Recently, I watched the documentary Cropsey, about the urban legend of a serial killer living under a mental hospital that turned out to be true. It made me think about urban legends that spread among the kids in my own neighborhood. I’m sure local happenings like the 1982 disappearance of Johnny Gosch, and children being… Read More Urban legends from my walk to school
Fifty beers, what an accomplishment! Wait, I guess not really. But since I’m not currently working, every little milestone helps. Beer 46: Chateau 4th St. Chipotle Porter ABV: ? Consumed at: Chateau 4th St. Notes: My father-in-law regularly changes up what he’s brewing, but this porter has been a regular for the last few years.… Read More 365 Iowa beers 46-50
Last week I attended the monthly Jimmy Carter Happy Hour at El Bait Shop and tried three homebrews by Derek Day, president of the Iowa Brewers Union. Well, to be more accurate, two of the beers were by Derek, the third was from a brewery that is no longer with us. Beers 40-42: Nordic Ale,… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 40-45, a blast from the past
In the last month, two potential dream jobs have presented themselves to me. One is a bacon critic for Extra Crispy, a Time website. I don’t expect to get it, because an insane number of people will be applying. The opending got a lot of press, so they’ll probably get 50,000 applicants. I do appreciate the… Read More My worst bacon memory
My last beer post was kind of super-sized. I’ve been messing around with how many beers I want to include in each write up. For this one, I’m going slightly smaller, since beer 40 goes with beers 41 and 42. Beers 40-45 will be posted sometime later this week. Beer 36: Mayday Mayday Maibock ABV:… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 36-39, Confluence, Deal’s & Exile
May’s reading challenge was a “choose your own” deal, so I decided to read as many Image comics as I could. Some background: I’ve been an Image reader since the company started almost 25 years ago. Yes, I’m aware there was a lot of crap in those early days. For the most part, I read… Read More My May comics reading list
I’ve made it through a month’s worth of beers, and I’m basically 1/10th of the way through this experiment. I still have so many more beers to try, and it’s starting to feel like I’ve picked local Hy-Vees clean of their individual can/bottle selection. I plan to hit up the Jimmy Carter Happy Hour this… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 26-35
When I was doing my mall walking, I never hit Southridge. In part that’s because the southside mall isn’t very close to my northside home. It’s also because I wasn’t really sure Southridge even had an inside anymore. The mall has put most of its focus on the shops with their own entrances, leaving the interior of… Read More Mall walking addendum: Southridge
I’m not sure if I’m playing catch up with this post, or if I might switch my beer posts to 10 at a time. We’ll see how lazy I’m feeling. Beer 16: Millstream John’s Generations White Ale ABV: 5.2% Consumed at: Des Moines Social Club Notes: Since I got a press pass to Wizard World… Read More 365 Iowa Beers: 16-25
Wizard World and tummy troubles caused a delay in the next batch of Iowa beers. I only skipped one day of drinking (I’m dedicated, damnit!), but since I’ve doubled up on a few days, I’m not behind schedule on consumption. The beer train stops for no man! Also, it’s American Craft Beer Week. For someone… Read More 365 Iowa Beers: 11-15
