Well, let’s see, maybe I’ll rake some leaves today. No wait. No leaves yet. Maybe I’ll sleep with the A/C off. No, nights still in the 70’s. Maybe I’ll sort out some fall clothing. Hold it I’m still in shorts. Where can I get a jump on the Autumnal Equinox? Fear not lover of the…
Dia Dhaoibh Fellow Beer Fans, St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon! Now, some people believe that drinking cheap, domestic beer loaded with green dye will make you feel Irish. But I guarantee you wont find a true Irishman drinking anything green on St. Patrick’s Day. To prepare for this wonderful day of levity, I…
Dear Beer Fans, Winter’s grip has been weak this year. It is only the first of February and yet Spring is set to take the stage. This unexpected seasonal snafu has brought many premature changes to our everyday lives. Just this weekend, people all across the country found themselves reaching into their refrigerators for a…
This week I would like to take a look at the term “session beer” and what exactly the term means for you the beer drinker. Ever since Alabama increased the legal ABV (Alcohol By Volume) of beer sell-able in the state a lot of attention has been put on high gravity ales. I’d like to…
This year’s Holiday Tasting will feature a very large selection of wine and beer, in fact, there are more vendors participating than ever before- this may be our biggest tasting event yet! There will be six wine vendors, pouring more than 200 wines and six beer vendors pouring around 50 beers. We are especially excited that…
Friends, as we at Spirits put away our shorts and reach for our favorite hoodies, the same goes for our beers. The South American and European Pale Lagers are fading away with summer and are being replaced with spiced beers like Blue Moon’s Harvest Pumpkin Ale and Ür-Marzen beers (Oktoberfests), like the traditional Spaten Oktoberfest…
A Trappist monk by the name of Thomas Merton once wrote, “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.” To me Merton’s philosophy applies as much to one’s beer as it does to one’s life. Every craft beer enthusiast has undoubtably encountered their share of beers that were all…