There’s been a lot of talk on the Hop Press lately about beer styles (see articles by Brian, Mario, and Jon). It’s something that I’ve given a lot of thought to, so I decided to share my opinion. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

Sorry if this is a little deep, but I was pondering the other day and wanted to share an analogy I was thinking about. [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

So, I bet you’re just dying to try the all-butter pie crust recipe I posted a couple weeks ago. Right? I figured as much. Enter chicken pot pie: Here’s the secret with chicken pot pie: It’s all about the crust. If you have a good crust, your chicken pot pie is guaranteed to please. Luckily, [...]

My last two pairing articles were very beef-centric, so I thought it might be time to move on to poultry. Turkey, to be exact. Yeah, I know it’s not anywhere near Thanksgiving right now, but I did roast a nice bird on Easter Sunday. Rubbed some olive oil, salt, pepper, orange zest, thyme, and sage [...]

Ahhh, Victory Brewing Company. One of my absolute faves. A beacon of light for beer lovers in the state of Pennsylvania, nay, in the whole of the US! [...] Read more at The Hop Press!

It took me a while to make my own pie crust. The mere thought of cooking with lard was enough to keep me from trying it. Then, I found a recipe for all-butter pie crust. It changed my world. This crust is seriously amazing. Flaky, rich, buttery, perfect. And you can do so much with [...]

This past Saturday was the Heavy Seas Real Ale & BBQ Fest at Clipper City Brewing Company! Or is that Heavy Seas Brewing Company… Company name changes aside, the festival was held right in the brewery warehouse in Baltimore, MD, and boy do they know how to throw a party! [...] Read more at The [...]