Tag: The Scratch

Birthday Cheer and a Year of Beer.

It’s my birthday today. And since I missed Schoonerversity’s birthday (it was sometime in June, I think), I figured I’d do a little post on my actual birthday. A glance back at beer over the last year. Like …

Aether Brewing logo.

Lost in the Aether

Aether Brewing… the very name evokes something that is without shape or substance, lost in thin air, in the void without a location. I’ve been hearing the name for a while now. There have been whispers aplenty—“PsstpsstnewcraftbrewerypsstpsstMilton psstpsstRailwayTerracepsstpsstwatchoutXXXXpsstpsst”—but …

Six draining months as a sales rep (and five things I loved about it)

I’m sure some of you saw it coming. You’re relatively intelligent people. (Or at least, I assume you must be intelligent, with faces like that.) I got a job in the craft beer industry.  I did it for …

Taxes on tap – How to lodge your tax return in 5 easy, beery steps

They say two things are certain in life: death and taxes. (Who says this? Shut up.)  The problem is, these things can both be quite unpleasant. I wouldn’t recommend you do them both in the same evening. So if …

Eight that are great to share with a mate

Over the past couple of weeks, among all the decent beers, I’ve had the pleasure of trying a number of stand-out beers that I thought I’d recommend—two pales, two reds, two darks, and two strongs. Of course, my …