“Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” Dave Barry Since this is […]
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[Osburn On Tap] Kickin’ It Old School With Retro Drinks
“What’s old is new again” is the phrase that always pops up when I think of things that are cool and popular at any given moment only because of their retro appeal. It can be seen in the apparel of […]
[Osburn On Tap] Fireman’s Brew
Rob Nowaczyk and Ed Walker had a problem. As first responder firefighters, they had spent a whole day in the Glendale Mountains fighting wildfires. As one might imagine, they were extremely thirsty as they stood looking at the flames. They […]
[OSBURN ON TAP] It’s All In The Mix
So, you don’t like to drink your whiskey on its own and you like to add some ice and sour mix. Maybe you can’t stomach the taste of tequila by itself and you like to add it to margarita mix […]
[OSBURN ON TAP] Q and A with Geoff Dale of Three Heads Brewing Company
Whenever possible, I like to highlight small craft breweries that are doing big things. That is especially true when it comes to breweries located in my hometown of Rochester, NY. I’ve already written about the Roc Brewing Company and all […]
[Osburn On Tap] MLB: Major League Beer
The last time we heard talk about beer in correlation with Major League Baseball, we were talking about it in reference to the Boston Red Sox’s epic collapse. Multiple players have apologized for what happened and new Manager Bobby Valentine […]
[OSBURN ON TAP] You Can’t Bully Walter’s Hill
Beer has been the topic of choice for almost all of my previous articles. I’ve plunged into the land of Italian Amaro and even drank at the table of Jeremiah Weed, but for some odd reason I’ve strayed away from […]
[OSBURN ON TAP] Who Is Jeremiah Weed?
I decided to take a break from beer this month in favor of the World of Spirits. It is almost Halloween after all. “Sippin’ as smooth as a southern drawl that wants something from ya.” Those are the words of […]
[Osburn On Tap] Strange Brews
It’s time to get a little wacky. As Frank Reynolds would say, “I don’t know how many years in this Earth I’ve got left. I’m gonna get real weird with it”. I’m tired of the normal every day beer and […]
[Osburn On Tap] Make Your Own Michelada
Since I just returned from a trip to the southwest, I figured that now was the perfect time to write an article about the Mexican drink michelada. This drink consists of a beer base, something like sol or pacifico or […]
[Osburn On Tap] Revamped Redhook
Everybody loves a spring baby. A few months ago (March to be exact), Redhook Brewery of Woodinville, Washington turned dirty thirty. I’ll be turning thirty in October so I figured it only made sense to mention the changes going on […]
[OSBURN ON TAP] From home brewer to craft brewery
Jim Koch started the Boston Beer Company with a tattered, old, family recipe from the 1800’s. Louis Koch Lager was the original name of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, the most well-known of the twenty plus beers made by Koch’s famous brewery. […]
[Osburn On Tap] Everyone needs a little luck o’ the Irish
For beer loving, pretend (and real) Irish, green wearing, shamrock shake loving, Jamison drinking people all over the globe, March 17th is better than Christmas. This magical day is St. Patrick’s Day and it is celebrated on Thursday, but most […]
[Osburn On Tap] Thank Phil for an early spring
If you are anything like me, you are probably fairly happy about what transpired on February 2nd at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil, the greatest meteorologist in the world, did NOT see his shadow when he emerged from […]
Getting wacky in Petaluma
Lagunitas Brewing Company of Petaluma, California is just about as far away from my home in the northeast as possible. That doesn’t stop it from being one of my all-time favorite craft breweries. The moment my older brother Matt gave […]