Jul 31, 2013
With the arrival of IPA Day 2013, we celebrate all things hoppy. Last week, I discussed the history of the style, and England’s role in the creation of India Pale Ale. This week I focus on the American version of IPA, and why we may be just as in debt to Scotland as...
Jul 24, 2013
Every day of the week, South Windermere Shopping Center is a bustling nexus of activity between Downtown, Byrnes Down, James Island, and Folly Beach. Add to the mix YoBo Cantina Fresca, which recently opened where South of Philly Pizzeria closed last winter is the...
Jul 24, 2013
There’s light lager, pilsner, amber lager, and dark lager (not to mention Bock) in the lager family. While there are almost no occasions for light lager, fall seems to be perfect for amber lager, spring is a great season for dark lager, which leaves summer as the...
Jul 17, 2013
With 70 tequilas, 17 signature cocktails, an incredibly fresh menu of specialty tacos, burritos, fajitas, burrito bowls, and appetizers to choose from it will be hard to resist “charging” back for more at 3 Matadors, West Ashley’s newest Mexican-inspired restaurant....
Jul 17, 2013
I’ve had several beer revelations in my lifetime. Not counting the first, that the Busch Light I just tasted on offer from my father was by far the most awful liquid that side of Robitussin, I guess revelation number one would have been tasting the great imported...
Jun 26, 2013
Looking back across my columns over the many years, it’s quite obvious I’m an ale guy. Even here at the beginning of summer, I still hold a preference for ale. Beyond my personal preference for the warm-fermenting beer, there are other reasons why more of The Beer...
