My Beers in the GDR, Part One: A working lunch in East Berlin, August...
In 1989 I spent the first three weeks of August buffing and polishing V. I. Lenin’s shoes. The footwear belonged to a gargantuan statue...
The famous mishap in Madrid, November, 1989
This column from "On the Avenues" originally was published at NA Confidential on November 14, 2019. Kindly note that nothing came of my plan...
From 2017: “When it comes to beer, less might yet be more”
This column was written in 2017. Pints&union came along in 2018, and Common Haus Hall in 2022. At both these establishments, owned by Joe...
European Grand Tour 1985, Part 2: In Luxembourg, I hit the ground crawling
Previously: European Grand Tour 1985, Part 1: Three months that shook my world.
In retrospect, two relatively odd twists stand out about the inaugural European...
European Grand Tour 1985, Part 1: Three months that shook my world
1984 gets all the ink, but it was 1985 that changed me forever. There was no keeping me down on the farm after I'd...
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...
Menu Items: All the food was Greek to me, and gratefully so
Originally published at Food & Dining Magazine on 7 November 2021.
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“Edibles & Potables” is Food & Dining Magazine’s Sunday morning slot for a merry...
Not Hip & Fewer Hops: My bucket beer list is NOT served with sliced...
Originally published at Food & Dining Magazine on 27 September 2021.
Mr. Creosote: "Better get a bucket."
Maître d': "booKAY?"
I’ve often been accused of being a cynic,...
Lanesville Heritage Weekend is here again, and my mind is wandering (again)
On Indiana State Road 62, the main highway through Lanesville, there stands a sturdy red barn with nicely restored Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisements on...
Down the rabbit hole with Radio GDR
Merely a bookmark to offer: Radio GDR.
Life in the former East Germany holds an ongoing fascination for many people.
Join us on the East Germany...
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Diary: Nature teaches beasts to know their friends
Title credit courtesy of Shakespeare (Coriolanus).
During The Edge’s and Bono’s recent Tiny Desk Concert at NPR, Bono introduced the U2 song "Stuck in a...
40 Years in Beer, Part Twenty-Two: A placid traditional Danish lunch in Copenhagen, 1989
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Twenty-One: Those legendary working beers with the FDJ in the GDR.
There was a faint glow, and an aura...
Green with entropy?
Regardless of who invented it, the first people to make green beer probably made it the same, slightly unintuitive way it's made today: a...
