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Presidents’ Day Musicale

Tom Bedell

It’s a little over a year since Mitt Romney voted “Guilty” in the first Trump impeachment. A little less than... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 12: Troëg’s Mad Elf Grand Cru

Tom Bedell

Yes, I reviewed Troëg’s Brewing’s The Mad Elf in the 12 Beers of Christmas 2013. But this isn’t the same... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 11: Harpoon The Long Thaw

Tom Bedell

Okay, so I skipped yesterday. Mainly because I wanted to finish up during a Zoom cocktail party we’re having tomorrow... Read more »

A look back at my personal favorites of 2020

Terry Moore

Take a ride as I recap some of my favorite golf memories of 2020.  Favorite quote about the Arnold Palmer... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 10: Pipeworks Rudolph vs. Unicorn

Tom Bedell

I’m falling into a deep, dark pit, blinded, maybe heading for hell, but, no—too pleasurable, and no sulfurous fumes—more like... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 9: Shipyard Prelude

Tom Bedell

In the Commonwealth, Boxing Day is celebrated the day after Christmas. Except the old holiday in more modern dress has... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2019 – 8: Straffe Hendrik Xmas Blend

Tom Bedell

I’ll keep the December 25 date below and wish everyone a Merry Christmas, yet confess that I was just too... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 7: Prairie Artisan Ales Seasick Crocodile

Tom Bedell

Whoa, Nellie! We have a wild one here tonight! A runaway crocodile! Which raises, naturally, the question of what the... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 6: Canaster Winterscotch

Tom Bedell

All the bottled beers from the Brouwerij De Glazen Toren in Erpe-Mere, Belgium, come wrapped in paper, and the Canaster... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 5: Einbecker Winter-Bock

Tom Bedell

Today was a double Zoom day, beginning as most Tuesdays do having a chat with my racquetball buddies Jerry and... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 4: Fantôme Hiver

Tom Bedell

Winter has begun. Therefore, Hiver, from the Brasserie Fantôme (Ghost) in Belgium’s Wallonia region. After tonight, the longest of the... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 3: Four Quarters Buffalo Plaid

Tom Bedell

One more Vermont beer for the list before we cross the Atlantic tomorrow, Buffalo Plaid from Four Quarters Brewing in... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 2: Liambru Tasty Arctic Al

Tom Bedell

I called the number for the Liambru Tasty brewery–about an hour and a half north of here–after six this evening.... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2020 – 1: Anchor Our Special Ale

Tom Bedell

Well it’s been a year, hasn’t it? From the wreckage wrought by COVID-19 to the high-wire anxiety of the election,... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2019 Reprise

Tom Bedell

[Dec. 17, 2020]–Luckily a delivery of two bottles of Anchor’s 2020 Our Special Ale showed up yesterday, before the massive... Read more »