Life of Dad isn't afraid of talking about the tough issues of parenting because things like drugs, drinking and digital citizenship are exactly the delicate issues that parents of a certain age need help navigating. So what do you say on the issue of drinking with your teenager? Many [...]
Wow, we didn't expect to see so many references to hard drugs when we asked what you guys did before but don't now that you're a dad. But, this is a good news story because the arrival of a baby helped change so many lives for the better. Here's just [...]
Parenting seems hard at the beginning. There's the infamous lack of sleep problem, the poop up and out of the diaper situation, projectile vomiting -- man, that's a classic -- and all those crumbs in the car. But veteran dads know that the complicated stuff comes later on, when [...]
Every dad needs to pack for every possible situation because we must survive no matter what happens; diaper blow out in the mall, running out of snacks during a family hike, gross sticky stuff all over the stroller. Here's how the dads of our Facebook community make their ultimate [...]
Guys need many things to not only survive fatherhood but to succeed in their new as dad. Every dad could probably answer this question differently so we asked our community to list their three essentials for dads. Here’s what we heard (spoiler alert: beer came up...a lot) Douglas Lee [...]
When you are drinking a Samuel Adams beer you might not be thinking about all that went into creating that lager. Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective [...]
For years humor columnist Dave Barry has been entertaining us with his take on life. Recently Dave added to his fantastic collection of work with his new book, “Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster).” In this book Dave passes on home truths to his new grandson [...]
Next Tuesday the Irish bars and pubs will be full of people looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We all know that Guinness Draught goes hand in hand with that special day. So while enjoying a traditional Guinness is great I have a few cocktail recipes and a food recipe [...]
We welcome Alex from hoppyfather.wordpress.com on the show. We talk home brewing, brown cow beer, leaving your kid in the car, and that Nick doesn’t like hoppy beer
Magic Hat just released a new brew. It is called Dream Machine IPL. This beer is their first new year-round beer in 10 years. Once I tasted it I knew that it was well worth the wait. Dream Machine is an India pale lager. If you enjoy the taste of [...]
