Beer here
The usual
Crop sharing. Summerfesting. Happy Houring. Beer sampling. Grilling. (Yes, edamame).
A new venture
After much thought, consideration of all options and a crap ton of tears, I’ve accepted a new position. Friday was my last day at my old job. I’ll miss them, too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled. Jump-up-and-down-style thrilled. But you know, change is always hard. And so is leaving the people. Especially because my … Continue reading
New Glarus Brewing Company
Our dreams of becoming the next two marketing people for New Glarus beer went out the window on Friday afternoon when we did the three-hour long hard hat tour of our “hometown” (a little more than two hours from Oshkosh) brewery. As it turns out, New Glarus has a marketing budget of zero annually, which … Continue reading
New Belgium
I feel like we’ve been Fat Tire lovers since the beginning. In fact, I remember when it only came in the big bottles. Right now, in fact, Jeff is yelling at me because he thinks I threw out the when-it-came-to Wisconsin bottle that said, “Now available in America’s Dairy Land.” I don’t think I tossed … Continue reading
Handy Mandy
Sometimes I surprise myself. And you know, I really should wait it out a few days to see if my title stands, but instead here I am telling all of you about how I fixed our refrigerator that one time. Hopefully. Our fridge has been on the fritz, not cooling things as well as it … Continue reading
Gumbo
It might be the first day of spring, but it was still cold and rainy today. Truth be told, our bellies were craving something warm…and different. Somehow we landed on gumbo. After Googling a few recipes, we were inspired by one of Emeril’s recipes, which started with a rich roux and ended with a big … Continue reading
A fun day in Madison
Yesterday, as mentioned, we loaded into the car and headed to Madison for the Isthmus Beer & Cheese Fest. And really, it’s just nice to get out of town once and awhile. Like usual during car trips, we laughed, and sang along and talked and talked and talked. Some of my favorite memories of ours … Continue reading
