As an huge advocate and self-proclaimed leader of the beer cocktail movement, I’m thrilled to announce that Tales of the Cocktail® is presenting a beer mixology themed seminar during this year’s festival. I’m even more excited to learn that my good friends Wendy Littlefield and Don Feinburg of Vanberg & DeWulf are the official beer […]
This Thursday, I’m hitting the road to Portland with my eyes set on the North American Organic Brewers Fest. Although it will be my first time attending, this will be the 8th year that the NAOBF has been in existence. It will take place in Portland’s Overlook Park, June 29th-July 1st. The event organizers are […]
After a two-year hiatus, the rockstar brewers at Dogfish Head, Victory and Stone have re-joined forces to re-release their popular collaboration beer, Saison du BUFF — a Belgian-farmhouse style brewed with parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Dogfish Head / Victory / Stone Saison du BUFF was born out of an ad hoc group formed way back […]
Beer Cocktails: love them, hate them, the trend is here to stay. Case in point? The Discovery Channel recently featured a beer cocktail recipe and video on its website designed and executed by none other than yours truly (with the help of amazing partners, naturally). I recently partnered with two of my talented and forward […]
It’s no secret that I have a love for Twitter that borders on obsession of the Fatal Attraction kind. I have various criteria for following people. Some I follow because of recommendations from trusted friends, some I follow because I have met them in person, some I follow because they work in my industry — […]
True story: I love to Google random word combinations that involve beer. And by doing so, I stumble across some pretty awesome (and some not-so-awesome) things. So I have decided that, from now on, I am going to start posting my awesome discoveries on Drink With The Wench in the category I am calling FTW […]
If there is one thing the world definitely needs, it is more smoked beers. Especially during BBQ season. And Stone has graciously answered this call by releasing special variations of its ever-popular Smoked Porter. A limited number of 12 oz. bottles of Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Bean and Stone Smoked Porter w/ Chipotle Peppers […]
I’ve said this once, and I’ll say it again. If there is any craft brewery responsible for my career path and my passion, love and obsession with craft beer — it is Dogfish Head. Midas Touch was the beer that officially converted me from a wine professional and beer hobbyist to a full-blown craft beer […]
These are exciting times in craft beer. The number of craft breweries in the U.S. has nearly doubled in the past decade, and with over 900 breweries in planning, the industry is on track to double again in just a few years. One brewery on the list of “Breweries in Planning” is Mischief Brewing out […]
As many of you might know by now, I’ve been extremely distracted these days working on my side project BeerMixology.com. And it seems to be “paying off” as more and more food & beverage publications have been catching onto the beer cocktail movement. I’m excited and honored to share with you a recipe designed for […]
