Bottles and Bonds: A spirited conversation of booze and what makes us who and what we are.

Join us as we look back and have a spirited conversation about our third season of Bottles and Bonds. We discuss the season highlights and sip from our evolving infinity barrel, which is always one of those things where you never know what will happen. We also bring up some new ideas on the state […]

We are all fans of something. Maybe it is a band. Perhaps it is a sports team. Maybe an anime. Some communities of fandom seemingly have a secret handshake that says, I am a part of this. And when you get in, it seems there are those things set aside for the fans only, and […]

Sometimes it is a difficult thing to pinpoint what inspires one to act. Conversely, there are those moments when lighting is captured in a bottle, as the saying goes, and something happens. This happened with Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout. When it came across the Pond in the 1970s American beer was limited to light pilsners. […]

The relationship between fathers and sons is unique in itself and can often be one that includes both triumphs and tribulations. The botched kidnapping and murder of Adolf Coors III brings to light several issues of in the relationship between fathers and sons. Join us as we sip on a classic beer and hear the […]

There is a moment in The Shawshank Redemption when Brooks, one of the prisoners, is released. Having spent his life in prison, he doesn’t know how the world works outside of the walls. He writes his old friends still in prison and makes the observation that “the world when and got itself in god damned […]

Imagine the epic battle between two communities of the rights of who gets to own a national treasure. No, we are not talking about the British Museum, we are talking about the bordering countries of Peru and Chile. At heart is Pisco Sour. Both countries claim it as their national drink. Both prepare it differently […]

Take a look back at what makes a people who and what it is. Look at the melding of traditions that a community shares. Sometimes it can take generations for a these traditions to take hold, but often they begin as a blending from various groups. At first, it is likely uncomfortable, however, eventually, it […]

Join us as we take part in an Italian tradition: the drinking of an aperitif, or aperitivo. The role of aperitivo in Italian culture is quite important. It is something akin to a ritual to bind people together. Today we sip on Campari on the rocks as we explore the role ritual can play in […]

Consider the idea of “craft.” Think about the craft breweries we tend to go to. Consider the handmade crafts we seek out at a farmers market or ETSY? There is a strong implied meaning in the word and idea of “craft” that many of us seek when we want something that is not so expected. […]

The beauty of engaging in fantasy role play is getting to embody something other than who and what you are. Beyond that, we seek stories to explore different pathways and manners of living that allow us to explore different ethical beliefs. Join us as we sip on the latest release from Colorado’s Branch and Barrel […]

Join us as we look back and have a spirited conversation about our second season of Bottles and Bonds. We take a look at how we fell we did this second season and reflect on what needs improving and what we did well. And we sip from our evolving infinity barrel, which is always one […]

Consider the nuance in the language of consumption. Over the years, we have used one word or another to describe the level of inebriation in which we may currently find ourselves. And while there is no steadfast dictionary for this language, we all can understand where we might be coming from, whether it is “wasted,” […]

It seems so many of us seek the grounds where our heroes and the past took place. Perhaps it is to go to the bar where Shakespeare may have sat. Maybe it is to walk in the house of George Washington. Whatever it may be, we seek to stand in the shadows of the great […]