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The art of planning a [burrito] business

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

We’re learning a lot throughout this whole business planning process, but it’s also interesting to see what our friends are up to. Specifically Wilson over at Brewvana, who will soon be opening his own Burrito shack called Electric Burrito.
Wilson, being a beer guy, spent some energy planning his beer menu recently. Sounds like he found […]

It pays to have beer-loving friends

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Many hugs and kisses to Troy and his wife for their lovely gift of beer! We opened up a mysterious package last night only to be greeted by a bunch of pigs.

A bunch of pigs with the words, “The only thing better than pigs are beer, and rabbit –The world of gastronomy according to Troy”
Even […]

Belgium comes to Monday night

Monday, April 28th, 2008

As much as we love drinking them, it’s been awhile since we tried brewing our last Belgian, a Peach Abbey Ale, which we decided to call Southern Monk or Mulletproof Monk. Unfortunately, this beer was a lot better in theory than it was on paper. Or in glass. Or in stomach.
We really want to get […]

NYC gets lucky

Friday, April 25th, 2008

 Wonder of wonders, Joel tipped us off to a great new site yesterday: BeerMenus.com. This site scours NYC bars to find out where the best beers are served. The two founders, Will and Eric, are huge fans of Stone Arrogant Bastard and Dogfish Head 90 Minute. Which definitely gives me confidence in their craft beer […]

Interview with a brewer: Lost Abbey in San Marcos, CA

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

The next victim in our Interview with a Brewer series is Tomme, head brewer at Lost Abbey in San Marcos, CA. We actually heard about Tomme and the rest of the motley crew through M BeerPix, who are staunchly loyal to the brewery. Before we get into the meat of the interview, a few words […]

A sweet dowry…

Friday, November 30th, 2007

This past Monday we were able to enjoy an amazing new tap handle as we poured the Swashchuckler and Lumberjack from the kegerator. This stellar new addition is complements of Ian - my younger sister’s boyfriend. Ian and I have a special relationship. I had never met him and for the previous […]

Addendum to “Part of something bigger”

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Normally I don’t repost people’s comments, but our friend Brad (the self-proclaimed Unrepentant Individual) has done gone and made a great point – which happens to back up my position:
One more way the internet is changing the world.
Beer used to be dominated by the guys who could make fancy commercials and put them […]