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Pints&union schedule for Harvest Homecoming (with food vending collaborator Leaven Bakery)
When the no parking signs go up for the Harvest Homecoming parade, so does the ambient weirdness in New Albany. It peaks on the...
Archipelago Travels
Technically Challenged
40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty Four: In 1991, a smoky...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty-Three: Herzlich Willkommen in der Weltbierkulturerbe-Stadt Bamberg.
Prior to the summer of 1991 and my first visit to Bamberg,...
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Diary 9 Dec 2021: Political patronage, police promotion and pervasive paranoia
The reporter John Boyle (WFPK) does a great job of sifting through complicated material and explaining the situation clearly.
Late rent and unsigned leases: Building...
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Common Haus Draft Preview I: Meet the inner tap circle
Common Haus Hall (134 Spring Street, Jeffersonville IN) will be open for business soon. I’m the head of the Bierabteilung (Beer Department), and my...
40 Years in Beer, Part Seventeen: Uncle V’s beery introduction to Southern Bohemia (June...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Sixteen: In 1988, I had a slightly better year than Michael Dukakis.
In May 1989 I gave notice at...
Not Hip & Fewer Hops: Christmas beers, real or imagined, then and now
Originally published at Food & Dining Magazine on 14 December 2020.
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“My goodness”, muttered Claus, recalling his visit to the Institute, “the restrictive outerwear, the...
Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 12: Omaha Beach to the Manneken-Pis and Little Mermaid
Previously: Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches.
(I’m not a Bryan Adams fan, but his...
Diary
Diary for 21 July 2021: The artist’s name comes first
Can you name the Pope who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel?
Didn't think so. I had to look it up: Julius II.
While I'm...
Diary for 15 July 2021: Once there was a bridge
Roger, describe your relationship with City Hall in one photo or less. pic.twitter.com/7OZNAjBVAw
— Roger A. Baylor (@newalbanian) March 11, 2021
Twitter games amuse me at...
Diary for 27 July 2021: I really hate having to drive a car to...
The point of these "diary" entries is to write as the mood strikes me, in the moment.
The past few weeks I've made many, perhaps...
A brief recounting of the Balkan getaway in February, 2025
Obsessions can be of lasting duration, as with my history of 47 pilgrimages to the European continent since 1985, or they can be more...
Diary: Even I have to admit the parade manages to slow traffic
The Harvest Homecoming parade returns today after a year's COVID layoff. Those of you who know me well understand the depth of my love-hate...
Recipes for Chaos
The Songs for a (P&u) Departure (1): “These cameras never lie”
We're told that Nov. 15 will be the last day for Pints&union in New Albany prior to the pub decamping for the Highlands: Here’s the...
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40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 82: BrewWorks, Jack Daniel’s, and the next...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 81: In 2025, the heaviness got me good, and I did NOT write a beer book.
In Louisville...
Roger’s year in music, 2025
Yes, this is 2026, and I’m supposed to be recapping my year in music in 2025. To get there, we must begin by stumbling...
My year in books and reading, 2025
To summarize my year in books and reading, I am absolutely delighted to note that when scrolling through the selections, I can find something...
