Beer Tasting Ups and Downs
A few nights ago, I went to a beer tasting here in town. The tasting was kind of sponsored by the local Anheuser-Busch distributor, and George Reisch, who is a brewmaster and director of brewmaster outreach for A-B, was the speaker/guide for the tasting. I expected, going in, to taste a few beers made by A-B and maybe hear a little about how they're made. However, the tasting was much more interesting. Not only did we get to taste some A-B beers (i.e., Budweiser, Bud Light, Shock Top), but we got to taste them next to their competition (i.e., Miller Lite,...
Things to Do With Beer: Yard Work and Danger-Genius Ramps
Today was a good day. Let me tell you about it. I spent pretty much all day outside working in the yard. This included: tilling up an insanely big garden area and a smaller (when compared with the first area) garden area; having an OK lunch with an excellent, big PBR; and weedeating, pushmowing, and ride-mowing (just made up a word--call Houghton Mifflin) the yard. But this doesn't sound like fun, does it? If you're thinking "no, it does not, dude" sorry, but you are incorrect. Add cold-ass Miller Lite to all of the yard mowing and the fun materializes like a...



