My last beer post let me hit 175 beers, which is a nice number, but this one is more of the milestone. Beer 183 gets me past the halfway point of my goal of trying 365 Iowa Beers in a year. If my math is right, I started this journey on April 28, which means… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 176-183: Halfway done
Ten years ago this month, I was probably in the best shape of my life. I was working out six days a week, had just lost 15 lbs and was eating a lot of vegetables and lean protein. I was also having a series of small strokes on a regular basis. I didn’t know they… Read More It’s been 10 years since I didn’t die from a stroke. That’s awesome.
Before my senior year of college, I was a bit uncertain where I would be living. I had just been named the editor of the school literary magazine, and there was an apartment that traditionally went to the new editor. But the last editor seemed unsure if she was moving out, and I wasn’t entirely… Read More A fridge full of urine: My college experience
It’s been about six months since I started this possibly foolish challenge, and I seem to be a little behind. Not a lot, but I need to catch up a bit. I’m planning to drive to Cedar Rapids for a freelance article this week and will probably stop for a few growlers are breweries along… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 167-175: 515, Great River & Kalona
A few weeks ago, Ava kept asking me why I haven’t watched “Minions” yet. After being asked the same question a few times, I finally replied “Why haven’t you watched ‘Citizen Kane’ yet? She’s four, so of course she hadn’t seen it. She asked what it was about, and I said it was about a… Read More Ava Reviews Daddy Stuff: ‘Citizen Kane’
Yes, I used two colons in the header. Sometimes the established format for a headline can back me into a corner, but I won’t let that get in the way of a “Breakin’ 2” reference. If you want to check out the earlier beers I tried at the summit, click here. Beer 161: Toppling… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 161-166: Little Giant Beer Summit 2: Electric Beergaloo
Elvis Costello has been a bucket list concert for me for a long time. I only recall one other opportunity I had to see him: I was in college and in Atlanta for a conference and had other obligations. Thursday night, I finally got a chance to see him in concert, at Hoyt Sherman Place,… Read More Review: Elvis Costello at Hoyt Sherman Place
I’m starting off this entry a little different because I found a beer that I tried a few months ago that I forgot to write about. So beer 151 is probably beer 110 or something, but I don’t want to go back and renumber everything, so I’m just sticking it on the start of this post.… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 151-160: Little Giant Beer Summit Part the First
Well, I’ve hit another beer milestone, 150. Not bad. As the weather starts to turn cold, some new varieties of beer are showing up on shelves and taps. There are several Oktoberfests in this batch, along with multiple Peace Tree and Backpocket beers. I’m starting to catch up to writing about the beers I’ve tried.… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 142-150: Oktoberfests and more
One of the closing acts for the 2016 Maximum Ames Music Festival was Lavender Country, who I’ve written about a few times in the last week, so I’ll just give a Cliff Notes description: gay country band from the 1970s that has had a career resurgence in the last few years. Patrick Haggerty is the… Read More Review: Lavender Country provides emotional end for Maximum Ames fest
