Jumpin' At The Woodside

Happy Veterans Day and thank you to all those who served and who are serving in our Armed Forces. Hope this Friday evening finds you well. Enjoying a very fine Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale . Opted not to take a photo even though it's a perfect brew for this chilly night - going down to 29! Yesterday was our quarterly "All Hands" meeting at work. They started holding these at the EpiCentre Theaters downtown, may be the nicest movie theater I was ever in and every chair in the theater is a big comfy lounge chair with big armrests for holding drinks and snacks. The meetings are to give everyone an update on how our region is doing and provide an informative Q&A with our senior leadership. Won't bore you with the details, but afterwards the work day was over and all were welcome to mingle at the open bar. Of course I had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, but then that was about as "crafty" as their taps got. While sitting with friends and enjoying our libations, w...

Good evening and Happy Friday! Tonight's beverage of choice... Wow, an unfiltered IPA from Ipswich Ale Brewery . I haven't had one of these since I left Boston. Not sure why, but I have this memory of IPAs from Mass. and Maine having this unfiltered "gritty" taste that you don't seem to find in other craft brews around the country, or at least the ones I've tried. I found this beer last night at the funky Common Market next door to the Whiskey Warehouse following an impromptu "team building" session at the Whiskey's rooftop bar, known as Top Shelf. It has a great view of the city skyline and seemed perfect for celebrating International Stout Day . I had the Carolina stout from Duck-Rabbit , their Milk Stout. Believe it or not my first one ever. Self proclaimed "dark beer specialists," they're "lightest" beer is an amber ale. The stout was good, but would love to try it on draft. While the Whiskey is very cool, we probabl...