As beer festivals go, “Oktoberfest” events can run the gamut from excellent to awful. Depending on the tone and theme that the planners are going for, you can be met with mass crowds of drunkards just looking for the next beer, or you can be surrounded by German and Bavarian traditionalists discussing the subtle differences [...]
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, its that time of year again. The day of lovers. The day of romance. The oft-derided Hallmark holiday of Valentines Day. Time where many expect and receive sweets and flowers, champagne and lingerie, and other intimate gifts. It can also be a time for significant others to cringe and guess and [...]
‘Twas two nights before Christmas, and I realized with shame I’d forgotten to Hop Press; (it starts with my name). The other gang members were writing with vim, In hopes that St Arnold would recognize them. The hopheads were nestled all snug in their beds, With visions of simcoe and cascade still in their heads. [...]
This article is not about beer. Well, not directly, anyway. You see, I grew up in a wine-drinking household. I lived in California and was the son of educators who, as seemed appropriate, drank only wine. My father would from time to time partake of brandy or single-malt scotch, and my mother was known to [...]
