14 Bands I Have Seen in Concert More Than Once

In the interest of full disclosure, I see a LOT of music. I have been the webmaster for many bands over the years and currently am the webguy for three different musical acts. I go to a lot of Renaissance Festivals, Irish Festivals and Scottish Festivals all over the U.S. and keep my ear close [...]

The Four Types of Wheat Beer

One of my locals, the Trinity Tavern, has a limited selection of beers (Coors Light, Bud Light, Stella Artois and Shiner Bock being the 4 on draught). They recognized this early on as a shortcoming, so they purchased a keg-o-rator at a local auction and they rotate specialty beers through that one tap. Their most [...]

How To Say “Beer” in 49 Languages

I’m a traveller. I like to travel whether it’s a solo trip, a business trip or (best option) a trip with my wife. When I do travel one of the things I love most to do is scout out local beers and breweries and drink what the locals drink. I have also found over the [...]

10 Movies I’ve Seen More Than 10 Times

10 Movies That I’ve Seen More than 10 Times Everyone has favourite movies. Even if you don’t really like movies all that much, you still have a favourite or two. You probably also have movies that you have seen over and over again whether through choice or happenstance. I’m hoping that your favourite movies are [...]

My Top 7 Pet Peeves About Driving

Everyone hates a bad driver, but there are some things I hate so much more than others. Here are my top 5 pet peeves and their attendant laws in the Texas Transportation Code where applicable. Indicators: Turn signals, blinkers, whatever you want to call them. They’re there for a reason; use the damn things! It [...]

Great American Microbrewery Beer Book

Want to show off your knowledge of today’s craft beer scene or just want to learn more? This book is for you. It’s my go-to book on the exploding craft beer scene here in the US. Great American Microbrewery Beer Book With profiles of more than 325 of America’s most popular microbreweries and photos of [...]

The Bad Beer Guide – 7 Ways to Tell If Your Beer Has Gone Off

Everyone’s gone to the bar and had a beer that just was not right, but you couldn’t quite finger what exactly was wrong with it. Well this list will help you explain to the hapless barman just exactly what is wrong with your beer and what you’d like done about it. Foggy or cloudy in appearance but [...]

Top 5 Selling Types of Craft Beer in the US

UPDATE: This is a list of the top 5 selling craft beer styles in the U.S. The Symphony IRI Group released some stats that encapsulate the consumption of beer styles from 1 January – 31 October 2010. These stats are based on the purchase (scanned sales only) of said beer types from retail outlets (Grocery [...]

My Thoughts on Texas Beer Legislation

Texas Brewpub Legislation Two bills have been introduced in this current state legislative session that could have a pretty serious impact on the archaic Texas brewing laws The bills are: HB 660 and HB 602. HB 660 is sponsored by San Antonio Representative Mike Villarreal (D) and seeks to allow brewpubs the option of bottling [...]

Coopers Brewery Micro-Brew Beer Kit

I’ve been waxing here and there about beer and the virtues of making your own. When you start (not if, because I know you will), I highly encourage you to start with a good kit. Kits make it so much easier and will enable you to create that first batch relatively easily (in comparison). Coopers [...]

The Razzies

The Golden Globes are behind us with all their glitz, glamour and drinking. The Oscars are right around the corner with yet more glitz and glamour and a huge helping of gloss. In between, and far more anticipated, are the venerable Razzies in their 31st year of (dis)honoring all the schlock that Hollywood continues to [...]

Traditional Beer and Cider Making

If you’re a beer lover like I’m a beer lover than you have undoubtedly at least thought about brewing your own. If you’re even more like me, then you’ve invested $100 or so on some carboys, hoses, spigots, bottles etc. and even tried your hand at a batch or two. Making your own beer can [...]

Jets vs Patriots

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Top 10 Books (Downloaded Kindle Editions) of 2010

I’m a fan of books – hardback, paperback, pop-up, whatever. What I have not yet been able to embrace is the concept of e-Books. I don’t care what form the e-Book takes, I just can’t quite wrap my head around the concept. Please give me a physical copy of a book that I can read [...]

Top 10 Top-Grossing Movies of 2010

2010 served up a wealth of movies in terms of quantity; in terms of quality, I found 2010 to be short of decent. Luckily for Hollywood, I’m one of the few that felt that way as certainly the movie-goers were still out there doing their movie-going part. Here are the top 10 money makers from [...]

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