GREEN MOUSE SAYS: Here’s how Floyd County’s brewery lead over Clark County has widened...
Several weeks ago the Green Mouse filed a report with upper management.
He noted that Jeffersonville's Red Foot brewery (256 Spring Street) had ceased operations,...
Not Hip & Fewer Hops: Congratulations to Larry, who found his way through the...
Originally posted at Food & Dining Magazine on 15 Nov 2021.
In a previous life, I fancied myself a group tour operator, and for a...
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Originally published at Food & Dining Magazine on 14 December 2020.
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Not Hip & Fewer Hops: “The Audacity of Hops,” a book for savoring
Originally published at Food & Dining Magazine on 8 November 2021.
Let's begin the week with variations in the art of flag-waving.
Nothing makes me feel...
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Not Hip & Fewer Hops: My bucket beer list is NOT served with sliced...
Originally published at Food & Dining Magazine on 27 September 2021.
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Maître d': "booKAY?"
I’ve often been accused of being a cynic,...
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“When one thirsts for a glass of wine or a pint of beer, the brain gradually registers the order as a half-heard whisper. The...
When Michael “Beer Hunter” Jackson came to Louisville in 1994 (part one)
I fly to America every other month on average. I have been doing this for more than 20 years, and have visited every state....
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