Craft brewers need your help

Craft brewers need your help

H.R. 4278 Federal legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 4278, is a bill which you want to bring to your representative’s attention.  The purpose of the bill is to lower taxes on beer produced by smaller brewers. The new legislation will reduce...
It isn’t easy drinking green

It isn’t easy drinking green

The word green—formally a noun, now typically an adjective—is applied to just about anything possible (green dog food!).  Opinion polls and the American tradition of the focus group both have found the populace expressing more concern for the environment, hence a...
Making Oktoberfest a local party

Making Oktoberfest a local party

For most beer lovers, a trip to Munich is like a trip to the big game.  Oktoberfest is the holy grail of beer festivals!  Unfortunately with rising energy costs, the closest most will get is watching BeerFest at home.  It doesn’t need to be that way and in my...
Boomin’ Baby Boomer Babysitting Bar Business

Boomin’ Baby Boomer Babysitting Bar Business

A story in Reuters ran last week about Mike Hammond who was looking for a drinking buddy for his 88-year-old father Jack.  The duties included taking his father out for a pint once a day.  The best part about the job was that it paid. Imagine that, a job which pays...
The family friendly bar

The family friendly bar

If you’re heading to a Chuck E Cheese’s in Killeen, Texas, you might want to reconsider; the one thing that could help you survive a night at this place is not for sale.  Mothers Against Drunk Driving and local patrons successfully stopped the local Chuck E Cheese’s...