Like millions of other braying sheep, I am a Twitter user, although I could care less about what celebrities like Oprah, Ashton Kutcher or Taylor Swift are up to.
Despite its reputation as a vehicle for mundane douchebaggery, Twitter can be an incredibly useful tool for disseminating information. I follow friends and family and some interesting [...]
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I went to Topeka, and all I got was this lousy sinus infection
Well, that’s not entirely true. Besides the sickness, I did manage to come home with some beers heretofore unavailable in our town as well as a topic to post about, however marginal.
When making out-of-town trips, I always like visiting the local suds shops to see which beers they stock that I’ve never seen/had before. Devlin’s [...]
Sam’s goodies
Stopped by the beer store Friday evening to celebrate another dayside work week in the books. Apparently, the good Friar had just received a shipment, as dozens of boxes of 6-packs were stacked in front of coolers.
Among them was a bunch from Samuel Smith, each containing four smaller black boxes. Being the good customer of [...]
There’s a Party goin’ on around here
Finally, Party House Liquors has opened in the (generic name of shopping center) along Koke Mill Road.
Taking advantage of Ride Your Bike to the Beer Store Day today, I rode down there to check out the selection. Right now, there’s nothing that the other beer stores don’t have. They did, though, hand me a notebook [...]
Another reason why ethanol is not the answer
Corn is king here in central Illinois. It’s been that way for many decades and will continue to be for many decades more.
Corn feeds humans as well as cattle, which in turn feed us some more. And it also feeds the ever-growing maw of the ethanol industry. With the massive subsidies being paid for corn [...]
New Belgium to establish colony
According to its Web site, Friar Tuck will soon be stocking New Belgium products. Curiously, though, when you click the “more” link, it mentions only Fat Tire. Hopefully, the Tuck will stock other NBBC products.
I’ve had their Sunshine Wheat, Skinny Dip and 2 Below beers, and they’re all mad tasty. I’m guessing that whichever beers [...]
It’s too bad the weather doesn’t follow the beer selection
It’s snowing again. What a surprise.
Each snowflake that falls is a unique, beautiful and bone-chilling reminder that spring, like so many galaxies, is far, far away. Which is why seeing the following selections in Cub Foods’ County Market’s beer aisle twists winter’s frigid knife ever deeper:
For some reason, the spring seasonals are here already. Totally [...]
Hey, beer man!
This wonderful human being is my friend Steve. He’s in town visiting family for Christmas, and he was nice enough to transport across state lines some delicious suds all the way from Denver. After making the purchase Monday, he sent me a text message:
I feel like the Bandit.
Having successfully evaded Sheriff Buford T. Justice, Steve [...]
Fat Tire getting closer?
Beer Therapy reports that Fat Tire and other New Belgium Brewing Co. products have made it to Iowa City, one state over.
People were so excited they apparently started an impromptu bicycle parade to celebrate. If you ever needed an excuse to go on a bike ride, beer is a good one.
Eagle-eyed shoppers at Friar Tuck [...]