Most craft brewpubs incorporate their beer into their food menu. Sometimes the beer flavor is apparent and other times it is making good use of spent grain. Abita marinates their ribs in Purple Haze and Three Floyds serves up a Pride... read more »
June 11, 2011 11:07 am / no comments
The other day I discovered a great app called Stitcher Radio. Available on iPhone, Android, Palm and Backberry this app is for every phone and person. Remember when you had to download podcasts to a computer and then transfer them to your... read more »
June 8, 2011 2:33 pm / no comments
The kickoff event for Chicago Craft Beer Week was Beer Under Glass. This event was held at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The meandering paths of the conservatory had stations with various craft brewers and food. While many of the breweries... read more »
June 7, 2011 1:22 pm / no comments
I feel it is only fair to do a overall postmortem of the week as a whole and I plan on writing individual event revues. While I did not have a problem with any particular event I did take some issue with the communication skills of the organizing committee.... read more »
June 6, 2011 6:57 pm / no comments
This summer you need more than a grill, lawn chair, and cold beer. Check out my list of favorite summer beer accessories.
The Plastic Pint Glass – Warm weather is not an excuse to ditch your glass. They might not make all styles... read more »
May 30, 2011 10:50 am / no comments
Wow! It has been a crazy few weeks! So Small Time Drinker (I can’t bear to call him by his initials STD) and I have been enjoying Chicago Craft Beer Week. No, we haven’t been drunk all week, just trying to fit in enough beer... read more »
May 28, 2011 9:27 pm / no comments
Recently I have written and tweeted about communication with customers. On a few occasions I have discussed Chicago Craft Beer Week. I have been a bit disappointed in the flow of information coming from then. At the bottom of this post... read more »
May 17, 2011 9:02 am / 2 comments
Overview
For those who never learned to count using your fingers, you might need this app while drinking. So what does Beer Counter do? Just as it says- counts the number of beers you consume. With a simple touch of a button you can... read more »
May 9, 2011 10:00 am / 1 comment
Overview
If you are looking for a simple pairing guide for beer and food, then Beerallels is for you. The layout and easy to use interface is ideal for a beginning beer and food matchmaker, but the intermediate beer/ foodie will be left wanting... read more »
April 27, 2011 11:10 am / no comments
I smiled as I walked to the train this past week. Gas was $4.36 a gallon, down from $4.40 earlier in the week. I was glad take the train and fluctuating gas prices don’t impact me as much. If you do drive you’ll appreciate... read more »
April 24, 2011 4:00 pm / 2 comments