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 [...]
This week on the Life of Dad segment, Art and Crafts, we made butterfly magnets. If you have read my posts here at Life of Dad you know that my daughters love butterflies. This is just another case in point. Plus, my girls love when we paint so this [...]
Name of beer: Organic IPA Brewing Company: Napa Smith Brewery Brewing Location: Napa, CA Type of Beer: India Pale Ale - ABV: 7% / IBU: 75 Beer Description: From website: We set out first and foremost to make a great IPA, using only the finest organic ingredients. The aroma of [...]
Texas. The thought of hearing the very name of the Lone Star State conjures up images of folks in cowboy hats, driving pickup trucks and wielding shotguns to kill those God-awful rattlesnakes and copperheads. Things are just bigger there too. Because of that, the other saying comes to mind, [...]
Greetings Life of Dad community! I had an awesome time last week, in Houston. Special thanks to David Graham and the entire Karbach Brewing crew for the private brewery tour and tastings. More to come next week on that. I don't want to say too much here, but the selection [...]
Greetings Life of Dad Community! Welcome to The Beer Guy's 4th week of writing beer reviews and responding to reader mail. Top 5 Craft Brewing Companies (based on 2011 beer sales volume) By now, most of you have realized that the beers being reviewed are not your [...]
