Those of your who follow me on Twitter are probably aware of my infatuation and preoccupation with Whole Foods Market. What can I say? As a daughter of an environmentalist and health food nut, I grew up supporting local agriculture and companies dedicated to producing ethical and healthy products. I was taught how to read […]
This past November, at the inaugural Beer Bloggers Conference in Boulder, Hagan Blount of “I Taste Your Beer” interviewed a slew of beer bloggers about their beer theories. After weeks of editing, the awesome viral video ready to launch. And yours truly is extremely excited to have been given the honor of being the first […]
I hate to play favorites in the blogosphere. I would love to use the analogy of “Mama Wench” and say that picking a favorite blogger is like picking a favorite child — I love each and every one of them in their own special ways. But that just sounds creepy. Especially since 1. I am […]
Those of you who live under a rock or on Mars may not be aware of my Dogfish Head obsession. Well have no fear, because I am more than happy to elaborate on it. In many ways, I attribute my passion for craft beers to Dogfish Head. Dogfish Head is indirectly responsible for my becoming a […]
Recently, I was given a rare opportunity to taste a vertical of ORVAL vintages. The 3 different vintages included: April 2009 –> 5 months old May 2007 –> 1 year nine months old October 2002 –> 7 years old The 7 year Orval was probably the “oldest” beer that I’ve tasted. I found it rather […]
Those of you (poor and unfortunate souls) that have made some sort of interaction with me — whether it be in real life or on Twitter — know that The Wench is head over heels in love with The Ohio State University. And I’m not the only beer geek with an Ohio State football obsession. […]
At the end of August, a good friend and I embarked upon the cross country road trip of a lifetime. The road trip had multiple purposes — 1. it was my big move from Florida to California (my whole life actually fit into a Dodge Neon = ridiculous) 2. it was the preliminary launch of […]
As you may recall, I recently had the honor of being flown to Charleston, SC to attend an all-expense-paid, super special beer dinner co-hosted by the Culinary Institute of Charleston and Samuel Adams. Prior to the actual event, I was sent the invitation above — which listed the various courses and pairings for the beer […]
This, my dear friends (and loyal subjects), is an extremely important landmark in the history of The Beer Wench blog. I am extremely honored and excited to present my first ever official Beer Wench video interview. And if that was not cool enough, the interview is with the head brewer from Sam Adams –the one, […]