Winter has arrived, and it is time to pour a dark, rich, complex, warming beer. For $1.99, you can have 16.9 ounces of that, in a beer that has its origin in pre-revolution Russia. Baltika #6 Porter is one of the best beer values I've ever' [...] Winter has arrived, and it is time to pour a dark, rich, complex, warming beer. For $1.99, you can have 16.9 ounces of that, in a beer that has its origin in pre-revolution Russia. Baltika #6 Porter is one of the best beer values I've ever' [...] 
But Max Baucus proves me wrong.
I remember my first visits to the Plaza, back in the early 80s. My wife and I would drive up from Columbia and stay with my brother and sister-in-law in an apartment near the Plaza, and we would walk down Main to the most glamorous shopping [...] 
Imagine my delight when a recent morning at work was interrupted by a phone call from one of my favorite people asking me whether I wanted her to pick up any special beers from Odell's Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was standing in the brewery' [...] 
Grocery bags are a waste. The paper ones are bulky, and the plastic ones are annoying bits of foreign oil. Grocery stores are encouraging us to reuse bags (many offer a nickle per bag), but I can never remember to put them in my car or [...] 
I got on the elevator yesterday, and was joined by an African-American man roughly my own age. He looked my middle-aged, middle-class white self over, gave an understanding smile, and said, "Too bad about the Springsteen show getting canceled, huh?". [...] 
Last time I read a Joel Goldman mystery, I was more than mildly negative - "Really, this book is awful - execrable dialog with an implausible plot, and minority characters who are so shallow I would accuse the author of racism if he had demonstrated" [...] 
One of my favorite commentators on this blog has been Sophia. We don't always agree; we don't always disagree. She's calm, insightful, informed and logical. 
Having recently taken the Beer Judge Certification Program examination, I'm up to speed on traditional beer styles, and the way things are supposed to be. On Saturday, though, I picked up a beer that marches to the beat of its own drummer, and it's an anarchic' [...] 
My favorite comedian does a great show in NYC. 
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