by DJ Spiess | Jun 22, 2008 | Pub crawls
After two places with bottled beer only, we decided to go have one last beer at the Pinnacle Peak Patio. The steakhouse has been around since 1957. For me, that is forever and then some. The Pinnacle Peak Patio has decent steaks, but it is really a tourist place. I...
by DJ Spiess | Jun 21, 2008 | Pub crawls
My next stop in the beer Arizona beer drinking trip was going to be the bar at the Four Seasons resort. My first question to the bartender was “What’s on tap?” I’m sure you’re wondering what possible delectable beer creations would be available on tap at the swank...
by DJ Spiess | Jun 19, 2008 | Random
I’m in Arizona for the weekend at a friend’s wedding. The wedding is going to be one of those crazy big deal weddings, big enough to land a spot in Platinum Weddings (a reality wedding show on the WE channel) next season. So you’re probably wondering what it’s like...
by DJ Spiess | Jun 16, 2008 | Wine
The most difficult part of winemaking may be waiting for the wine to age. When you make a wine, it can be years before it is ready to drink. Just like death, man has come up with different (and weird) methods to cheat the waiting process. Deep Six Your Wine Here is...
by DJ Spiess | Jun 3, 2008 | industry
Legal Weed Beer If you haven’t heard, Vaune Dillmann, owner of Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. in Weed, California ran into an issue with his bottlecaps. The bottlecaps are offending the U.S. Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) with the...