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 »
March 1, 2011 8:16 am / no comments
This is what we came all this way for.
February 26, 2011 5:53 pm / no comments
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 »
February 15, 2011 5:40 pm / no comments
UK Warning Label
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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 »
February 8, 2011 5:33 pm / 2 comments
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 »
February 1, 2011 5:23 pm / no comments
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 »
January 30, 2011 4:40 pm / no comments
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 »
January 25, 2011 4:35 pm / no comments
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 »
January 18, 2011 4:21 pm / 3 comments
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 »
January 11, 2011 4:09 pm / 1 comment
This weekend take a minute to see who makes our special beers.
January 8, 2011 4:05 pm / no comments