about once a month and make the two-hour drive from our home in central Wisconsin to visit my father’s parents in Door County where, mere minutes after we got out of the car and were welcomed at the door, my grandmother would… Read.

• foamy

  February 22, 2014

  beer, food & drink, hobby, homebrewing, play

  “Bottle Bomb” is a term in the homebrewing hobby that refers to beer so enthusiastically carbonated that it blows the cap right off the bottle, and sometimes even bursts the bottle itself. I haven’t brewed a batch yet that produced a bottle bomb, but I came pretty close with a batch I brewed last July.… Read.

• cheeseball

  February 22, 2014

  beer, booze, entertainment, food & drink, movies, play

  It’s been kind of a long week, so it wasn’t surprising that last night after we got home, we kicked off our shoes, found a couple of cocktails and settled in to the most comfortable furniture in our Little Red House to watch Rio Bravo. I’m sure something’s wrong with the commas in that sentence,… Read.

• barleywine reaction

  February 1, 2014

  beer, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, play

  At the Central Waters Brewery 16th Anniversary Party last weekend: “What are you drinking?” “Barleywine.” “May I try some?” “You don’t like barleywine.” “Maybe I do.” She didn’t. Read.

• Aargh!

  December 24, 2013

  beer, daily drivel, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, restaurants, Seanster

  Yay. The cat has finally curled up in my lap. Can’t do a thing while he’s turning in circles, looking for the right place to settle down. Can’t type a word, can’t sip my coffee, can’t even set down my coffee cup within easy reach because he would just keep sticking his snotty nose in… Read.

• fillerup

  October 20, 2013

  beer, food & drink, hobby, homebrewing, play

  Beer’s ready! It’s been at least four weeks since I’ve cooked up a batch of home brew, so I wanted something special. A porter seemed just about right for the cold days coming up, and I found a recipe that seemed to be not only very popular, but easy to tweak as well. Several people… Read.

• beer juggling

  October 13, 2013

  beer, festivals, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, play

  She only has two hands, but that doesn’t stop My Darling B from being a three-fisted drinker! We were at the Great Amherst Beer Festival, hosted by Central Waters Brewing yesterday when B found herself trying to juggle three cups of beer while we took photos of the goings-on. She turned out to be one… Read.

• horseshoes & hand grenades

  October 13, 2013

  beer, entertainment, festivals, food & drink, music, play

  Funny thing: I’ve been to two beer festivals in two months and at both of them I’ve seen bluegrass bands that made me, and I mean made me tap my feet. Last month it was The Material Guys at the Dilly-Dally, hosted by Karben4. This month, it was Horseshoes & Hand Grenades at the Great… Read.

• SF vacation

  October 7, 2013

  beer, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, play, travel, vacation

  Quick and Dirty version of our trip to California last week, typed up from my notes because I’m not sure how long it’ll take to expand on them and I’ve got lots to do this week but I wouldn’t want to deprive you. So: Got into San Francisco in the afternoon on Friday. Taxi driver… Read.

• California Day 9

  October 5, 2013

  beer, brewpubs, food & drink, travel, vacation

  Another change of plans – not that we ever had a solid plan to begin with, but when we flew out to California, the rough idea was that we would stay in a hotel in San Francisco for the first two nights. Then, after we rented a camper, we would overnight at state and national… Read.