Every once in a while, I get to leave the confines of my office and hit the road. I had to head up to Richmond, VA last week for a couple of days of meetings. Once I locked in my travel plans, I took a look at the numerous Richmond breweries and bottleshops. RichmondContinue reading “Visiting Richmond, VA”
If anyone follows my Instagram or Twitter feeds, you’ll know that The Toll from Raleigh Brewing is one of my favorite local Stouts. To celebrate all things Toll, the good people at Raleigh Brewing decided to hold a “Fireside Chat”. For a nominal admission price, you could enjoy unlimited pours (within reason of course) ofContinue reading “A To-TOLL-y great time!”
If you are into basketball at all, you know what a Triple Double is. For those who are not basketball fans, a Triple Double is when a player achieves double digits (i.e. 10 or more) in three of the major statistical categories – points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks. Achieving a Triple Double is aContinue reading “I scored an Epic Triple Double this weekend!”
Saluting the wonderful Stout with an International Stout Day on November 2 made me start to think about a Stout Hall of Fame. If we were to start a Stout Hall of Fame, what Stouts would be part of the initial class? What do you think? If I think about the rules for induction, thisContinue reading “The Stout Hall of Fame – Nominees?”
So the annual celebration of Stout has come and gone….Thursday, November 2 was International Stout Day…..and as Mrs. Stoutwhisperer so appropriately asked, “Why is it on a Thursday?” Good question….wouldn’t a celebration of Stout be more appropriate on a Friday or Saturday? As I write this, I’m enjoying a 2016 Goose Island Bourbon County BrandContinue reading “All about the Stout!”
Haven’t posted in some time….but I’ve been updating my picture page, so check out what I’ve been enjoying lately! This time, I’ve got a request of my stoutstanding readers….I’m heading to Italy next Sunday for 12 days and will be visiting Florence, Assisi, and Rome! While I’m looking forward to enjoying Italy’s finest grapes, I’llContinue reading “Hitting the Road to Italy and I need your help!!”
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The signs were there….last November, I went to Asheville with my two sons for a weekend Stoutcation. We made the rounds to many of the local breweries and had a fantastic time. Check out my blogpost for a review of that weekend. In fact, I’m hopeful that Stoutcation II can happen later this year! One ofContinue reading “My Brush with the Dark Arts”
This past Friday, April 7, was National Beer Day….as if one needs a “Day” to enjoy a Stout! Not quite sure how this happened, but while Beer gets only a day, the entire month of April has been proclaimed North Carolina Beer Month! It’s a local celebration of all of the wonderful breweries and theirContinue reading “North Carolina Beer (Stout) Month!”
The Stout world seems to be confused about size. If you go to your favorite bottleshop or taproom, you’ll see Stouts in 12oz cans, 16oz cans, 19oz cans (BA TENFIDY), 11.2 oz bottles, 12 oz bottles, 16oz bottles, 500ml bottles, 22oz bombers and 750ml bottles, and in rare cases, 1 liter bottles (yes, Rogue I’mContinue reading “Is size important?”
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