Alec Bradley Medalist Churchill Cigar Review

If you haven’t yet discovered CigarMonster.com, you should probably leave it that way. I usually have a tab on my browser open to CigarMonster. It’s a cool hourly timer, with a demonic laugh playing at the top of every hour when Famous Smoke Shop offers a new deal for that hour. Problem is, I always […]

Tonight’s Tasting: Mirror Mirror and Diesel Unholy Cocktail

The weather here in Southern California has been crazy, dipping down into the low 60s!  I had to search through the back of my closet to find a light jacket in order to go outside to smoke a cigar.  They’ll probably close schools and stuff until we get back into the 70s. Nonetheless, I braved […]

Beer In the Afterlife

It never hurts to be prepared, and I don’t want to burden my loved ones when I die, so I went ahead and picked out my headstone today. Question is, should the taps actually dispense beer?  It could be my version of an eternal flame, only much more refreshing.

Beer Builds Better Bodies, Research Reveals

To paraphrase the milk ads, research has revealed that Beer Builds Better Bodies. A number of studies have found that small quantities of alcohol have health benefits, but it really didn’t matter whether it came from beer, wine or tequila. In this case, beer provides a benefit not found in other alcoholic beverages. Researchers from […]

OC Beer Festival Set for May 15, 2010

The fine folks that brought us the Orange County Beer Festival last year were kind enough not to make us wait an entire year for a repeat.  The event was both magnificent and munificent last year, and in my review I suggested that any self-respecting beer drinker west of the Mississippi should plan on attending […]