Busy times here so no detailed post, but here’s what we’ve been drinking the past few days: Sam Adams Winter Lager – we look forward to this crisp rich brew every year Full Sail Amber – the only interesting beer in a gas station on our way to Athens Sunday. Alex says “makes helluva boilermaker with a shot of Bulleit Bourbon” Smoking Loon wine – it’s cheap, drinkable, and has funny text on the synthetic [...]

In a little over 5 months, it will be summer again. I’m not one to usually yearn for June, but today I was. Why? Could be spending the afternoon watching the Ohio State Women’s hockey game at the ice rink… or because tonight the temperature is supposed to drop to nearly 0 deg. F… or the frozen Ohio summer strawberries I found in the freezer. At any rate, when I went to make myself a [...]

Tonight we are comparing three stout beers: Rogue Chocolate Stout (Oregon), Bell’s Special Double Cream Stout (Michigan), and Goose Island Oatmeal Stout (Illinois). Why these three? They were the only stouts available tonight at the unusually understocked Pace Hi, our nearest fine beer carryout. First Impressions (head, aroma, and color) Rogue: Clean chocolate smell. Not much hop on the nose. Dark, near black color. Foamiest head. Bell’s: Slightly chocolate, dark malt nose. Dark brown, cloudy [...]

Intuit (makers of Turbo Tax and Quickbooks) is running a contest for small business owners. The winners will receive $50,000 in start up money and other prizes. Unfortunately we did not hear about it in time to enter. However, a friend and mentor, Alissa DeRouchie, did enter and is in the final five! The winner is now up to voters. Here are five reasons I think you should vote for her: 1) Her business idea [...]

For her second birthday in September, our daughter was given an aquarium containing two danio fish, whom she quickly named Yellow and Red. This morning while I was cooking breakfast, she poured her milk in the tank. “It looks cloudy,” she said. I took the fish out, but sadly Yellow did not survive. (He has not been looking healthy for the last week anyways.) What does this have to do with alcohol? Well, after Alex [...]

We do NOT support alcohol abuse. We do believe in drinking responsibly. Alcohol may be good for your health in moderation. However, just one drink of alcohol can cause impairment. We like to drink locally and just walk home. We believe that drinkers should designate a sober driver when needing transportation to and from parties or bars. If you think you have a problem, please get help.

One of our rules is that what is in our liquor cabinet at the beginning of the year is fair game for drinking, even if it is foreign. Here is everything we start with, with links provided for the unusual or highly recommended: Tools:The Little Black Book of Cocktails by Virginia ReynoldsCocktail shakerSelection of shot glassesPlastic flaskSmall pocket flaskSIGG stainless steel flask/bottleWooden muddlerWooden reamerBeer bottle opener (wall mount, hand held, and Homer Simpson voiced)Wine bottle [...]