Arizona Governor Declares It Beer Week

Finally, something useful comes out of the office of AZ Governor Jan Brewer! Governor Jan Brewer Proclaims Beer...

The 10 Commandments Of Craft Beer

What makes a beer nerd truly good? We’ve been giving this some thought lately and came up with the graphic you see above.  It’s the Ten Commandments of Craft beer, a set of guidelines that we think would lead to a better world if all beer fans followed.  Of course, just like the real Ten Commandments, you may disagree. Honestly can’t say I disagree with any of these.  Personally, I like #1 and...

Beer Wars – A Movie For Beer Lovers

I’m taking a short break from theology and politics with this post to make a public service announcement. Friends don’t let friends drink crap beer. To paraphrase Jim Koch of Sam Adams:  “If all of our knowledge about beer comes from Bud, Miller, and Coors, it’s the same as all of our food knowledge coming from McDonalds.” Seriously, I homebrew.  I have friends that homebrew.  If...

Monday Mind Dump – 4/12

You can tell spring is in full effect by both the allergies infesting my house and the amount of yardwork I’ve been doing lately.  This weekend I got half the yard thatched and over-seeded.  Once the green bin goes out, I can clear out the remaining bougainvillea branches and get the other half of the yard done.   No rest for the weary it seems.  Now, on to the dump! I’ve been having nightmares...

My introduction to homebrewing

Yes, I brew my own beer, and I enjoy it.  I only got into this hobby a few short months ago when I was introduced to it by a very good friend of mine.  He had been brewing his own for a while and whenever we’d go to visit, he’d have some phenomenal beer on tap….java stout, oatmeal stout, summer wheat……you name it. I became curious and began asking questions like ‘What do you...