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12 Beers of Christmas 2015 Reprise

Tom Bedell

Happy New Year! A year of new and old drinking adventures awaits us, and in the immediate rear-view mirror my... Read more »

Diegeling-Anchored Putting into the Hall of Fame

Ed Travis

The first of January marks implementation of the modification to the Rules of Golf banning anchored putting strokes but though... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 12: The Bruery 8 Maids-a-Milking

Tom Bedell

Good luck figuring out when the twelve days of Christmas actually begin and end. Thanks to an abundance of sects... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 11: De Ranke Père Nöel

Tom Bedell

Well, it’s been a busy Christmas Day, unfolding in a traditional and perhaps even necessary state of sleep-deprivation. But it... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 10: Ridgeway Lump of Coal

Tom Bedell

There are a few segues from our last beer to this one. Most obvious is that both Wychwood’s Bah Humbug... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 9: Wychwood Bah Humbug Christmas Ale

Tom Bedell

“I’m in a ‘Bah, Humbug!’ mood this year,” my wife grumbled recently. I should have immediately passed her a bottle... Read more »

Trilogy’s Temptation

Jay Stuller

For Baby Boomers who planned well, invested wisely and generally lucked out on a primary residence, there’s little incentive to... Read more »

MSU alumnus’ book tells tragic tale of Mt. Everest climb

Michael Patrick Shiels

It was 50-below-zero Fahrenheit in the sunshine when I reached 29,000-feet of elevation and could see for miles. I wasn’t... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 8: Smuttynose Smistletoe

Tom Bedell

If you hung a bottle of Smistletoe from the ceiling and stood under it, would any kissing ensue? The beer... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 7: AleSmith Double Red India Pale Ale

Tom Bedell

The king is dead, long live the king! I dubbed our last selection in the series as the best of... Read more »

My favorite Michigan golf stories for 2015

Terry Moore

At the risk of missing a late-breaking golf story before the year’s end, let me humbly submit my favorite Michigan... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 6: Page 24 Bière de Noël

Tom Bedell

Two plus four equals six, so I figured the Page 24 Bière de Noël would take us to our halfway... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 5: Magic Hat Feast of Fools

Tom Bedell

It’s the season of giving, so I give Magic Hat two thumbs up for its Feast of Fools Holiday Raspberry... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 4: Jolly Traveler Winter Shandy

Tom Bedell

After yesterday’s abeyance we’re back in the land of spices, and big time. But the Jolly Traveler is something a... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 3: Warsteiner Winter Special Edition

Tom Bedell

In its native Germany this beer is known as Warsteiner Weihnacht, “Weihnacht” more or less translating to “Christmas.” It checks... Read more »