Sep 30, 2016
For some strange reason, in certain circles, brunch has a bad rap. Whether it’s related to the girls from Sex in the City or another connection to hipsters in Brooklyn whiling away hours on the weekend taking photos of their food, who knows. Maybe it’s the...
Sep 21, 2016
With all the recent talk of the Munich Oktoberfest, one might have a craving for some delicious tawny, tasty lager. And the celebrations where this beer takes center stage seem to pop up all over the place, as there are more and more brew parties every year. The...
Sep 9, 2016
A friend recently texted me to ask what would be a new beer he should try. I suggested that there were dozens of pumpkin ales as well as Oktoberfest lagers out now. He quickly replied that he liked neither: the taste of pumpkin was typically too odd and vegetable...
Sep 2, 2016
While it’s not yet the first day of fall, no doubt you have seen signs of the next season in the store. Pumpkin beer, Oktoberfest, and a few other fall brews are already lining the shelves; some examples of these styles have been available since early August! Now,...
Aug 25, 2016
After writing last week about the great German breweries and their late summer to early fall beers, I got a craving for one of those traditional dunkelweizen. I hit up my local craft beer shop to see what was available. Even with several traditional options to choose...
