Showing posts with label Potable Curmudgeon columns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Potable Curmudgeon columns. Show all posts
Monday, February 02, 2015

Yanis Varoufakis, business cults, and why I refuse to wear a suit.

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Photo credit: Guardian Note that Wetherspoon's is a casual pub chain in the UK, and give ample props to Yanis Varoufakis for his Ne...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The PC: Ripped straight from the pages of an Onion satire: “13 white males not really so eager to discuss issues like racism and sexism.”

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I don't always use space at NAC to tout my beer writing at Potable Curmudgeon , but today is an exception. The column appears on Mondays...
Monday, December 01, 2014

At Potable Curmudgeon: "NABC joins forces with Taco Punk at Bank Street Brewhouse in downtown New Albany."

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Today's lead story is at Potable Curmudgeon . I've been coy about this out of necessity. There have been many details suitable for...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

ON THE AVENUES: The pea outside the pod.

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ON THE AVENUES: The pea outside the pod. A weekly web column by Roger A. Baylor. Consider this a trial balloon of sorts. I'll loft...
Monday, February 10, 2014

At LouisvilleBeer.com: " Conformity, contrarianism and a craft writing symposium."

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Follow the link  to read the whole essay at LouisvilleBeer.com, where my beer columns appear weekly on Monday morning. It's a high honor...
Monday, January 27, 2014

The PC at LouisvilleBeer.com: "A craft beer toast to opposing HJR-3."

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I spent a few minute searching the Internet for a clue as to the whereabouts of  Rep. Steve Stemler , District 71's Democrat-pretend, an...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Beer Tuesday 2: “Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants and Intoxicants."

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As noted here previously, the realization some weeks ago that I'd be appearing in February at a craft beer writing symposium , and in...
Thursday, January 02, 2014

"The Potable Curmudgeon" -- now appearing weekly at LouisvilleBeer.com

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A reminder: My columns at LouisvilleBeer.com are now running weekly, at least for so long as my muse stays happy and focused. There may b...
Monday, December 09, 2013

At LouisvilleBeer.com: "Bourbon, bone marrow, Greg Fischer … and Stella Artois?"

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Beginning now, my twice-monthly column at LouisvilleBeer.com will become a weekly, assuming a level of relative sobriety sufficient to churn...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Potable Curmudgeon at LouisvilleBeer.com: "I’m not kidding. Downtown New Albany is a craft beer destination."

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Even during Harvest Homecoming ... talk about clashing paradigms. I’m not kidding. Downtown New Albany is a craft beer destination THE ...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

At LouisvilleBeer.com: Tears of joy.

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On the occasion of Louisville Craft Beer Week and IndieFest, my bimonthly column at LouisvilleBeer.com is devoted to drinking locally ... in...
Sunday, September 01, 2013

At LouisvilleBeer.com: "No worth without principle."

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My first of two September columns is up at LouisvilleBeer.com, and it's an explanation of festival strategy in a context of principle. N...
Friday, August 16, 2013

At LouisvilleBeer.com: "Returning to the wisdom of the ancients."

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Burnout is the perfect platform for rejuvenation. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Baby come back. THE POTABLE CURMUDG...
Monday, July 01, 2013

Tuneless zombie bureaucrats? These and more pesky facts at Louisville Beer Dot Com.

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What have I been doing on my summer "vacation"? Taking swings at zombie craft beer, Forecastle and the Floyd County Health Depar...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

A VIP and an IBU walk into a beer fest ... and our day at Fishers on Tap.

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Yesterday's Fishers on Tap in Indianapolis ran the requisite VIP hour at the beginning, followed by three hours of general admission. B...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013

"Just about every activity the Brewers of Indiana Guild undertakes is Indiana-centric."

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My columns at LouisvilleBeer.com appear on the 1st and 15th of each month. Recently I've written a two-part essay on the what might s...
Friday, May 17, 2013

The Potable Curmudgeon: One lump or two?

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At LouisvilleBeer.com, I find it easier than Fonzie to a-a-a-apologize. It's the curious case of Houndmouth at Houndmouth, and you can r...
Thursday, May 02, 2013

My column at LouisvilleBeer.com is about Indiana craft brewing.

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A quick note: Those tracking progress of this year's "artisan distilling" legislation in Indiana will be pleased to know that ...
Friday, April 19, 2013

At LouisvilleBeer.com: "The Sahara of Slugger Field."

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In the days since I filed this column, Against the Grain's Sam Cruz was asked by Eater Louisville to elaborate on the tweets I mention ...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

"Killa Stella" -- read the whole column at LouisvilleBeer.com

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There'll be more to say about horse pimps and foreign beer as Derby approaches. Until then, remember that Stella is Belgian for beer jus...