Unfiltered discussion about craft beer.
As we were plotting out our path through the PNW during Beercation2.0, Scott expressed an interest in visiting Portland. Since my first encounter with Portland during Beercation1.0 was not exactly an experience I wished...
When Scott and I set out to plan the logistics for Beercation2.0, one of the key elements were the “must visit” breweries. We had discussed whether or not we wanted to follow the...
For many of us, as we chronicle the timeline of our craft beer journey, a lot of the same names jump out as playing a pivotal role for many us: Sierra Nevada…Stone…New Belgium…sometimes these...
Back in late 2015, I purchased a pair of Pulcinella bottles, and found that they had some kind of odd “gusher” issue with them. I made contact with the folks at Hi-Wire. I didn’t...
[Note: I wrote this back in July, and then summarily lost it in my inbox for 3 months. Nobody to blame here but me.] We’re midway through the summer of 2016, and I’m back...
It’s been awhile since I’ve visited a brewery with the intent of writing a piece on them. Truthfully, while #beercation was a load of fun, for someone that isn’t a writer by trade, it’s...
Throughout the many breweries we visited during #beercation, there were a couple of basic concerns. Would we burn out on sampling beer? Would there be enough unique aspects to write about at each brewery...
When Scott and I started planning out our stop points for #beercation, we knew that we *had* to spend time in Seattle. The question then was how to decide between all of the breweries...
This post was almost called “Ninkasi – The most ‘Google’ brewing company we visited”, but I left it as is because my OCD said to keep everything similar. One of the neat things about...
As I’ve shared the details of my #beercation trip with friends and family, it feels more and more like a pilgrimage of sorts. Not to downplay those that actually do a real pilgrimage, but...
So this is a fun week for me; I get to spend time with one of my all-time best friends, we get to drive around the Pacific Northwest together, and the best part is...
Those of you that have listened to the show for awhile know that I’m originally from Indiana, and during my last visit to my hometown, I visited the fairly new Carson’s Brewery. Jason...
