They also do a ton of community volunteering through their Surly Gives A Damn program.

no but she probably has one named Miley.

Be sure to hit NE, a lot of great breweries is close quarters. Dangerous Man, Indeed and Fair State are a must I think. Not in NE, but Town Hall Brewery is really a must, they have been doing craft beer in tye statebsince the late 90s. Sisyphus and Bauhaus are worth a stop if you have time. If you can venture out…

Thank you!!! We got married!!!

The best way to cook a turkey. You’re welcome.

Summit and Schells laid the ground work, but Surly really pushed it pushed the tipping point with Surly Nation and their social media campaign.

It has become a game for friends and I to pick out the biggest snobs at the breweries, follow them to the tap and proceed to ask some dumb question just to see if they answer and one up the bar keep.

Minnesota has had a population of insufferable beer snobs for quite some time. Surly single handedly made them so much worse. That being said, they make good fuckin beer. And the brand new (obscenely expensive) restaurant and brewery complex that they opened is an awesome addition to the Northeast part of Minneapolis.

“some uncles are covered in a layer of dense fur designed to protect them from the elements”

You gotta lock up your little pet door at night or your family will come in a eat up all the Meow Mix.

11. If two of your relatives decide to mate noisily on the roof during dinner, either politely ignore them or go up to watch the fun.

It’s funny how different countries have wildly different standards for what is a healthy amount of alcohol. When I was in Ireland, I marveled that their supposdly “healthy” standards for drinking were almost double what’s recommended in the US. Is drinking somehow better for you in Ireland? Or are these standards for…

If you can find it, Gruet is amazing, especially their Brut and Blanc de Noirs. They’re out of New Mexico and have been gathering a handsome amount of international accolades. Very reasonably priced,as well.

From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), which the article references:

I have really noticed this with my husband. We are not big drinkers. Maybe a single beer on a Friday night. But a few times a year we go to an event where we drink way too much and it reeeeeally messes him up. And he's huge compared to me. Almost double my weight. He gets super drunk and I have to cut him off so he…

My take-away from this article:

I like Thanksgiving, and I like my family a lot, but for some reason that is well-documented in holiday rom-coms every year, the combination of even the most functional family (which mine is not) and a holiday dinner is ... always stressful, to say the least. My mom is also having a tough time, which means I really…

My divorce will be finalized in the next month and I will be celebrating with some damned good champagne. Maybe a French 75 or two. It would be a shame to waste good champagne.

im pretty sure the reason is because I started drinking 10 years ago.