Category Archives: beer

Affordability Base Ball

I’m trying to save up a bit to get to Chicago in July for PitchFork Fest (and some BeerGraphs/FanGraphs events), so I haven’t been buying beer as expensive as I’m used to. Thank god for Red Chair NWPA from Deschutes. … Continue reading

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Beer Made Me Angry Base Ball

I had a beer this past weekend that made me angry. Just for a second — after all it was my son’s first birthday party, the weather was perfect, friends everywhere and babies splashing in the baby pool — but … Continue reading

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New Season Base Ball

It’s the new season and yet it’s just another season. That sounds wrong. It’s a new season, and so you get all the ups that come with it. But it’s also life, being cyclical. In that honor I had two … Continue reading

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The Pliny Pilgrimage

Maybe there’s no doubt. Once you’ve traveled over two hours specifically for one beer, and waited in line on Tuesday morning for that same beer, maybe then you can anoint that brewery the king. The title previously held by Ballast … Continue reading

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Freewheel Beer And the Cask

Cask beers have a different mouthfeel. That’s the industry way of saying it. Another way of saying its that cask beers are smoother, creamier, and maybe a little sweeter than their traditional counterparts. And you could add that the waterfall … Continue reading

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Base Ball King

Just a moment to recognize the dignity of the non-violent approach Martin Luther King espoused. Not many have taken up the mantle to bring those ideas into our government today. Just look at our policies, domestic and international — there … Continue reading

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Beer Presence

I gave my bro-in-law some beer as a Christmas present, which is pretty much a ‘bowling ball’ present. We drank them together last night. They might have been two of my favorite beers of all time. I don’t like tripels … Continue reading

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Much More Than Content: AleSmith Beer Review

Met a fellow writer, Alan Harrison of the Fantasy Fix (and also RotoGraphs) for a few tasters at the AleSmith brewery, and we agreed: even the worst times we’ve had provide content. The worst baseball players, the worst baseball games, … Continue reading

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Nashville Beer

Since I was stuck in a hotel for most of my trip to Nashville for the Winter Meetings, I didn’t get a real sense of home-grown Nashville craft beer options. Too many times I ended up with a Sierra Nevada … Continue reading

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Coffee Beer

I don’t drink caffeine. Mostly because it gives me a nauseous feeling, but it also screws with my sleep and even my emotions. I thought having an infant son would change that, but it hasn’t… yet. Love the smell, like … Continue reading

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