It is funny (and scary) how quick we become desensitized to the macabre, abject, and strange. Before this moment of desensitization, the slightest trace of horror might upset one. But after the moment

Tucked away in the Stormsrivier forest, the small micro brewery feels like a slice of heaven, especially after a long day. We were driving for a while now, getting the roadtrip under way, and we saw the

Sometimes you read a book and then it stays with you for months on end. I like to compare this fermentation. You do not write the review immediately; you let the work “ferment” in your mind for a while.

Returning to one of the beers that I do not always have access to is a sweet treat. Funny enough, some beers are more accessible to me 1200km away from the brewery than close to the brewery. Devil's Peak

This was a rather strange book, and it lived up to its name, but not in a good way. When you read the blurb, the book is rather inviting, but as soon as you sit down to read it, it becomes a literal “study

I was placed on a diet by my partner so now I may only have a single beer on special occasions. This is a good thing for my health in the long run, but it is strange how you crave that crisp taste of a

It is a day both me and my fiance dread: Beer Festival. We dread it for two different reasons. She dreads it because she needs to deal with me for the rest of the night as a slightly intoxicated being

I waited about two years to try a Fresh Hopped IPA from my almost favorite brewery, Jack Black. By sheer unluck, I always saw the advert for their two special beers, the Fresh Hop IPA, and the Wolves of

My fiance placed the thin book into my hands and told me to read it. The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard is a short book, or long novella that forces you to turn each page. My fiance

My fiance gave me a short book, Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum, to read. It took me less than two days to devour. And it was one of the strangest books I have ever read. When I started writing, I judged other

It felt like I needed a holiday, and I sure did get a holiday in a can! Have you ever heard of a coconut IPA? I have never. But as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to try it. But then I also saw the double

I bought a bunch of Elif Shafak's books on a book sale. But in the years since, I have not had the chance to read them. Someone posted a story on their Instagram about how this book left them still, staying

I have a love-hate relationship with Sour Beers. I love the funky wild sour notes, the radically different approach to brewing beer. But I also do not like it. For just as a really difficult book that

While some good books are extremely difficult to get through, either because of the writing or the subject matter, it is not always the mark of a good book. Sometimes the most profound books are the ones

There is nothing like the first sip of a well brewed beer after a long day (or month) or a long run. After finishing a crazy month (that is still ongoing) I went for a jog to get rid of all of the stress.

Maybe sometimes a book is best left unread... I enjoy really horrific books. I started reading Stephen King when I was about 15 and I read his Under the Dome when I was 17. If you have read that book,

It is not everyday that you can treat yourself with some heavy imperial styled beers. It is not often that breweries attempt these brews, and even less do they sell them at local beer shops. Mostly, these

i am at once lost in form and emptiness a world devoid of the structure that i so yearn to capture I don't often impulse buy books. Not because I do not have the money for it (although sometimes I really

I am starting to stress for my oral defence for my PhD. So, what better way to get away from the stress than drinking some wonderful IPAs, especially one called "the graduate"? There is to my

There is nothing quite like the first taste of a really good stout. Even if a stout is not the best, it is still a good beer. The complexity of these dark beers just leans toward an always enjoyable