Category Archives: Drinking

Beermas at the White House

The Media had its diapers twisted by the uproar over the arrest of a Harvard professor in his own home by a Cambridge police officer. President Obama entered the fray by calling the incident ‘stupid’. His off-the-cuff comment racketed up the GOP attack dogs at a time when the White House is promoting legislation on […]

Death to Beermas

My friend Miguel had an opening Thursday night at his Orchard Street gallery. Esoteric bread sculptures. I surveyed the works for several minutes and then grabbed a beer. The sky was clear for the first time this month and I stepped outside. New York has been experiencing a very English summer. This evening air was […]

More Beer Advice

Don’t drink with dogs.

Best Guinness in Pattaya – Maggie May’s

Only a few more hours remain for St. Padraic’s Day in Pattaya. I’m only starting the day here. With a Guinness. But if I were in Pattaya, I’d be where I celebrated last March 17. In honor of beer, because my apostasy to the Christian faith is well-known. My adherence to the Beerastian religion answers […]

Fight the GOP Beer Tax in Oregon

Oregon has created a positive atmosphere for beer-brewing by taxing the brewers at a modest rate. 2009 is not 2008 and five state lawmakers have introduce a bill aimed at taxing each barrel of beer almost $50 to fill the state’s coffers and finance alcoholism treatment. I haven’t been to Oregon since 1999. I drank […]