About a chapter into Lawrence Osborne’s latest book, The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker’s Journey, I realized I needed three things: a map, a dictionary, and a stiff drink. Osborne is well traveled and this is intimately apparent as he weaves his travel diary from bar to bar in England, throughout the Middle East…
Among the swag handed out during the 2013 Beer Bloggers Conference in Boston, the Hydro Flask growler took top prize. Hydro Flask, based in Bend, OR, provided each of us a 64 oz insulated growler to take home and enjoy. I’ve coveted one of these for quite a while and was thrilled to get my…
It never fails. On every trip I take, I find beer I want to bring home. While I can always throw it into the cooler in the truck when we’ve driven somewhere, flying brings added challenges. Fortunately, I’ve discovered one heck of a good alternative to wrapping bottles up in your underwear and hoping for…
I love to brew. I’m not the most sophisticated at it, but there’s something magical about taking water, malt, hops and yeast and creating an infinite variety of the great nectar known as beer. So when Midwest Supplies asked us to review one of their ingredient kits, I readily accepted their offer. Actually, that’s not…