New Jersey Breweries, the new
brewery guidebook I wrote with Mark Haynie, is out now!
For a preview, take a look here.
Do you need new Lew every day? Click on over to my new
blog: Seen Through A Glass.
It's updated multiple times per week with fresh beer sassiness,
tasting notes, whiskey ramblings, and some other stuff that's just
there for fun.
Do you hate the PLCB,
Pennsylvania's archaic, paternalistic, Stalinist, state-controlled booze
bureaucracy? Read Lew's call to arms: Why
the PLCB Should Be Abolished!
The
Brewery Guidebooks
Order
options coming soon...
New Jersey Breweries
Preview New Jersey Breweries has arrived: get
a preview now. Amazon link coming soon, see launch
event and book-signing announcements here.
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to
order
thru
Amazon.
Pennsylvania Breweries
Update Get the latest on closings, moves, brewer changes, and new
breweries. August 27: Blue Canoe has opened at the site of the
old Four Sons in Titusville.
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to
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thru
Amazon.
VMDDC Breweries Update
You can also get a sample of the book with these short
excerpts, or click on the cover image to order a copy through Amazon. Sept.
5: Rocky Run has closed.
Michigan Breweries Now
Available
No, I didn't write it, but it's the same format, and Paul
Ruschmann was our hand-picked choice to doMichigan
Breweries. Buy it now.
Other Writing Book Reviews: My reviews of beer and whiskey books other folks have
done.
The launch of Philadelphia Distilling's Bluecoat
Gin.
Read all
about it.
Articles that I've sold that are up on the Web.
Epinions: Epinions is a product review
website. I don't write there any more, but I did about 80 beer and
whiskey tasting notes there in an effort to regain my writing style. I
was pleased with the result, and moved on, but the tasting notes are
still pretty good. Well, some of them are.
Okay, the Twelve Days of Christmas are over.
I'm going to put The Twelve
Spirited Days of Christmas down here. Think of it as 12 really
brief tasting notes on spirits.
Drinks Links -- My favorite links. Mostly
booze-related, but not all. I don't link to just anyone, or link to
breweries or distilleries just because I know what the link is. These
are good stuff.
If
any brewery or brewpub or bar is interested in a signing, tasting, or
beer or whiskey dinner, drop
me a line and we'll schedule something.
I do private tastings
and events as well, in your home, at your business, or for your
fund-raiser. References available, reasonable rates; contact
me.
7/6/08: Changes coming...
The 21 Legal Drinking Age is
STILL a Mistake. Here's
why.New stuff! 9/6: All that talk about New
Zealand raising their LDA? Sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Farewell
to Barley: I've lost my dog, after 14 years. It's a rough
transition.
Update: we got a puppy. Not to replace Barley -- never --
but to fill the dog-sized hole in our family. He's a sweetie. See Penderyn's
picture here.
Guest
Buzz: Ignorance... My daughter writes on
teaching kids about drinking. Hey, Nora got re-printed on Stephen
Beaumont's site! Way to go, babe!
The Czech Republic Trip(updated
1/10) -- Part IV of the Czech Republic trip: recent Czech
history, a little Semtex in the night, and an explosive finish to the
night. Plus more pictures. Take a look.
Radio Lew,
Part II:
During my last book tour in western PA, I dropped in at the studios of
Craft Beer Radio and did an interview with co-host Jeff Bearer. Take
a listen.
More Vintage Stuff,(7/8
update)Another old trip report, my first
Kentucky Bourbon Festival, back in 1998. All the bourbon you can
drink, steamy tents, battery-operated whiskey toys, and a zipper that
wouldn't close.
Go Pro: I got a
breathalyzer, and for $75, you can too. The CA2000 is FDA-certified, and
shirt-pocket small.
If you've never heard of me, here's a quick résumé.
Drinks writing doesn't pay well, involves lousy hours and lots of
dull travel, and doesn't get much respect. Here's why
I do it.
Brewers and Distillers: If you'd like to send me samples, please check out this
advice.
If you find any problems with this website,
please let me know. I've tried to make
it a fairly quick load for dial-up, with a minimum of graphics, easy to read,
and no animation or flash. That's what I like in a website.
www.lewbryson.com
is hosted by Lucky Cat Systems, which is
Mike "Scoats" Scotese, the owner of the bar where I hang out the most,
the Grey Lodge Pub in northeast Philly. I
figured I'd support a local businessman and good beer at the same time, and it's
worked out well. If you need Web hosting in this area, or a simple, inexpensive
website designed, Scoats will do you right. Drop
him a line.
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