Most stories about Thanksgiving revolve around the Pilgrim side of things. Surely they were thankful that some of them had survived a rough year. And they were very thankful that the local Indians had helped with showing them how to cultivate the local crops. But in some recent reading I have uncovered another interesting fact [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2009
Is That a Beer in Your Pants or Are You Happy to Be Here?
Recently I stumbled upon a rather unique beer accessory. I’m not sure how I found it, but I can think of a few times that I wish I had one of these things. Yes, I’m talking about …The Beer Buckle. What a great idea for those times when your trying to balance a plate of [...]
Beer Living is Headed to Paris
Bon Jour! Half of the Beer Living crew is headed to Paris next week. Oui! It is a business trip so it will not be all fun and games, but I do plan on getting out and sampling some local beer(s). I’m putting a call out to my loyal readers (both of you) for any [...]
28 Pints of Beer is Good For the Male Heart
According to a Spanish study, drinking alcohol equivalent to 28 pints of beer per week can decrease the chance of heart disease. The results showed that the benefit was greater for men than women. This study was published in Heart, a peer reviewed medical journal. You can read the abstract here. Of course there are [...]
Beer Haiku of the Day
Photo by Vishvarupa Like warm sunny days White clouds floating in blue sky Beer recharges my soul. – Kimo
My Bouts with Beer Snobbishness
Over the past 30 years my beer drinking choices have made a few turns. Starting out it was limited to the usual beers from Anheuser– Busch, Coors, or Miller. If I wanted something ‘special’, I would spurge on a Heineken, or Heineken Dark for those really special occasions. Of course in those days, there was [...]
Humorous Christmas Beer Labels
Two of my favorite things are beer (of course!) and humor. When The Beer Goddess and I saw these beers, we had to buy them. Nothing says Christmas like a little Pickled Santa. I’ll review them later, but just wanted to share the fun labels. These are brewed by the Ridgeway Brewery in the UK, [...]
Pilgrims, We Have a Problem
During the last few evenings, when I’m not watching my favorite sport team lose, or drinking Belgian beer that is named after duck sounds (Kwak), I have been reading “Mayflower, A Story of Courage, Community, and War” by Nathaniel Philbrick. I’ve been wanting to read it for awhile and thought this would be a good [...]
I’m Older Than an Elephant
This past weekend I celebrated a birthday and took advantage of the Disney Empire’s offer to visit one of their theme parks. Disney allows you free admission on your birthday, so it will save you about 80 bucks. So The Beer Goddess and I headed once again to sip a few beers and eat some [...]
Rebirth of Old Beer
Interesting article over at The Street about the revivial of some old beer names. This is the kind of action that I like: ..Last year, the folks at Schlitz pulled cans of fetid swill out of coolers across the Midwest and replaced it with a bottled, maltier mix more in line with the recipe that [...]