Feeling Quite at Home

Posted inAmerica, Beer, College, Columns

I felt right at home inside the bar. Now that might sound like old news to people who know me well, but this situation had a different element.

The bar in question was in Cambridge, Mass., and I had never visited the place before. When I exited the subway station, I had to walk down the block a bit to make sure I was in the right place. But things felt familiar once I stepped inside.

This had nothing to do with the décor or the beer selection, although I found the latter quite impressive. I felt at home because I hadn’t seen the bartender in close to 20 years.

Street Kayaking

Posted inAmerica, Beach, Beer, Columns, Drinking, Family, Now That's Funny

When I woke up last Friday, I knew we had a problem on our hands. The morning of our last full day at the beach brought a whole lot of rain.

We had already weathered the storm – literally. The rain came the day before as well, but we filled the time with crafts, Bingo and a group viewing of “Sharknado.”

I didn’t know what another rainy day would bring, however. We got very lucky with some incredible weather to start the week, and, in reality, we have had great weather for a number of years straight.

But what’s a group of close to 50 family members to do when the weather turns sour – really sour – on vacation?

Kayak in the street, that’s what.

I Want My Fat Tire

Posted inBeer
I loved hearing the news earlier this year that Colorado-based brewer New Belgium would bring its products to Maryland in 2011. I love their well-known Fat Tire Ale and look forward…

Hooray Beer!

Posted inAmerica, Beer, Politics
Congress does its best to avoid every chance it has to show us that the two sides can work together. Thankfully, we have found an example of bi-partisanship on an…

PA Liquor Laws: Still Stupid

Posted inBeer
One of the key aims of Pennsylvania's new governor is to get the state out of the liquor store business. Currently, all liquor and wine is sold at state-run stores.…

My Favorite Young Man

Posted inBeer
I discovered Yuengling beer sometime in 1992. That's when I moved to central Pennsylvania. back then, I thought splurging for beer meant getting Budweiser. In bottles. That was top-shelf. Now…

So Goes Philly

Posted inBeer
I like to drink good beer. To further this quest, I like to try new beers from breweries I usually don't get to sample. That led me to a sampler…