I have big fat disclaimer for this post: despite the heartburn, I LOVE sugary malt beverages. That said, only a generation who really came of age during the 90’s could make Zima cool again, even if just temporarily. The clear, sugary alcabooze came back with a vengeance last summer. The […]
It’s been a while since we posted anything useful on BnL, and for that, I apologize. We are the tastemakers and sherpas to all you craft beer ninjas or whatever the fuck is a cool twitter bio these days. Or are all the important people on InstaTits? Hard to say […]
In two weeks, two different people have commented about bad experiences at the venue I had mentioned in a social post. After arguing with one who was clearly a troll, I realized it best to just drop it with the second. I was amazed at the fact neither of these […]
The Kirin/Brooklyn Brewing announcement ticked a business part of my brain today, so I’m coming out of “Talking about acquisitions” retirement. The conversation around these events has changed a ton since INBev rocked the beer drinking world and bought Goose Island, but it’s still an interesting climate that, when observed […]
Keg: noun a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters). a unit of weight, equal to 100 pounds (45 kilograms), used for nails. Also, kegger. a keg party; beer bust. The majority of us are very familiar with kegs. We’ve bought, drank from […]
The Situation Last week I had a revelation: I think the knee-jerk reaction so many people have to negative or inappropriate events in the craft beer industry coupled with the need to give an expert opinion or criticism is starting to work against the intended effect. Now, I’m not saying we need […]
It’s a Sunday evening. I’ve spent most of the day doing food related chores. Grocery shopping. Making beef and broccoli in a crockpot. Prepping for my first-ever attempt to make my own beef jerky. All this is being done sober to boot. I know, I know. How can this be […]
If you’re a fan of “True Detective,” you’re probably familiar with this final scene from season one (It’s the last line of the season, so possible minor spoiler if you haven’t seen it). Matthew McConaughey’s last line is one way I feel about the craft beer industry these days. It’s […]
I’m pretty fucking pumped to share Beer n’ Loathing has been approved for media passes to GABF! Below is a photo most accurately describing how I feel today: Washington, D.C.: The Albert Shanker Institute, you can try these out vardenafil online 2000. 42 pages. It has been shown in numerous […]
I hadn’t logged into Reddit in ages and decided to see what was going on in that neck of the woods of the internet. Turns out, a comment I made several months ago recommending Blue Moon as an alternative to Oberon sparked a single comment essentially telling me I’ve invited wrath […]
Read this. Ponder this. Absorb this…but not for too long, lest ye become an osmotic douchenozzle of the highest order — on par with MBA-seeking 20-year olds, or Syrian dictator Bashar al-Asshat. Or, you know, everyone from Prince Edward Island. What? I hate Prince Edward Island. To whit: “Very sweet […]
Hey, you. Yeah, you, over there with the face. What if I said you weren’t living your life to its fullest potential? What if I said you were missing out on some of the most joyous moments? You were merely a shell of a person simply wandering aimlessly around this […]
It’s a holiday week. I’m willing to bet none of you jerks are even ready to read anything since you’re checked out of work and thinking about the big ass turkey you’ll be carving into on Thanksgiving. So, given the circumstances, I’m going to keep it brief and remind everyone […]
It’s the not-too-distant future and America is a wasteland of sorts. You and I stand divided in our neighborhoods holding torches and pitchforks, the veins bulging in our necks and our eyes red from the strain of screaming at the man on the other side of a drawn line. Then, […]
I stood in the middle of what could only be described as a fire hazard. Hundreds of people shuffled around me, while thousands more milled and writhed within the several thousand acre space we had been confined to. All 13,000 of us had to have thanked our lucky stars that […]