by Ryan Darcy | Sep 13, 2017 | Beer Buffoon
I know we’ve still got a week or so left of summer, but soon enough those leaves are gonna start changing colors, and eventually falling off the trees in my yard. Then I’ll rake them – more times than I can count – into the woods. I love fall,...
by Ryan Darcy | Sep 7, 2017 | Beer Buffoon
Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, right? The kids are back to school. Acorns are prematurely falling off the oak trees like hail from the heavens. It’s also time for a myriad of fall beers to get released – Oktoberfest, dunkelweizen, brown ales,...
by Ryan Darcy | Aug 31, 2017 | Beer Buffoon
I’m the new guy here…and feeling a bit awkward and intimidated, which for me, is rare. Awkward like the guy who shows up to a dive bar in a tuxedo. But mostly intimidated by the beer knowledge so many craft enthusiasts and brewers have. I’m pretty...
by Ryan Darcy | Aug 30, 2017 | Beer Buffoon
First off, big thanks to Daddy Porter (who I met out in San Diego in February at the Dad 2.0 Summit) for giving me the opportunity to put out a post or two on his website. I’m an at-home dad and just finished putting my three boys (6, 3, 1) to sleep, the wife is out...
by Daddy Porter | Aug 8, 2017 | Road to Cicerone
I’m just not ready. period. The decision was made last week when the deadline to sign up for the test passed. The dominoes started long before that…… While I feel I did enough reading….I failed to do the memorization required to remember many...
by Daddy Porter | Aug 2, 2017 | Beer Dinners, Beer Events
As the title of this posts suggests, I am very excited to be headed to the Beer Bloggers conference in Milwaukee this weekend. Let’s keep this short and sweet! I’m ready to hang with beer bloggers and talk some beer. Pretty simple. THAT sponsor list! Full...
by Daddy Porter | Jun 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
It was late evening and I had just completed my 2nd full day at #homebrewcon. This was the evening that ‘Club Night’ takes place. This is where homebrew clubs from around the country serve up their best brews for convention attendees. It was a crazy, fun...
by Daddy Porter | Mar 19, 2017 | Beers, Breweries, Brewpubs
The place: Lone Girl Brewery 114 E Main Street Suite 101 Waunakee, WI 53597 (608) 850-7175 The time: 10:40 am The Beers: (from left to right) Speak Easy Ale: Otherwise known as a ‘light lager’. It is what it wants to be. Off the Rails: Session-able...
by Daddy Porter | Jan 23, 2017 | Beer Events
I was able to attend this festival as a beer pourer for the Parched Eagle Brewpub. Shout out to brew master Jim Goronson! If you live in the Madison WI area..you gotta stop by and grab a pint of Jim’s beer. Quick hits The festival went from 12-6 with the 1st 2...
by Daddy Porter | Jun 8, 2016 | Beer Styles, BeerEdu
Did you know?: The Great American Beer festival judges and presents 92 beer styles! Below I list my favorite and least favorite styles..with some of my favorites highlighted. Daddy Porter’s favorite beer styles 1)Brown/Robust Porter Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald...
