Articles Posted in the WENCH MUSINGS Category
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Join My “Friendly” NCAA Basketball Pool!!
True story: I’m a total jock. My drug of choice is college football, well college anything. March Madness, which we are deep in the heart of at this moment, is one of my favorite times of the year. This year, I decided to start my own friendly pool. All are welcome to join. No money [...]
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The 20 Most Eligible Bachelors of Beer 2012
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the main event. Last year, I teamed up with some kickass women from all corners of the country and various facets of the craft beer industry to present the first ever “20 Most Eligible Bachelors of Craft Beer”. After reviewing last’s year process, we made some tiny adjustments to this [...]
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20 Most Compelling Beer Personalities on Twitter — 2011 Edition
I frequently get asked for suggestions on beer brands, bloggers and personalities to follow on Twitter. Over two years ago, I released a blog post about the 20 Most Compelling Beer Personalities on Twitter — and to this day it remains of of my most popular posts. Being that it has been two years since [...]
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Huzzah! Happy 21st Amendment Day! Long Live Craft Beer!
78 years ago today, the Repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 5, 1933. (source: Wikipedia) A little over 100 years ago there were over 3,000 breweries in the United States, but then along came Prohibition. But the American [...]
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Voodoo Dolls, Black Magic & Beer: Seducing the Enemy in PDX
For those that arrived here seeking some sort of news or information regarding craft beer, the industry and the people in it; I hate to disappoint, but this is more of a story than an editorial. Nonetheless, the story is quite lovely – AND, it even ends “happily ever after”. However, don’t get my wrong. [...]
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Sexist Marketing + Pink Beer: A New Reason to Hate Corporate Beer
Dear Molson Coors, I hate you. Sincerely, The Wench Frankly, I don’t even know where to begin. Two weeks ago, Molson Coors announced the release of a new line of beers specifically targeted towards women — a concept that not only angers and disgusts me, but is downright offensive. I first got wind of the [...]
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Bison Brewing Releases “SAISON DE WENCH”
Persistence definitely pays off, especially with my awesome boss Dan Del Grande, brewmaster and owner of Bison Brewing. After a few months of incessant begging, followed by several weeks of research and development, I am excited to announce the release of “Saison de Wench” — the first beer, of hopefully many, that I helped design [...]
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Craft Beer & The Restaurant Hypocrisy: An Airing of Grievances
Judging by the title of this blog post, one can correctly assume that The Wench is about to start a, somewhat alcohol induced, rant of the, always expected, very bitchy nature. A few people in my close personal circle have heard my incessant complaints about this subject for years, but I have held my tongue [...]
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Artie Isaac’s Creativity Assignment: My Answers
“Artie, I think I want to start a blog.” “Ashley, stop thinking.” And on that fateful day in October 2007, I stopped thinking and started writing. My first blog (hazy stars) was inspired by Artie Isaac, my employer and my most influential mentor at the time. My sincere desire to work for Young Isaac was [...]
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Mr. Craft Beer “Special Awards” and Superlatives
Even the Miss USA pageant doesn’t end with the crowning of the victor, so we decided that our “20 Most Eligible Bachelors of Craft Beer” needed to include some special awards as well. Since the men were all judged on three separate measures (please read the rules and criteria on my previous post), we decided [...]
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