Beers with a Stoic: “Until philosophers become kings”
This morning at Facebook, Diana and I were both targeted with a memory reminder in the form of the cover photo, which was taken...
My Beers in the GDR, Part Three: Yes, there was lots of beer in...
Previously: My Beers in the GDR, Part Two: Sharing a few Pilsners with a future war criminal.
“Germans absolutely cannot live without sausage and beer.”
--Soviet...
My Beers in the GDR, Part Two: Sharing a few Pilsners with a future...
Previously: My Beers in the GDR, Part One: A working lunch in East Berlin, August 1989.
East Berlin: August, 1989.
Each Friday afternoon for three weeks...
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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40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 67: Yuletide atrocities, courtesy of the Butt-Head...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 66: The Updated Good Beer Guide to Louisville (1996).
We shouldn’t attempt to fashion the elusive silk...
Highlands crowds jubilant as “Brother Joe’s Travelling Salvation Show” heads south
On Sunday, Pints&union took to the airwaves for a final round of self-congratulation before decamping for Louisville.
From beginning to end, the symmetry between Joe's...
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 66: The Updated Good Beer Guide to...
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 65: Smoky treats, a 9-hour, 9-brewery, 9-beer Bamberg stroll in 1996.
The 1996 F.O.S.S.I.L.S. Membership Directory Issue (#66...
