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It's December 7th, "a date that will live in infamy," especially to a retired Naval Officer such as myself. I was stationed for three years at Sub Base Pearl, including 1991 for the 50th Anniversary of the attack. I don't know how many times I stood at attention to render honors as we passed the USS Arizona Memorial, or was topside for colors a ...

I wrote in last week's blog about a new bicycle & beer that will be offered next year here in Alaska by a company out of Florida. Given how strongly I advocate buying local to support Alaska businesses,  it seems only fair that I should give some time to our local Alaskan beer tour company, Big Swig Tours out of Anchorage. Big Swig ...

There's snow on the ground here on the Kenai, but we still haven't gotten any really bitter cold yet, though the forecasters are promising us some of that for the end of the week. Fortunately, the weather doesn't seem to be slowing brewery construction down very much; more on that below. First up, I got a very interesting press release f ...

Here it is, the day before Halloween and I'm beginning to wonder if I should just change this from a weekly blog to an every other week blog, since that seems to be how often I can actually get the bloody thing done! Anyway, it's the end of October and we actually have snow falling from the skies here on the Kenai. Not sure how much accumulatio ...

I just received the following breaking news from Gabe  Fletcher of Anchorage Brewing Company: "So we don't make a pumpkin beer here at Anchorage Brewing right now and maybe never will, but we brought you the next best thing for Halloween this year: Jolly Pumpkin Night at the brewery!!! Our great friends at Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales ...

It's mid-October here on the Kenai Peninsula, but still no snow. Last year, we got out first significant snowfall on October 9th, but here we are a week later with nothing and none in the forecast. Perhaps all the predictions of a warm winter will be accurate. Or maybe Mother Nature is just saving up to give us a super big blast, like she did t ...

Hello again, craft beer fans. I had hoped to get this out early in the week, but I was overcome by events (again). I hope everyone is busily enjoying their Permanent Fund Dividend, as I've got a feeling we won't get too many more like this one. At least we can each spend some of it on some good local craft beer. Anyway, let's move on the awards ...

Hello again, craft beer lovers. As I mentioned in my last blog, I decided to delay this one until I had returned from the Talkeetna Brewfest, which took place on Saturday, September 19th. I'm back now, so it's time to get this blog on the street. First things first, let's talk about Friday and Saturday in Talkeetna. The weather was very nice ...

The coming of fall is making itself felt here on the Peninsula. The trees are turning, school is back in session, and it's raining. Even with this dreary weather, there's lots happening on the beer scene, so let's dive right into it. The big news on the national level is Heineken's purchase of 50% of Lagunitas Brewing for $500 million. Y ...

Well, it's been almost three weeks since my last blog. Sorry for the long dry spell, but I've been rather busy, first due to going Outside for ten days, then with getting ready for and starting to teach my class for the fall semester at Kenai Peninsula College. I spent most of the time I was Outside in Maine. While this was primarily a family t ...