Brew Pubs and Beer in Utah

Not sure why the NY Times has suddenly decided to devote so much effort to covering brewpubs, but . . . . This week it looks at the brewpub/beer scene in Utah. When we were in Moab last June, we ate several times at Moab Brewery. The food was better than average for that kind of place, and the beer was terrific. (It went over well with our kids who live in London . . . .)

Possibly the Best Beer Ad Ever

Absolutely worth watching. Tip o' the mug to Stan.

Baby In the House = Blog-Lite

King Willem, aka our first-and-probably-only grandson, is visiting this week.(*1) So -- posts over the next few days may be a bit light. I'll probably be spending much of the week either cooking or wiping drool from the faces of the baby (Willem's four months old) and my husband (he's hilariously gaga over Willem and gaga grandpa = drool).

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*1: Technical disclosure: He's not a biological relation. His mother is my step-daughter. But after almost 25 years, the "step" part tends to fall by the wayside.

And Back On the Subject of Beer . . . .

Jay Brooks has a round-up of "beer weeks" hither and yon. And I take special note of the upcoming first annual (they're hoping) SF Beer Week, which Jay co-founded. And then I note that my dear friend Daniel Bradford, publisher of All About Beer magazine, has finally gotten with the program and launched a blog. It's here.

More On Saving the New York Times (Or Not, As the Case May Be)

In my never-ending attempt to keep this blog as unfocused, amorphous, and vague as possible, how about links to two interesting takes on the survival-crisis at the New York Times?

Start with this one at Silicon Valley Insider. A

nd then take a look at this thoughtful rebuttal at portfolio.com.

And then if you're still interested, follow up with the post that originally led me to those two: this by Matthew Ygelsias.

And by the time you've finished reading all that, well, hey, it'll be time for a beer. (See? I got us back on-topic.)

Beer In Philadelphia

For those interested (and if you can't get enough from the Phila-centric beer bloggers...), this from the Times a few days ago.