(Update: Apparently the spell check gremlins did not like Rentsch, deciding “Rent” to be a far more suitable surname for Robert. Problem has now been sorted.) 

Redhook and I have always had an interesting bond. Perhaps this is due to the brewery’s conception coinciding with my own, or its ESB being an early and frequent participant in my foray into [...]

I finished up the remaining two regions of my beer bracket last night and submitted my picks to ESPN. Here is how the East and Southwest shook out.

EAST

RANK SCHOOL CITY BREWERY RATING 1 Ohio St. Columbus, OH Barley’s Brewing 3.95 2 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Carolina Brewing 3.64 3 Syracuse Syracuse, [...]

With NC Asheville’s win over Arkansas Little Rock last night, I was able to complete the Southeast region of my beer bracket. Much like Monday’s snag of cities without breweries, I ran into another unforeseen problem while assigning ratings to a pair of teams in the Southeast region. The top breweries in both Indianapolis (Butler) and Los Angeles (UCLA), Thr3e Wise [...]