Welcome, Fall (it’s about time)

It was a very hot summer in Tennessee. 2016 ranked #2 on the number of days over 90 degrees. Summer started in June and powered on until the end of September. The heat usually breaks near the end of August, but not this year. And that made it hard to get excited about fall beer. … Read more

Welcome to Nashville, Nantahala!

Bryson City, NC is a quaint little mountain town nestled on the edge of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. June and I have been fans for years and visit frequently. We first happened on the town while celebrating our anniversary. Bryson City is a main stop on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, a historic line … Read more

New Highland Beers!

We recently received three new beers from Highland Brewing Co. and think you should give them a try. We never wanted to be just a beer review blog, our focus is to be educational and informative about things going on in the beer industry. And many of our reviews are from Highland. Why? Because they … Read more

Highland Black Watch Double Chocolate Milk Stout

Every year, our friends at 2 Beer Guys publish an amazing blog series called 31 Days of December. Every day features a beer, often a winter seasonal, for the holidays. They do posts from guest bloggers all over the country and we’ve been privileged to contribute the last two years. Below is an excerpt from our guest … Read more

Beer Bloggers & Writers Conf 2015, part 2

Friday evening we left Oskar Blues and the buses headed to Sierra Nevada’s Mills River Brewery. I could barely contain my excitement. I visited the brewery six months earlier and knew the gorgeous cathedral to beer that await us. Just driving into the brewery is special. No detail was left undone, even in the road … Read more