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Flashback – Scotland's Williams Bros. Brewing
The first stop on our upcoming trip to the Scottish Highlands will be at Williams Bros. Brewing Co., one of the OG's of Scottish craft...
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Jun 16, 20251 min read


Digital Antidotes
Ain't That What It's All About Blog Recently, at a gas station the kid on duty was so locked into his cell phone he didn’t even notice I...

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May 22, 20253 min read


Springtime on the Farm
looks like spring has finally arrived here in the great Northeast instead of just the odd day tease here and there

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May 5, 20253 min read


The Guinness Pub Giveaway Contest
One of most successful contests which ran for a few years was the Guinness Irish Pub Giveaway Contest – win a pub in Ireland.
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Mar 16, 20254 min read


You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
I previously wrote, We Were Warned. Yes we were, but it's turning out much worse than many of us expected.

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Mar 5, 20252 min read


Beer-piphanies
First generation craft beer fans in the US consistently seem to remember their time of transition, when they discovered craft beer,

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Mar 5, 20252 min read


We Were Warned
By Tony Forder I was in England when President Trump was re-elected. Family and friends kept asking me how it could have happened. I was...
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Jan 31, 20252 min read


Milan Scenes
Milan, fashion capital Fancy boot heels click on cobblestones Duomo anchoring kid-chased pigeons Top name Galleria Euro draining stores...

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Jan 8, 20251 min read


Italian Craft Beer Today
So we just returned from our annual European beer tour. Here's a few things we learned about Italian craft brewers and their beer.

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Dec 3, 20242 min read


Beer, Wine and Truffles in Northern Italy
Beer, Wine and Truffles in northern Italy video
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Nov 30, 20242 min read


Italian Recap
As we did 11 years ago, we will be gandering around northern Italy with visits to breweries, wineries and the White Truffle Festival.
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Oct 24, 20242 min read


Modern Mead
By Tony Forder I knew that cider is popular in Quebec, having attended this year's Soif du Cidre (Thirst for Cider) festival in Montreal. I have discovered that mead is quite popular also. At the recent OKTO fest in Repentigny (30 mins north of Montreal), I spent some time sampling at the Miel Nature booth. All kinds of sweet, strong liqeur-ish meads, definitely high end. Monsieur Ali Agougou with a selection of Miel Nature's specialty meads. The ancient beverage of mead is

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Sep 12, 20243 min read


Beer Festivals Go Carney
There's been quite a lot of chit-chat regarding the new direction of the Great American Beer Festival. The old guys don't like it,
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Aug 6, 20242 min read


Minding Our Bees-ness
I make mead. Mead needs honey. I've helped extract and process honey from combs before but never seen up close how honey is actually...

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Jun 18, 20241 min read

