Our son was camping with the Boy Scouts this weekend, but there was no time for romantic candlelight dinners and lazy evenings in front of the fireplace for us. Friday evening we worked at a “Casino Knight” the Knights of Columbus was sponsoring in to …

A group of local blogging and shooting enthusiasts got together Saturday morning at a nearby indoor range. I had a free morning so I joined them for some fun conversation and shooting. It was great to finally put faces on some folks from my blog roll (…

I added a few new links this weekend. I’m guessing you’ll enjoy them too.

Gilly In The Pines
I found Gilly after he found me. There’s much to like over at his blog; beer, food, and observations on life.

Legion’s Fate
I’ve followed CTone’s blog for a …

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I don’t typically read our diocesan newspaper for beer news, but it’s there too. This week there is an interesting article about Damiaan Donker, a beer named in honor of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai.

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Hat tip to Borepatch.
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It’s no secret that I am a fan of hop-intense beers. I love the “green” flavor of true fresh-hop beers. The folks at Dogfish Head Brewery often push their beers through Randall, the Enamel Animal, something I’ve experienced a fews times at beer festiva…

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Will you stand for planned failure?

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My last stop during my quick visit to Longmont, CO, last week was the Tasty Weasel Tap Room at Oskar Blues Brewery. I had been told they regularly tap limited beers, so I was curious to see what they might have. I saw a special beer tapping list…

Unfortunately I had to be out of town and was unable to attend the Bowman Distillery Visitor Center Grand Opening last week. However, beer and whiskey writer Lew Bryson made it to town for the event and recounted his experience at the Whisky Advoc…

While in Longmont, CO, my GPS led me on a somewhat circuitous route to the company office. However, that turned out to be a good thing as it took me right past the Left Hand Brewing Company. I hadn’t yet researched the specific addresses of local bre…