Leg two of the Friday beer run was south of the MBS; destination: the Four Seasons beer store with their dark green walls, narrow aisles and different selection of beers. I started at the front and scanned to the back, check from top to bottom, from the nondescript sixpacks to the higher priced bombers. FS [...]

[Read more →]

Friday held another two-legged beer run with one visit to two beer stores to get better acquainted with what each has to offer. The first leg was to the beloved Morris Beer Store where I was loudly and smilingly greeted by Ashley the Cute and another young cutie upon entry. I handed off my printout [...]

[Read more →]

Tonight we are having the last of the three sixpack purchase I made not too long ago from the Village Liquors in New Lenox. This one caught my eye just due to the artwork and the name. The label depicted an east Indian style monkey with six extremities, three of which were positioned over its [...]

[Read more →]

Tonight’s beer is one that I’ve been daring myself to try for many weeks. On my last visit to the beloved Morris Beer Store I resolved myself to delve deeper into the realm of the pale ales, those hoppy beers wearing wifebeater tanktops. I had one beer in mind and that beer was brewed by [...]

[Read more →]

Tonight I’ve chosen another one of those unavailable-in-Morris beers, this one was part of that three-fer I purchased at that package store in New Lenox. I remember perusing the craft beer shelf there and marveling over the beer names I hadn’t heard of before. Tonight’s beer was brewed by the Lagunitas Brewing Company out of [...]

[Read more →]

For tonight’s after-work brewski, I’ve chosen one of the three sixpacks I purchased last week at that Village Liquor store in New Lenox. two sixpacks I helped influence stocking at the MBS.
What drew me to choose this particular brand of beverage was the artwork on the carton. It depicted a woman, obviously from the 1920s [...]

[Read more →]

Friday’s visit to the beloved MBS held a nice surprise. The discussion that Gail had with the beer sales guy last week paid off this week. She had asked me what would I recommend and I picked out two different beers. She ordered them.
I was pacing the craft beer aisle when the Handsome Young Guy [...]

[Read more →]

Breaking out of my daily routine Friday afternoon, I left home a half-hour early for work today to visit a beer store recommended by one of my coworkers who lives in that area. Eric is an avid disc golfer and recommended this store because, oddly, they have a display of tournament frisbee discs in rack [...]

[Read more →]