My very first experience at Sierra Nevada's new Torpedo Room in Berkeley was a soul-crushing defeat. My eyes opened wide when I noticed the Barrel-aged Torpedo IPA was one of their 16 tap selections. I breathlessly ordered, eager with anticipation, when my server told me they had JUST run out of it, and even held up a glass which contained the last few precious … [Read more...] about Full Speed Ahead … to the Torpedo Room!
Whew, Just Made It: Stone Enjoy By 12.13.13
What can I say? I'm a procrastinator. Maybe it's the years of practice cranking out overnight term papers in college (fueled by Sno-Caps and Dr. Pepper, this was WAAAAAY before 5-Hour Energy). Maybe it's laziness. Or maybe it's because I just picked it up last week. No matter. Like the bottle says, I'm currently enjoying a Enjoy By 12.13.13 by Stone Brewing, out … [Read more...] about Whew, Just Made It: Stone Enjoy By 12.13.13
Beer Preserves: This Place Will Give You the Vapors
Superior Bathhouse Brewery & Distillery, Hot Springs, Arkansas The mineral-rich, naturally heated waters in Hot Springs, Arkansas reportedly provide a great many benefits -- relaxation, detoxification, enhanced immune and digestive systems, healthier skin... and beer? Rose Schweikhart Cranson thinks so. She and her husband Todd have opened Superior Bathhouse … [Read more...] about Beer Preserves: This Place Will Give You the Vapors
The Beerverse is Expanding!
Here at Beerverse World Headquarters, we're constantly looking for ways to disseminate more and better information to a beer audience just thirsting for it. (Get it? Beer? Thirst? Clever, no?) To that end, I'd like to announce some semi-regular (read -- whenever the content is ready) features designed to bring you more in-depth coverage of the people, places, and things of … [Read more...] about The Beerverse is Expanding!
Upright — Outtasight!
I have to go to work tomorrow. Mondays are bad enough anyway, but after a blissful week off, they are especially rough. Although this blissful week was interrupted with a stupid cold, my plan of doing pretty much nothing was only slightly tarnished by constant nose-blowing and the occasional coughing fit. I decided to celebrate my last day of freedom by enjoying an … [Read more...] about Upright — Outtasight!