Fearful Symmetries

Tempus fugit! It's been two and a half years since it was announced that Arena's Lake Louie Brewing was to be acquired by Wiscons...

I will be upfront with you: I hate the phrase "pumpkin spice". Who among us eats a cinnamon roll or a bratwurst and thinks, "...

  These weren't bad but not great either. Vinegar tang was middle of the road but they both had a starchy mealiness to them. The cassava...

The humble pear doesn't get the attention that its cousin the apple does. What do people know about them beyond that partridges in their...

Likely because I don’t drink much beer from Michigan, I get Bell’s Brewery confused with Founders Brewing. I have to stop and think, “OK, n...

It's an exciting and, perhaps, anxious time for public transit users here in the Madison area. The city is engaged in a two-pronged stra...

(mid-August 2021) While out on a recent bike ride, I came across a real antique automobile. My internet sleuthing leads me to believe it...

(Mid-August 2021) I recently came across the neat map of Chicago above that has the remaining brick alleys marked on it. (The map is here .)...

This summer I investigated the cream ale a little bit as I was looking for something to add to my repertoire of aestival brews. They were l...

  A couple more salt & vinegar snacks. The Pringles weren't bad as they had a decent vinegar tang to them. The Veggie Straws tasted ...

Early August 2021 I wrote previously that I was saddened when the news came down that an old Prohibition era roadhouse here in Madison wi...