Remember kamikazes as a kid? Basically filling up your cup at the soda fountain with every single goddamn drink that would come out of the taps? No? Then your childhood was sad, lonely and not delicious. Well, we had some leftover bottles sitting around at the ass end of a […]
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BnL Podcast EP 017: Taking Moral Inventory on the Underground Whale Road
This episode has it all. Joy, shame, conflict, redemption and some beers. We brought our friend Michael from Saugatuck Brewing Company back on the show to see how he liked our new format. He handled it like any seasoned pro would, even thought Pete tried to drag us down into some […]
Not Your Father’s Root Beer – A Review (sort of)
I bought a six pack of the now hotly debated “is it craft, is it junk?” beverage Not Your Father’s Root Beer by a place called Small Town Brewery back in June. I’d heard of it only just a few days prior and didn’t even know if it was common […]
BnL Podcast EP 016: The Magic Tap Line that Comes from Heaven
“HOOOOLLYYY SHIT! It’s been a while since we’ve done a podcast!” – Pete It’s true though. And now we’re back at it. To celebrate the occasion, we invited our friends Ryan from Focus on the Beer and Tristan from Porchdrinking.com to help test out our new show. We get into […]
BnL in Louisville, Part Three: A Pretty Nice Little Sunday
Uuuhh…weren’t we talking about…the thing? Kentucky, Kurt Russell movie about a sassy sea captain, something-something Murder-death-kill? You’ll have to excuse us, the folks at BnL are easily distracted and find it difficult to fini… AH! CAVES! We were in a cave watching a band and, and, and we got […]
My First Infographic: How Many Fucks do I Give About Beer Acquisitions?
In light of the AB-InBev making an offer that SABMiller actually would bite on, I decided to take a quick look back over the acquisitions and other equity firm deals that have gone on over the past few years. Really, most of the action has been in the past 18 […]
Beer n’ Loathing in Durango: Ska’s Anniversary Party
I was standing on a bike trail in pitch black dark. The rear tire of my borrowed bike was (I assumed) shredded. Just moments before, a commemorative pint glass or two fell out the bag I was carrying over my shoulder, shattered on the asphalt and interacted with the tubeless […]
BnL en Route to Durango: Beautiful Chaos
Here I am. Driving by myself once again. This time the journey is about 330 miles and roughly six hours. I’m several hours outside Denver and just finished a quick pit stop at Elevation Brewing Company for a burrito and a brew. I’m barreling down two lane highways seeing a […]
I’m not going to GABF and I’m OK with it. I think.
It’s a Sunday evening. I’ve spent most of the day doing food related chores. Grocery shopping. Making beef and broccoli in a crockpot. Prepping for my first-ever attempt to make my own beef jerky. All this is being done sober to boot. I know, I know. How can this be […]
Songs in the Key of Beer and Pizza
Pizza. Beer. These two things combined are frequently cited in people’s “The only thing better than pizza and beer is (insert something cool)” statements. I don’t disagree and would go as far as to say putting these things in a single location with live music and you have yourself something […]
BnL in Louisville, Part Two: Captain Ron is a Fucking Liar
Ah, so where did we leave off? Oh! Right… Sam Sly and Matt Dog whatever/whatever were sound asleep and reading, respectively, on an airborne tin can with “engines” hurtling toward Louisville, KY (the state, not the jelly). BAMN! Those lovable dopes landed like a sack of dimes hitting a tile […]
How to Get a Bartender’s Attention in a Crowd
Imagine with me, it’s Friday. You’ve been at work for 10 hours and your boss was riding your ass for 9.75 of those hours. The only relief you had that day was the 15 minutes you got to spend crying in the bathroom stall. Quitting time finally arrives and you […]
Rainier Is Dumb If They Don’t Jump On This
Context: Local Bear Drinks All The Beer
BnL in Denver: A Buzz Cloaked in the Dark of Night
The night is like poetry. Smooth, connected and alluring in its simplicity. I’m biking back to my apartment from downtown Denver. Specifically, the Star Bar, or, Bad Decision Central as I refer to it. I can only sum up tonight as a night my mom would be proud of. Moderation […]
BnL in Louisville: The Search for Chamber Beers
We were driving with a purpose, but still not really getting anywhere. I was looking at my phone screen. Really concentrating on the blue dot that was us, and why the location I was looking for on that map wasn’t where it said it was in real life. Fucking technology, […]