Food and Drink

Norman's Brother, with a "C" TDE Reader writes "Got a stack of beer ads at an estate sale (house owner collected magazine illustrations). These are a few of a series from the United States Brewers Foundation, with slogan 'Beer Belongs ... Enjoy It!' America&

Odd Names This blog post at NRO [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/269405/howdy-pilgrim-jay-nordlinger] about odd Puritan names ("Experience Bliss," "Thankful Clapp," "Moses Sleeper") reminded me of this passage from A Renegade History of the United States: "In 1864 Increase Mather set out

Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas? The Beer Taster recently featured Three Philosophers [http://beer-taster.com/beer-reviews/beer-taster/ommegang-three-philosophers/]. That is one righteous beer. I agree with this description: "The aroma is very malty and full of cherries, as well as some other dark fruits such as raisins. I also found

You watch Mad Men? Boardwalk Empire? If so, you've probably seen a lot of artists at work. Their art? The cocktail. I attended a private cocktail instruction last night at Big Cedar Distillery [http://www.incentivevodka.com/The-Vodka.html]. The instructor, Angie, is a mixologist. She also runs

Football to Misdemeanors: BYCU You wanna spend $750 on a beer? Yeah, me neither (in the words of Pat Dailey, "I've got to be drunk to do that"). But if you're so inclined or so stupid or so drunk, you might want to try

I'm not a big fan of Wikihow, but once in awhile, they run something interesting. This piece caught my eye earlier this week: How to Cook Deep Fried Beer [http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Deep-Fried-Beer]. I'd never even heard of such a thing, but it doesn'

Not Just for Pancakes George Washington had his own beer recipe [http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/05/04/librarys-tasty-treasure-george-washingtons-beer/?mod=WSJBlog] . It actually sounds a little scary: bran hops, yeast and molasses. Molasses? I guess I haven't lived enough. I'd never heard of molasses as

Brews You Can Use I go to Frankenmuth most summers for its annual Bavarian Music Festival. Frankenmuth is a village in the middle of Michigan that is designed like a Bavarian town. It's probably the second quaintest spot in Michigan (Mackinac Island is the most quaint). It looks

Hail the Drinking Club! Tonight, I drink. The drinking club awarded my son a scholarship, and they're hosting Marie, Alex, and me to a steak dinner. I'm really looking forward to it. I always refer to it as "the drinking club," which I intend