Hey all! Perhaps I had a little too fun this last weekend….my back is on the fitz. Having a hard time walking and hardly able to do much other than sit around! Image Source While I love relaxing and enjoying

Dark Lord Day beer fest had a lot of different things going on...a metal concert was going down, beer sharing, and beer lines to try the numerous Dark Lord variants. There is also a lot of beer trading

Hey all! I recently went to the infamous Dark Lord Day beer festival, hosted by Three Floyds Brewing Company. There was a lot going on, a lot happened, good things, bad things, lessons to be learned, lots

Had quite the craft beer journey this weekend..and felt compelled to share with Steemit! Was on a beer run around the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. It’s like a bar crawl but your running in between.

After completing the half marathon, I decided to set my sights on a full marathon. I was recommended one by running club, the Fox River Valley Marathon. It’s a flat, beautiful, great beginner’s course

Craft beer festivals are really the pinnacle of a beer fan’s experience. All your favorite breweries are there, serving up their freshest and best ales, and you’re surrounded by people who share the same

It’s been a long journey, lots of patient waiting, but it’s finally here! Brewing kind of feels like being Doctor Frankenstein, you throw all these things together and the electric magic of yeast creates

Lately, I have been watching really bad movies, especially horror movies. I am not really sure what brought this on, as I have never liked horror movies before. I like watching good movies usually like

Saturday is here! What a busy week. Lots of work, running, bjj, beer research…..it is time to get back to Steemit! Today my idea was to showcase one of my favorite hops, Vic Secret. Australia now features

Saturday was my first half-marathon at 13.1 miles and my first organized running event. I think I did really well for my first, running at 2:18:46 or roughly a 10:32 pace, 30 seconds faster than during

Just grabbed one of the most recent barrel-aged releases by Founders, an annual release entitled “KBS” or Kentucky Breakfast Stout. Founders hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan and is one of America’s lead

I wrote weeks ago about taking a Food Sensitivity Test. It tests for food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities. Link -Allergy Test I finally got my results back and I did get some surprises! I cannot

Another week in the books...back to the grind tomorrow. Ending it all right with a nice mead I picked up. Mead makes a great companion for the craft beer fan when you’re looking for something that a little

What an incredible Saturday! Ran 13 miles today! Now it’s brew time!!! There are a lot of cool breweries, bottle shops, and beer outlets in Chicago but my legs are jello. I like to go a place near me for

By now, most of you know me as a craft beer guy, while pretty welcoming to all styles, but predominantly a hop juice and barrel-aged stout kinda guy. This weekend I wanted to do something different. My

The Craft beer market is highly competitive and it’s only increasing as more new places set up shop.. Many breweries, in order to gain the competitive edge and attract beer fans, have resorted to experimenting

I recently had one of the worst beers I have ever tried. Why was it the worst? It tasted like pure scotch. Maybe this was the intention...it’s possible the skilled efforts and brewing methods were sound,

Sorry I have been gone a day, been busy running around and having beers. Need more writing material! Once in awhile, I get really confused about a beer or beer style, and that day came this weekend. I

The 7 Day Beer Challenge was a really fun challenge and it really got me thinking about a lot of things… Image Source I like how it got me to post each day, as now I feel like I should post everyday because

Day 7 is here...wow, despite being a regular beer drinker, it was still an interesting challenge. It got me to write more, meet more people, and try some beers I would have not otherwise have tried. I