Let’s be honest about this: You probably don’t spend a lot of time on horseback, or making your way through the underbrush with a rifle at the ready and a grouse in your sights. And even if you do, you … read more →

Pumpkin beers are tricky. If you’re talking about the version most folks are familiar with, you’re talking about a brew that can easily veer into sickening sweetness—and that’s just plain unpleasant. So it was with some trepidation that I cracked … read more →

As sad as it was to wave adieu to the passing summer, we’re welcoming the drop in temps with open arms. Just think, in no time those green leaves will be turning a variety of oranges, browns, and yellows and … read more →

For some reason, a lot of fall brews hit the shelves at the height of summer, right around that time when I’m just trying to hold it together in the heat. So when mega-microbrewer Sierra Nevada’s newish Tumbler brown ale—it … read more →