Last Saturday I needed to be in Berryville, Va in the morning. I decided to see where Adroit Theory Brewing was in relation to Berryville. I had been wanting to make a trip there for some time and this might be the opportunity I was waiting for. Turns out that…
I love to sample different beer. My favorite local establishment offers samples that are almost too small, but still gives me the opportunity to try a bunch in one visit. Some places do these little shot glasses, some offer 4 or 5oz pours. That seems a little more reasonable to…
It’s fun to be able to share a beer with friends, but on a cold winter evening, it’s nice to be able to enjoy a tasty beverage in the comfort of my own home. But wait, I can have my cake and eat it, too – or perhaps that should…
Wow, what a great night of trans-coastal research this past Wednesday night! Right out of the gate we started with ‘Cranberry Woods’ from Cisco Brewery in Nantucket. It was inspirational. To wit: I once drank a beer from Nantucket With cranberry juice from a bucket Full of lacto and oak I ain’t tellin…
In our never-ending (or at least weekly) endeavor to further acquaint our palates with all that is Sour and Memorable, we totally enjoyed the following this past Wednesday: Recently ‘delivered’ from Chris (& Rebekah’s) Bike-ation trip to Colorado were two 375mm’s from Crooked Stave, a sour beer-focused brewery in Denver. The St.…
Last weekend Joni, our Canadian friends, and I headed to the beach for our annual Horseshoe Crab census trip. We go out onto the beach at the evening high tide and count crabs for a long term research study. We have been doing it for 11 or 12 years. As…