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Beer comes with its own language, most of which makes talking about beer an intimidating and alienating prospect for casual drinkers. Conversely, this separate language is a delight for pedantic, gatekeeping nerds clamoring for an intellectual edge on people at parties. I don’t like those nerds and am always looking…
There are great video games out there. Some are just plain beautiful, while others started out good and turned great after an update. Others still are as fun to watch as they are to play. And then there are the overrated video games. These are extremely hyped games that don't…
The Cicerone Beer Style Profiles flipbook and its expansion pack, both of which I used to help me put this guide together, list 60 different beer styles between the two of them and those 60 are by no means exhaustive. By contrast, almost every brewery I’ve visited in the past…
My most recent gaming experiences (with the significant exception of the hundred-something hours in Red Dead Redemption 2) have mostly been of me replaying games I’ve previously enjoyed. Those dives into my Steam library, as well as some daliances back into consoles when I’m so inclined, got me thinking about…
Guinness’s centuries-long dominance of Irish stouts is no accident. It’s the result of highly persuasive marketing, a romanticized drinking culture, extensive product refinement, and longstanding tradition. It’s also a really good beer and Arthur Guinness knows I’ve spent more than my share of nights in a pub exclusively drinking his…
Talking about beer is by no means a mandatory skill. You’d likely be perfectly happy drinking whatever’s handed to you and asking no questions, as long as you trust the person handing you the drink. Kind of like how you can still have a good time at a hockey or…
I don’t trust people when they say they like watching video games. I’ve tried that part of it, where I watch someone else play a game, and all I can think of is how badly they’re messing everything up and how differently I’d be playing and how wrong they are…
When everyone was first going on and on about the first Covid lockdown only lasting two weeks, I bought a PS4. I’ve read and watched enough on apocalyptic historical events to know that even fully functioning, politically healthy countries have insane difficulty in controlling new disease. Since the United States…
I spent most of my unvaccinated days in the pandemic combing Steam for new games and, truthfully, I don’t actually remember buying Prey. What I remember is a three day binge in February 2021 and being thankful that I spent those three days immersed in an exciting suspense/survival simulator rather…
When I’m in the market for a shower beer, I want something simple and satisfying. It should be on the cheaper side, but not cheaply made, and taste good but not so good that you want to savor every sip. A shower beer’s supposed to make you want another, especially…
I spent the last three months of 2022 working at Kinnegar Brewing, an Irish craft brewery in Letterkenny, County Donegal. For homebrewers who want to learn what it’s actually like to work in a brewery, an internship like this provides invaluable lessons—including lessons that can be applied to being a…
Rotten Tomatoes and Netflix both reign supreme in their respective territories and since there’s such a natural overlap, it might be worth seeing what the first has to say about the second. As it turns out, there are some obscure but worthwhile movies floating around Netflix that have all scored…
My friends and I are always on the lookout for alternatives to Super Smash Bros., Mario Party, and Mario Kart. We’ve played all three and greatly enjoyed our time with each, by which I mean we’ve all equaled damaged our relationships enough that most of it balances out. But variety…
Anytime the weather takes a turn, I start running through what jackets I have in the house. That list only excluded a waxed jacket once. The clothing itself isn’t super complicated and wears its components right there in the name. It’s a jacket where the cotton fabric has been treated…
Back around St. Paddy’s Day this year, I put together a quick primer on Irish stouts and provided a few options that aren’t Guinness. On the list is O’Hara’s Irish Stout -- a very good beer, especially if you can find it on a nitro tap. But it's another O'Hara's…
