21 April, 2021

Bold? Brown? Robust?: Chocolate Lab Porter by Wisconsin Brewing Company

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Ten years ago Carl Nolen was president of Middleton's Capital Brewery and he was quoted in an article in the Wisconsin State Journal abo...

The Corona Diaries Vol 12: Winter Cinema

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March 2021 Spring just keeps creeping closer. Soon it will be the one-year anniversary of starting to work from home. Tempus fugit! I am e...
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19 April, 2021

The Chip Quest of Unknown Brands: Deep River Sea Salt & Vinegar Kettle Chips

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And here I thought that I'd exhausted my salt & vinegar potato chip options in Madison and was resigned to either going out of town...
15 April, 2021

Transport Is Arranged

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Recently, say, in the past 2 or 3 weeks, my Twitter feed has had links to several stories about the construction of the interstate system an...
10 April, 2021

The Broadsword and the Beast turns 39

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Today marks the 39th(!) anniversary of Jethro Tull's 14th studio album, The Broadsword and the Beast . Here are a couple tunes from that...
07 April, 2021

The Spice Must Flow: Gose by Delta Beer Lab

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Previously on this very blog I chronicled how a botched batch of Moroccan shrimp prompted a purge of my spice rack that would have made Joe...
06 April, 2021

"A Female Sad Bastard" Playlist

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Here's the playlist for episode 22,  "A Female Sad Bastard" , of Time Enough At Last , the podcast I do with my pal Old Man Sc...

House of the Frying Spud: Hy-Vee Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar Potato Chips

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The humble potato made the news recently, kinda sorta. Toy mega-company Hasbro announced that they're changing the name of their venerab...
05 April, 2021

On the Eve of Self-Destruction: Annihilation

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Annihilation was another winter Blu-ray purchase for me and I finally watched it recently. Released in 2018, it is based on the novel of th...

Time Enough At Last Episode 22: A Female Sad Bastard

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On the latest episode of Time Enough At Last, Old Man Schuck and I talk about the impending arrival of Starbucks in Stoughton as well as som...
31 March, 2021

I Found That Essence Juniper: Sahti by Vintage Brewing Co.

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For me, it all started with the shrimp. The Frau and I started eating shrimp fairly regularly at some point during the pandemic. We soon f...
29 March, 2021

The goal of all life is good lager: Vienna-Style Lager by Dovetail Brewery

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Let me begin by dropping some factoids that I just know will blow your mind: 1) I love Vienna lagers. 2) It is highly likely that I'...