As many of you are already know, Joel is a rascal and a charlatan. True to form, he has gone behind our backs and created his own beer, commemorating who else but himself.
Joel is currently celebrating his UVA college reunion, complete with a MNB HooBrew in hand. The wahoo, for those who don’t know, is […]

I’ve been on a Rogue kick the past couple months. Turns out I like their beer. Now I have another reason to like them: they’re miserly. Check this from Bob, author of the [BW] Beer Blog, who recently toured the Rogue facilities:
“The brewery itself isn’t the prettiest or fanciest place in the world, but that’s […]

Sitting on the couch watching my roommates battle it out in tennis (on the XBOX 360). Drinking a Rogue Dead Guy Ale. Enjoying the former AND the latter.

I was reading a post on brewvana and was reminded yet again of the blessings that the wives of MNB have showered upon us. Of course, this is coming from the one MNB member sans wife.
Joel’s wife Mary Stuart has been nothing short of an angel letting us turn her home into a brewery at […]

For all hoping to spend your Memorial Day evening brewing a batch of Base Jumper Double IPA with MNB, I’m afraid you’ll have to hold off until next year - no brewing tonight. I will be doing a little brewing this morning, so if you’re in the neighborhood between 10-1, feel free to swing […]

Remember when you were little and you mixed soft drinks together to make a “suicide” drink? No? Oh, well never mind…
My roommate decided to apply this same practice to beer, with the intent of developing the worst possible beer combination. He decided that Newcastle and Corona would be the suicide to end all suicides. A […]

And now. Updates from my life as a gardener.

Meet the newest hop, a lil’ Chinook named Babyface. Babyface as aspirations of being a rapper. I don’t have the heart to tell him that the name Babyface is already taken.

And THIS is Emilio. He’s a sophomore in high school, and quite a hit with the ladies, […]