Singha Beer, Lager

I have sampled beer that has been imported from England, Jamaica, Brazil, and other countries from around the world. I had never sampled a beer from Asia and an opportunity presented itself to sample a beer from Thailand. I tried out a light golden lager from Singha.  The beer-ista described it as being more similar …

DuClaw Brewing Company, 31

The 31 is offered alongside of a goodly number of fall beer selections that range in flavor from autumn harvest inspired to all out pumpkin pie spices in a jar with some hops. This beer has an okay amber color- I’ve seen a good number that look prettier in a glass and a fair number …

Stonekeep Meadery, Black Currant Melomel

I don’t consider myself to be a big fan of mead. The thought of drinking liquid honey makes me gag a little thinking of it. My past experiences with mead have confirmed all my fears- sticky, sweet, and like hard candy gone very very wrong. The only thing I’ve sampled that I disliked more than …

Rj Rockers, Son of a Peach

I don’t think it’s a secret based on some of my previous tastings, but I tend to enjoy fruity beers when the weather gets hot. I am a fan of peaches, my grandpa and grandma always seemed to have some in the house. Growing up, there were even a couple of orchards not too far …

We’re Not in Austin Anymore

Stephen Austin handpicked ten men to help him instill a sense of justice into a chunk of land overrun by savages in as many directions as he could turn. Austin didn’t share a language with the Native people in Texas or those residing south of what would be carved out as the Texas borders. In …

Bullets and Belles Town Halls and Referendum

There are a number of heated issues that the town leadership have decided need additional attention. In order to hear such grievances, the town’s leadership is hosting a couple of Soapbox Debates. Additionally, there have been a number of recent issues that have caused the Northern and Southern governments to call for popular elections on …

Mentor vs. Coach

I really feel the need to kick this blog article off with a whole line up of sports jokes that have been in some smelly locker room in the back of my head. I tend to dislike when people speak in sports metaphors to me. The only reasons I began watching football were to not …

Language Traps- The vs Thee

This blog post is all about pronunciation. That’s a bit tricky to do because you can’t hear the words as they are used and described. For clarity, I am going to differentiate between ‘the’ and ‘the’ by spelling one of these words as ‘thee’ because that spelling reflects the pronunciation of the word. The word …