40 Years in Beer (Book III), Part 84: Y2K and the Belgian beercycling inaugural...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 83: Full frontal hops in Poperinge, Bamberg and Žatec (1999).
For those who weren’t present for the...
MLK Day, 2026
I was not quite eight years old when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April of 1968, and consequently, my memories of...
Diary: Best beer list in NA? I know it when I see it, and...
(It annoys me as necessary to post a disclaimer, as it should be obvious that a diary entry is coming from me as an...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 83: Full frontal hops in Poperinge, Bamberg...
The Joes, Jr. and Sr., in the streets of post-parade Poperinge, 1999.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 82: BrewWorks, Jack Daniel’s, and the...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 82: BrewWorks, Jack Daniel’s, and the next...
Pipkin Brewing Co., circa 1999.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 81: In 2025, the heaviness got me good, and I did NOT write...
Roger’s year in music, 2025
Yes, this is 2026, and I’m supposed to be recapping my year in music in 2025. To get there, we must begin by stumbling...
Beers with a Stoic: Check out THIS upscale luxury beer list
There’s a restaurant in the area.
Salads and soups start at $13; appetizers at $20. Main courses are $34 – $39, and steaks $47 –...
My year in books and reading, 2025
To summarize my year in books and reading, I am absolutely delighted to note that when scrolling through the selections, I can find something...
10 Songs for Remembering Barry Sears
R.I.P. Barry Sears, a friend since kindergarten who changed my life over lunch
Barry Sears, one of my oldest and dearest friends, died unexpectedly in...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 81: In 2025, the heaviness got me...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009).
“I tell ya, my whole life is pressure,...