Marketplace - May 14, 2008
Update on my home brewery
A few months ago, I blogged about my first homebrewing experience. Despite a peculiar smell, the first batch turned out OK.
Tags: home brew, Guinness, beer, Lambic, stout, Weiss

Marketplace - May 8, 2008
Milwaukee isn't giving up fight for brewery HQ
The prevailing perception around these parts is that Milwaukee has no chance of being home to the corporate headquarters of a merged Miller Brewing Co. and Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Tags: miller, coors, beer, brewery, denver

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 6, 2008
Pearl Street Brewery expands reputation
Beer drinkers in western Wisconsin have long known about Downtown Brown and Pearl Street Brewery (PSB). But, the La Crosse-based brewer was a well-kept secret outside the area. That has started to change.
Tags: pearl street brewery, psb, la crosse, beer, downtown brown, old skeezer, world beer championships, joseph katchever, hop hoe down, fall harvesting of the hop

Bars & Clubs - March 15, 2008
A stout story
More stout flows around St. Patrick's Day than at any other time in the U.S. So, it's the perfect time to consider the story of our favorite dark beer.
Tags: Stout, beer, St. Patrick's Day, Bell's Expedition Stout, Beamish, Murphy's, Lakefront Snake Chaser, Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout, Dragon Stout

Dining - March 14, 2008
Stout adds dash to oatmeal cookies
This St. Patrick's Day, add the luck of the Irish to your favorite cookie recipe.
Tags: St. Patrick's, Guinness, Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout, beer, snake chaser, dragon stout, beamish, bell's, great lakes blackout