It takes a special kind of crazy to be a distiller. Find a grain, persuade it to start sprouting, and dry it out. Then grind it up, soak it in hot water, and let the sweet juice ferment into something…
Coming soon… Everyone, I’m opening a restaurant. Yes, my retirement plan has turned into a mid-life crisis and I will be opening a brewpub in La Mesa. Over the next weeks you’ll see more information, teasers, and calls for…
I was awoken this morning by something you don’t want to be woken by: the pungent stench of fresh skunk. Had it been sleeping on my pillow? I couldn’t sleep so I wandered into the living room and it was…
Sometimes you give up too early. I’ve written about beers that didn’t work when I thought they would be great, and others that rose from the ashes to be wonderful. Last night I went out to the beer fridge int he…
One of my greatest joys in life is working in the kitchen. I think it takes a man to say that, unafraid of the social mores of ignoring football on Sunday. I don’t give a rat’s ass what the San…