Going for Level Two

In July of 2013, at the Beer Bloggers Conference in Boston, I met Ray Daniels for the first time. He is the founder of the Cicerone® program and was our speaker the next morning. Over beers during the Night of Many Bottles, I introduced myself and told him I was studying for the level two … Read more

I’m Always Happy with Improvement

I took the written and oral components of the Advance Cicerone exam (for the second time) in Dallas in mid-October 2016 (that post is here). In my February 2016 attempt, I got a 78, two points short of passing (read about that here and here). This time I got a 79! Yes, just one point … Read more

GPO, Nashville has liftoff.

June is awesome. A lot of you know that already. I’m lucky to have been married to her for 17 years. She’s freakin’ awesome, actually. Tomorrow she’s running her first 1/2 marathon, not bad for someone who just started running in May. And even cooler than that, Wednesday night she kicked off the Nashville chapter … Read more

Girls’ Pint Out coming to Nashville!

Some people are born leaders. Me? Not even close. As much as it makes my heart beat a little faster just thinking about standing up and talking in front of a group, I’m starting the Nashville chapter of Girls’ Pint Out. I discovered the Girls’ Pint Out website earlier this year and was intrigued by … Read more

Beer reviews coming soon

A big goal for our new blog is doing a weekly beer review. We want to expose you to the wonderful world of beer. Recently, June had several friends tell her they don’t like beer. As she’s explored that, it usually means macro-brews, but others said things like beer is too bitter. Oh, there’s so … Read more