4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (244+ words) (Here’s a break from our normally scheduled beer content, because this is my newsletter and I can get weird with it, if I want. At least this one doesn’t contain a 1,500-word discussion on ancillary Bluey characters.) The Midnight Ghost…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (811+ words) The sale of Genesee Beer’s parent company FIFCO USA was announced yesterday afternoon with a pretty simple press release. There was no big event at the brewery, no public unveiling of the new ownership and, as of now, no press…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (830+ words) There is a particular kind of September nostalgia that sneaks up on you when you have a kid who is about to start kindergarten. It is surreal. It is exciting. It is a little scary. It is also completely wild…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1574+ words) Back in January, I wrote about Fifth Frame Brewing’s abrupt closure and the financial disputes that were already piling up before owner Jon Mervine posted the brewery’s farewell message. In that Instagram post, Fifth Frame said the decision to close…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (316+ words) That’s the karmic bargain of living here, I suppose. Give me a crisp 55-degree fall day, a slight breeze and an afternoon of apple picking and I’ll still take that over almost anything, but last night was pretty damn close…...