The Songs for a (P&u) Departure (2): “Empty souls will leave their homes”
Previously: The Songs for a (P&u) Departure (1): “These cameras never lie” One
We’re told that Nov. 15 will be the last day for Pints&union...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 63: F.O.S.S.I.L.S. at 5 … pungent, robust,...
Dennis Barry at the 1995 Oktoberfest Brew-In.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 62: Rich O’s expands, and we gain an affinity for Rogue...
The Songs for a (P&u) Departure (1): “These cameras never lie”
We’re told that Nov. 15 will be the last day for Pints&union in New Albany prior to the pub decamping for the Highlands: Here’s the...
Speaking of epitaphs, a wonderful song called “Get Out and Stay Out”
“Get Out and Stay Out” was recorded for the 1979 Quadrophenia film soundtrack and wasn’t part of the original album in 1973. That’s Kenney...
Here’s the epitaph: “In the end, Pints&union didn’t deserve New Albany”
It usually surprises people to learn that I’ve lived in Floyd County, Indiana my entire life, and in New Albany since the early 1990s....
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 62: Rich O’s expands, and we gain...
The back bar was about to be moved … backward (January, 1995).
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 61: The Silo Microbrewery’s fatal...
Beers with a Stoic: Sacraments, sanctuaries and homes away from home
Several iterations of this essay were published at the old NA Confidential.
A few years ago one Sunday we went for a stroll and passed...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 61: The Silo Microbrewery’s fatal travails, 1994...
Louisiana Jack’s at the Silo Microbrewery advertisement 1996.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 60: Those glorious Belgian beer cafes (Euro Beer Travel 1995,...
Diary: 17 years ago, the New Albany Historic Home Tour and the Schwartzel family
The Schwartzels at our front porch in 2007.
It so happens that today was the New Albany Historic Home Tour, which appears to have debuted...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 60: Those glorious Belgian beer cafes (Euro...
Cantillon ambience ,1995.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 59: Czech and Slovak beer & Hungarian Bull’s Blood wine (Euro Beer Travel 1995,...