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The Myth Of The Magic Beer Truck

Or, why you should care what other people drink. “Take it easy, Eddie,” the intrepid commentator tut-tutted me after one of my particularly vitriolic rants. “Who cares what somebody else drinks?”

This commentator—who went by the moniker “DC”—obviously is a firm believer in the Magic Beer Truck. He- wait, what? You say you haven’t heard of the Magic Beer Truck? Well, pull up a stool, crack open a nice craft brew (or home brew) and take a listen.

The Magic Beer Truck looks like any … by Eddie Glick—published August 31, 2010 full article »  (1 comment)

Because I Have Nothing Else To Bitch About—At The Moment

Is it just me, or are Oktoberfests out early this year? OK. I’m going to come right out and admit this from the get-go: I have no idea what I want to write about tonight. So I’m just going to proverbially pull something out of my ass and ramble on until I get tired or bored.

It’s August. The last I checked it’s still summer. (And what a crappy summer it’s been. Flooding? Check. Swarms of killer mosquitoes? Check. Shitty (or at least disappointing) baseball seasons … by Eddie Glick—published August 23, 2010 full article »  (3 comments)

Just Another Freakin’ Hopservation

No rant this time, just some thoughts on the nature of the word “extreme” and what it has to do with hops. So I’ve noticed a lot lately when some people think a beer is too hoppy—especially when said people don’t particularly like hoppy beers—they tend to refer to these beers as “extreme.” Such as, “that pale ale is too extreme for me.” Stan Hieronymus once put forth the question “what does the term ‘extreme beer’ tell you about what’s in your glass?” and, if you sift through the multitude of responses, you’ll notice that the … by Eddie Glick—published August 11, 2010 full article »

Oh You Damn Beer Snobs!

Why don’t we just get off our high horses and drink good old American beer? As a beer dork, I don’t mind being called a “pompous ass-hat” for the mere fact of voicing my opinion about the craptacity of industrial light lager. I actually enjoy it, since it means I’m doing my job of pissing people off. What I don’t like is when folks defending their preference for (or job marketing) shitty macro beer feel the need to attack craft beer drinkers and promoters as snobby elitists or pompous … by Eddie Glick—published July 23, 2010 full article »  (1 comment)

You Call It Shandy, I Call It Radler

There’s nothing more refreshing on a hot Midwest summer day than one of these beer and lemonade concoctions. Summer is really upon us, it being past the Fourth of July and all. And for those unfamiliar with a typical Midwest summer day, let me describe one: hot, humid, and mosquito-y. Sure, there are stretches of a few days here and there that are not too hot, nice and dry, and breezy enough to keep the flying bloodsuckers away. But it seems that the majority of days are so damn muggy that even … by Eddie Glick—published July 6, 2010 full article »  (11 comments)

A Successful Week

A chance encounter in an out of the way watering hole made American Craft Beer Week immensely rewarding. So it happened because of strange travel predicaments and automobile issues that on the penultimate night of American Craft Beer Week—Saturday, wherein people not in the service or pastoral industries are able to cut loose for an evening—I found myself in a very nice but very rural tavern without, shall we say, a stellar beer list.

The only non-macro beer this bar had on the menu was a relatively common craft brew in the state, … by Eddie Glick—published June 14, 2010 full article »  (1 comment)

Overheard

If you keep your ears open and your eyes shut, you can hear a lot of beer knowledge … or lack thereof. The following are true conversations I’ve overheard or participated in.

Crawford Lake Inn, in Michigan is the scene, with a large dinner party on the deck overlooking a lake.

A man in a moustache is working on another Heineken Light, when a younger man in a college t-shirt starts talking to him, while drinking a PBR.

College dude: “Here … try one if you’ve never had it.”

Moustache: “Yeah, I’ve never had a PBR before.”

Moustache takes a cold … by Rings —published June 1, 2010 full article »  (2 comments)

Beer Dorks News

Silver Bells "Born on Date": T - 200... Ancient Nubians were drinkin' antibiotic beer back in the day. Good News! Carry on... Unfortunately, this is real. Only in Texas. Even the suburbs have great beer now. Finally, a race for the Beer Dork. Two Michigan Brewers are a Big Deal Aussies are lamenting the potential buyout of Foster’s by A-B or Miller. They should be celebrating getting rid of that crap. Eat, drink, and drink some more this weekend in Southwest Michigan.