Tag Archives : beer cocktails


The 10 Best Bars in Denver for Craft Beer Lovers: A #GABF Bucket List 5

True story: I was born in Denver. Sadly, aside from birth and two years of childhood, I am far from being an expert on the city of Denver. But, what I lack in knowledge about the city, I make up for with my expertise in partying — errrr, responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages. Even though I […]

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Risky Persuasion: Bringing Beer Cocktails to the Brewing Network 2

Armed with shakers, jiggers, muddlers and magic fairy dust, my friends and I are about to attempt a feat of the most unthinkable proportions. This Sunday, Andie Ferman of St. George Spirits, Dan Del Grande of Bison Brewing, and I are setting out into uncharted territory to convince the ever-skeptical beer purists of the Brewing […]


[Video] Strawberry Blonde Brewjito via Cooking Stoned 1

Thanks to my awesome and ever-talented friends, Chris Eldridge & Jerry James Stone, some of my beer cocktail recipes have been turned into snazzy videos! This particular video is for the “Strawberry Blonde Brewjito” — a beer-inspired twist on the classic mojito. “Made with fresh strawberries, American blonde ale and agave nectar…this mojito is anything […]

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KQED Public Media for NorCal Features Beer Mixology

Recently the Discovery Channel took notice and now Public Media (NPR) is catching onto to the relatively new and ever exciting trend of beer mixology. I recently partnered with two of my talented and forward thinking friends, Jerry James Stone and Chris Eldridge, to launch a beer mixology pilot project (you can read more about […]


Tales of the Cocktail® Presents BEERTAILS Seminar with Vanberg & DeWulf

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 […]

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The Discovery Channel Features Beer Mixology

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 […]


Inside the Mash Tun: Todd Parker of Copper Canyon Brewery 2

Curious about the brilliant minds behind some of the world’s best craft beers? So is The Wench, which is why I’ve started the “Inside the Mash Tun” brewer spotlight series featuring some of the most talented men and women in the craft beer industry. Today I would like to introduce to Todd Parker, one of […]

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SF Beer Week 2012: Where to Find The Wench 45

San Francisco Beer Week, presented by the SF Brewers Guild, kicks off tomorrow, February 10th. Don’t let the word week fool you, SF Beer Week is a 10-day long extravaganza. Stamina is definitely the key to surviving any beer week, especially one as crazy and event-filled as SF Beer Week. East Bay, South Bay, North […]


You’re Invited! The Unbirthday Beer Cocktail Party 2

You’re Invited! The Unbirthday Beer Cocktail Party An SF Beer Week invitation even the Queen of Hearts can’t resist On February 12th, you are invited to enter a world where time is backwards, nothing is what it seems, and everything is what it isn’t. As a part of the SF Beer Week festivities, Bison Brewing […]

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Deviation from the Norm: Why Beer Mixology Has a Place in the Industry 14

de·vi·a·tion [dee-vee-ey-shuhn] noun 1. the act of deviating. 2. departure from a standard or norm. Synonyms: abnormality, anomalism, anomaly, atypicalness, bizarreness, eccentricity, exception, extraordinariness, oddity, peculiarity, strangeness, uncommonness, unnaturalness, unusualness, weirdness Antonyms: conformity, sameness, straightforwardness, uniformity “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” - Frank Zappa If there is any industry defined by […]