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Beer History: Medicine & Health

Beer History: Medicine & Health

Beer has played a role in medicine and health since it was invented.  Everyone knows you are supposed to eat your grains daily, and early beer was a source of grain based nutrients.  It is even possible the first beer was consumed like porridge... read more »

 

Found it!

Found it!

This is what we came all this way for.  

 

Beer History: Settling Down

Beer History: Settling Down

Over the next several weeks come back each Tuesday to see how beer had major influence in society.  In many cases people look at me and say “It is just beer.”  Yeah it is just beer, but beer played a role in everything from the... read more »

 

British vs. US Warning Labels

British vs. US Warning Labels

UK Warning Label US Warning Label Recently Bro made a journey to London and brought back Brains.  No, the Brits are not cannibals, Brains is one of the leading breweries in Wales.  One of the things we instantly picked... read more »

 

Book Review: Great Food Great Beer

Book Review: Great Food Great Beer

Yes, it is a cookbook from the fine people who make you Budweiser.  What do I like about Great Food Great Beer? Almost everything.  Many beer cookbooks focus on beer as an ingredient.  This book is not like that.  Although some recipes... read more »

 

Month in Review: January 2011

Month in Review: January 2011

This has been a great month for the blog with readership climbing above 750 readers a month for the first time.  This month’s top read posts were: My Binny’s Beverage Depot review – a look at the chain as a whole. My review... read more »

 

Memory Lane: Making Friends

Memory Lane: Making Friends

After my run in with Garrett Oliver (see here) I delved into craft beer with no end in sight.  I used to scrape together enough change to go to Goose Island for a beer.  After I got to know the bartenders they would occasionally let a free... read more »

 

Memory Lane: Garret Oliver Made Me Feel Awesome

Memory Lane: Garret Oliver Made Me Feel Awesome

A few months after that Wheatmiser I discussed last week I was broke and out of work.  I saw an advertisement in the free newspaper about a beer and cheese pairing at Binny’s Beverage, a local liquor store.  The featured speaker... read more »

 

Memory Lane: The Best Beer I Ever Had

Memory Lane: The Best Beer I Ever Had

Since my first trip to Goose Island I asked Beer Bitch to take me back each time I came to town.  Sometimes she caved; sometimes she didn’t.  I ended up finishing my degree and moved to Chicago to be with her.  I have a day job that... read more »

 

A reminder of who makes our beer.

A reminder of who makes our beer.

This weekend take a minute to see who makes our special beers.