Back in the day, I was once a huge, Jimmy Buffett parrothead. For those of you not into the lingo, that means I was a big fan of his. I went to many concerts down at what was once called Great Woods in Mansfield, MA, starting as early as possible in the tailgating festivities. I […]
I have to make a confession. I’ve had Jumping Cow many, many times before, so this isn’t going to be a review coming from a virgin to this beer. However, this is one I definitely wanted to include in the CliqueClack beer fridge (I’m working on the image, really!), so I wanted to sing its […]
“This is an agressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We suggest that you stick to safer more familiar territory — maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing […]
It’s a good thing I know how to make the world’s easiest sushi, because my kid loves it. Ever since he turned a year old, when “they” tell us it’s OK for our kids to try raw fish, he’s been eating sushi and telling people it’s his favorite food. We even whipped some up for […]
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I was originally going to go with a traditional (or not-so traditional) Irish beer, but then I saw something on the shelf that was practically calling out my name. Well, part of my last name at least. I’ve had Gritty McDuff’s beers before, but this was the first time […]
Despite having studied abroad in Ireland for a semester in college, I have some sort of mental block when it comes to Irish food: I utterly lack the ability to think beyond corned beef and cabbage. Even if I were, I’m not creative enough to think of interesting ways to prepare the dish (which, to […]
When you think St. Patrick’s Day, a few describing words should immediately come to mind: Irish, green, parades, food and beer. Wouldn’t you know it, we can cover four of those categories right here (I think if we started posting about parades, we’d really hear it from the peanut gallery). If you’re up to the […]
