January 28th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in beer
To cope with stress, my wayward subconscious and car accidents, I went to work perfecting the michelada. Not exactly your prototypical winter drink, but rain notwithstanding, this is Southern California—land of perpetual summer.
January 1st, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in beer, miscellany
Today is a beer day. Cocktails are, of course, wonderful but some days are just beer days. As such, I am home, having completed my errands for the day, enjoying a lovely Belgian witbier and contemplating a different sort of post. It is, after all, 2008 and I have yet to compile my top ten [...]
November 1st, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in beer, mixers
Happy Hallowmas, everyone. Today is the day that Christians celebrate all saints, those known and those unknown, that takes form as Día de los Muertos here in Southern California. The Day of the Dead is a day of remembrance, a celebration of life and of the afterlife, a day of revelry. Not to bring the [...]
April 24th, 2007 | by nerdling | published in beer
One of my favorite work pastimes is perusing the web for fun new food blogs. While on my tour, I returned to MattBites, which is as notable for good looks as compelling content. I skimmed through a few months of posts and stumbled upon something new: the Michelada.
Okay, so it isn’t really new. People in [...]
November 27th, 2005 | by nerdling | published in beer
Yes, this sounds like a terrible idea. I mean, beer mixed with wine? In the same glass? But the Black Velvet was just perverse enough to be worth trying.
I wound up with eight pints of Guinness in my fridge, and the half bottle of champagne left from my French 76 and Juniper Royale experiments was [...]
