Auf Wiedersehen, Stone!

It seems like just yesterday I was lamenting the closing of Stone's South Park outpost, and now I bid adieu to a location that I sadly will never see for myself, not under the stewardship of my beloved Stone Brewing, anyway.  Go here to read Greg Koch's eloquent farewell to their Berlin, Germany facility.  Prost, Stone, In bessere Zeiten!

Happy New Beer's Eve!

No, I'm not dead.

Quick Sips Ep. 1

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Cool idea, Twisted Manzanita!

Happy Ballast Point Day!

If you're not already acquainted with this special day, here is some background on it from the honoree.

"It's that time again... the officially unofficial Ballast Point Day is coming up again on May 18th and we have something special planned.  It all started a few years back when we were honored enough to have a day named after us in the City of San Diego... and we have decided to keep the celebration going.  This year we decided that one day just wasn't long enough, so now we have a week of events in all of our tasting rooms to highlight the beers that built Ballast Point... come join us!"

Go here for details on what they've got planned for the week and make it a "point" to join in the festivities!

This takes big balls!

IPA’s have killed my sweet tooth!

When I was younger I loved sweets.  As I’ve gotten older I’ve lost the sweet tooth I once had.  I don’t mind dessert every once in a while, but the cravings of my youth have subsided.  Now I can take it or leave it.  True, age may be a factor.  When we are young we want and do a lot of things that we grow out of with maturity.  However, thinking about it more, I truly believe that my sweet tooth was dealt its final, fatal blow by my love of IPA’s!  Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Belgian tripel or quadrupel, barrel-aged stout, and barleywine from time to time, but my heart belongs to the mighty IPA.  My style of choice, it is the beer I turn to most.  With the bitter beating my palate takes on a regular basis, I have to think that my love of hops has extracted my sweet tooth once and for all.  To be perfectly honest, I’m okay with that.  Until they invent hop cake, pie, or ice cream (hmmm…), I’ll stick to my IPA’s.  Come to think of it, my dentist is probably okay with it as well!