When I look at beer reviews after I enter a new beer into Untappd and I see things like “this beer does not have the right IBU range to be classified as an IPA” and then they give it a bad rating it really drives me nuts. Especially when it tasted great and I really enjoyed it, that’s when I actually get upset about it. For me there really is no comparison, taste outweighs ...
My First Stone Age
It's safe to say that we love board games, a lot. Hands down my favorite board game of all time is Stone Age. It's a pretty simple worker placement game that scales great with 2 or 4 players. I also almost always win, that may or may not have to do with why I love the game. It honestly only has a teeny amount to do with it, but winning never hurts. So when My First Stone Age ...
Is 6 dollar shirts worth it?
As a geek I've always been drawn to 6dollarshirts.com but I've never actually bought shirts, because I'm the person that fills their cart, looks at shipping prices and then decides against purchasing at all. I hate shipping costs, seriously. Which is ridiculously silly considering the shirts are $6 or if you buy 10 shirts they come down to only $5 per shirt. So why not pay a ...
Why your kids need these Star Wars workbooks
Workbooks are normally really dull, we tried a couple different books with Aliceana and she wasn't into it. Then a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...or you know, Costco...we found the Star Wars workbooks. When you're learning with Star Wars everything just clicks, at least when you're a 4 year old that's obsessed with wookies and that one part where R2 falls down a ...
DIY Crate printer and office storage
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreateWithHP #CollectiveBias I recently moved my computer and desk upstairs to the living room. It just made sense to turn a corner of our living room into a functional area, because it's much easier to access than our office in the dungeon. Now I can simultaneously work ...
DIY Cat Tent
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LitterOdorRevolution #CollectiveBias It turns out I'm not really a dog person. I'm not really a cat person. I'm more of a that-animal-needs-a-home-and-hey-we-already-have-2-pets-what's-another? type of person. AJ says I'm like the little girl in the old cartoons that the ...
Ruby Owl Taproom – Oshkosh, Wisconsin
With the trend of craft beer came countless brewpubs in every major city, these catered to my love for giant burgers that are almost impossible to pick up let alone eat, and AJ's love of craft beer on tap. Brew pubs are still everywhere, but now we have a whole new trend, the taproom. Taprooms are normally large locations, where socializing is very encouraged. They can have ...
How to Introduce Friends to Craft Beer
So technically I am not that technical when it comes to beer. You have your ABV’s and your IBU’s and some other jargon that people who are real beer geeks can really get into. I am talking to you uber beer snobs who need these numbers to help determine what a good beer should be. Now I am not saying that there is anything wrong with these numbers or people who really get into ...
Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub
Recently we headed to Milwaukee for Summerfest and before hand we decided to explore the 3rd ward. This up and coming area of the city is an awesome place to spend a few hours. There is the Milwaukee Public Market which you could easily get lost in for an hour along with tons of other shops, pubs, and restaurants. The area was an industrial graveyard that has since been ...
Craft Beers from Hinterland Brewing
We stopped in at the Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub down in Milwaukee’s 3rd ward which is such a great area. I was really excited to try some beer from Hinterland brewing and I was not disappointed by any of the beers that I sampled. Let the sampling begin! Sample we did, and oh there were some really tough choices. First I tried their nitro IPA which was a really solid beer ...
Audible.com is great for Multitaskers and Gamers
Videos on YouTube, your favorite podcasts, maybe even blogs are oftentimes sponsored by audible. I know you've heard some of your favorite people give you a code to get a free audiobook. You've at the very least have seen banner ads advertising the service. I felt like I was bombarded with the advertisements for the last few years. Then I decided, that I was going to try ...