The Spirit World

I took the Brewsday road show to Denver for a little recreational drinking last week. Since I’m working on this beer cocktail series I thought I would chat up the Denver bartenders about the sort of stuff they put in their beer, but instead of blends and mixes, I found a city where it’s fairly […]

Recently, I took my family into Manhattan for a long weekend and, of course, some beer research. The first night we decided to get some barbecue at Virgil’s (152 West 44th Street, just off Broadway in the Times Square vicinity). Of course, I had a couple of beers (Brooklyn Pilsner and a Mardi Gras Ale […]

My original plan was to have recovered from the flu soon enough to do some experimenting with one of Unibroue’s more interesting offerings, a cherry based brew called (what else?) Quelque Chose. But since the microorganisms have conspired against me, I’ll do some sociological reporting rather than rhapsodizing about gustatory concoctions.
Last month I attended […]

Previously, I wrote about mixing cassis with stout to produce what’s called a Liverpool Kiss. There are a couple of other beer cocktails that use stout as a base. The Bee Sting is a mix of stout with orange juice. A Broadway (also sometimes called a Diesel) is a mix of stout […]

This article is by guest author, Denise Hall who contributes regularly to our sister blog, Fit Fare.

I had fun developing the drink themes for our annual Mardi Gras Party. A few months ago Donavan and I went to eat at a local Cajun restaurant. When we inquired about Louisiana themed cocktails the bar […]

This article is by guest author, Denise Hall who contributes regularly to our sister blog, Fit Fare.
Yes, we’ve just barely finished Valentine’s Day but Mardi Gras is coming. Those of us from Louisiana can feel it in the air - even from as far away as Long Island.
Mardi Gras season officially begins on […]

A couple of weeks ago I realized that Valentine’s Day was quickly approaching and I needed a good topic for today’s article. Last year I found a beer called Kisz, so I thought I would stick with the theme. My search yielded a beer cocktail called a Liverpool Kiss.
Researching this particular beer cocktail was made […]

Last night I was at a restaurant with my wife and, as is typical for a writer, I was eavesdropping on the people at the next table. One of the guys next to us asked for a Black and Tan. The waiter holding up his notebook, looked seriously at the young man and asked, “Is […]

Last summer when I was visiting Seattle and Tacoma (and a number of brew pubs in between), I picked up a book by home brew guru Charlie Papazian entitled Microbrewed Adventures. The book is a loose and episodic beery autobiography of one of homebrewing’s most enthusiastic proponents.
About a hundred pages in is a story about […]

Last week we walked out of Max’s after a college football game and spied Bertha’s (734 South Broadway, 410-327-5795) directly across the street. I decided that Bertha’s warranted an exploratory trip. So the next evening I met a friend at The Horse You Came In On Saloon (1626 Thames Street, 410-327-8111) for a […]