Category Archives: Beer

Good People Brewing Co. Collectivelly Sell Souls to Devil, Gets Baseball Park Built Across Street

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

It seems too good to be true: a small Birmingham craft brewery looking to make it big moves to an out of the way warehouse in Alabama, a state peculiarly unfriendly to beer makers and just downright rude to beer … Continue reading →

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P.O.E.T.S. Day: Walt Whitman, The Anti-P.O.E.T.S. Day “Poet”

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

From the more rugged part of the British Isles, where whisky is spelled properly, we take the P.O.E.T.S day tradition (Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday). This week’s patron falls somewhat outside of the traditional P.O.E.T.S. Day mold, having never been … Continue reading →

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Tacos, Meta-Humor, and a Questionable Quest for Authenticity

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

There is just not much about a taco that is funny. Sure there are some vague vaginal references, but that type of humor isn’t really my milieu. I’m more of a dick joke guy. Ba-dum-dum. That might come across as … Continue reading →

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Notes From A Trip To Idaho: Part The First

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

My trip to Idaho began, as most trips do, at home. The flight was poorly timed for soccer fans but my brother-in-law and I managed to catch the first half of Portugal vs. Czech Republic in an airport bar sponsored … Continue reading →

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The case for American mass produced lager

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

I am not a beer snob. I have friends that give the obligatory snort at the mention of Budweiser and can categorize Belgian ales by the type of hops used. As is the case with enthusiants on any subject, beer … Continue reading →

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