Baking with Beer

Over Columbus Day Weekend, I was lucky enough to take a trip up to New Hampshire to do some hiking.  The challenging 4.4 mile hike up Welsh and Dickey Mountains was a perfect autumn activity, filled with cool breezes and fantastic foliage (and it brought on a huge rush of nostalgia from my camp counselor [...]

There’s something about the Fall

Of all the seasons, I think Fall offers the best variety of seasonal brews.  From Oktoberfests to pumpkin-infused beers, I have really been in heaven for the past month-ish of cooler temperatures and changing leaves.  After a long summer of light wheat beers and Bud Light Lime (forgive me, but I kind of dig it), [...]

The Intersection of Bikes and Beers

Working on a charity cycling event has already started to teach me a ton about the cycling world.  There are elite cyclists who are power athletes and could easily kick my ass.  There are also the “messenger” cyclists who one sees on a day-to-day reeking havoc on the streets (aka not abiding by the rules [...]

And I’m Back in the Game!

This is an extremely awesome post to write. I am currently in my new office at my new (fantastic) job taking a quick break to blog about all of this newness going on.  After 3 months of lay-off induced unemployment, I was offered and accepted a position as a Rider Coach with the Audi Best [...]

Trivia Night – Putting my useless knowledge to work

For whatever reason, I have always been able to retain more useless facts than meaningful ones.  My friends used to fight over me for their Trivial Pursuit teams…gosh am I modest or what?  From pregnant pop stars to 90s TV shows and Olympic mishaps to what kinds of vegetables burn more calories than they have [...]

brewnette in 2009: New Year’s Resolutions

So the holidays have come and gone.  I reluctantly took down my Christmas tree on Saturday and have taken out the last of 2008’s recyclable bottles.  2009 is in full swing and I am eager to move forward in my professional life.  With new job opportunities popping up, my fingers are crossed that January will [...]

The Wall Street Journal’s Picks for Best Holiday Brews

The Wall Street Journal is a very serious, hard-hitting newspaper that apparently reviews beers. With Christmas literally around the corner, the time to celebrate with a spirited libation is surely presenting itself more than usual. I am a huge fan of seasonal brews, and as a winter storm is gearing up to hit [...]

The Highs and Lows of Beer…Calories

I came across this extremely helpful post on FitSugar this morning: Top 10 Highest-Calorie Beers (and the 10 Lowest!). With a slew of holiday soirees coming up, it makes sense to know some of the “health” info about what you are imbibing.  A girl’s gotta watch her figure, right?  I do not need a Santa-like [...]

Cooking with beer – Thanksgiving Style

Hello hello.  I know this post might seem a bit belated, but I wanted to write about how beer could be integrated into a big holiday feast (in a different way than simply drinking it).  If you are anything like me, you are just crawling out of the food coma that was Thanksgiving and smiling [...]

Beer and Business Cards

Getting my first “big girl/real” job was a major step in my life, and one that I am very proud of.  I think one of the most exciting, and probably trivial, job steps for me was the day I got my first stack of business cards.  For whatever reason, that was when I truly felt [...]