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When it comes to the idealization of weddings and brides, we can all benefit from loosening up and laughing at ourselves.
I'm still hungry for the community faith can provide when its not busy judging others. I want to share that good news. And Wild Goose Festival is the place I've discovered that shares that vision.
We've chatted with some of our bartender friends and rounded up ten obnoxious behaviors that come out at drinkin' time.
I don't like the idea that -- despite how the roles of women have changed -- a bride is assumed to fall in line with antiquated constraints on her wedding day. She might not be a virgin, but for the wedding she needs to appear chaste.
Re-watching The Bad News Bears, I was reminded of my tomboy roots, my need for adventure and laughter, and the importance of doing things with authenticity and humor.
Before Election Day, ask yourselves this: Is Mitt Romney really the kind of dude you'd want peering over your shoulder while you stand in front of your Weber wondering why the burgers are sticking to the grill again?
Spending even just a couple of minutes watching the bartending wizards behind today's best cocktail dens is enough to make any aspiring home bartender feel a little inadequate.
This festival was set up to encourage relaxed enjoyment of beer as opposed to rapid consumption.
I, for one, always felt smarter when I was drinking. I felt fatter, sweatier and smellier, as well, but that's not really the point. I wasn't drinking to make myself more attractive. I was drinking to make the rest of you more attractive.
Like any evangelism, spreading the gospel of craft beer takes a delicate hand, open ears and an inclusive spirit. Let's spread the good word.
While we don't foresee beer prices ever getting any cheaper at ballparks, stadiums have smartened up to craft beer.
If you haven't been around here lately, you're in for a surprise. From the superbly classic to the brand spanking new, here are a few good reasons to fly in this spring.
Beer has been integral to the city's history since the earliest days of European settlement, when it was generally safer to drink than the water.
Cheese and beer can go well together, but you can't do it carelessly. The earthy flavors a traditional English Clothbound Cheddar, for example, may get lost when paired with a particularly hoppy beer.
Spring is the perfect opportunity to renew your ideas about beer and to clean out old misconceptions by exploring craft beer in new, different and creative ways.
No matter what your brew of choice may be, whether you sip from a can or treat yourself from a tap, chances are there's a lot you don't know about your favorite beer.
