Just wanted to draw your attention to a new page I created here at brew.cook.pair.joy – Pairing Lessons! Yay, new!!! Now you can easily access all of the pairing lessons from the handy-dandy link right in the header of the site! See it? Right there next to the RSS Feed (which you should totally subscribe [...]

Dogfish Head‘s Sah’tea is one of the most interesting and creative beers I’ve had to date. Someday I’d like to ask Sam Calagione how he comes up with his crazy ideas… Here’s the story behind it. Many centuries ago, peasants in Finland brewed a fermented beverage called sahti. The ingredients included malted and unmalted barley, [...]

Last week, I attended the launch party for the Chester County Buy Fresh Buy Local newsletter. The event, as advertised through Twitter and Facebook, was hosted by Chester County Cuisine & Nightlife at Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, PA. I’m all about eating local, and since we love Victory, we decided to come see what [...]

Up until last September when we bought our house, Tim and I lived in a townhouse apartment in Malvern, PA. Malvern is located on the Main Line, a very uppity, somewhat snooty area of southeastern PA. Strangely enough, this wealthy town also happens to be the home of the most awesome hole-in-the-wall bar ever — [...]

The North Carolina beer tax is currently the 5th highest in the country, and it’s threatening to climb even higher. As a future North Carolina brewer, I find this news a bit… disconcerting. If you happen to live in North Carolina, please take a moment to fill out this form and voice your concern over [...]

This month’s Session topic (hosted by Beer By Bart) is “Will Travel for Beer.” Gail and Steve ask us to elaborate on either a beer trip we’ve taken, or one we’d like to take. Since I’ve already written extensively about our trip to Colorado last year, I thought I’d talk about a trip that I’ve [...]