Whether you’re currently making beer, cider, or mead at home or not, if you visit microbreweries twice a week or more, a membership to the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) pays for [...]

It was only a matter of time before I made a Science Fiction reference in a post title; in this case, a quote from Q. Hey, at least I didn’t mention Soma… Anyway, books! I’d like to welcome you to the new books page, where you’ll find books I recommend on the topics of [...]

At about .3% the size of the beer market by sales, hard cider consumption  in the U.S. still utterly pales in comparison to that of beer, wine, and spirits. But it’s a very fast-growing segment, and the trend is encouraging. One factor that will quickly limit the upside growth of high [...]

And now, for something completely different which has little to do with our usual faire: The heavens opened over the last few days here in Longmont. When my work office closed down, I tried to drive to my home in the Southmoor park neighborhood. The main roads in town were so gridlocked (or closed, [...]

The About and Resources pages are now up. I intend to add a lot more to the Resources page going forward, and refer back to it from posts, so keep an eye out. Annd, here’s a gratuitous, random photo of my dog, Mycroft… [...]

Coming Soon: A blog focusing on that currently under-appreciated, but magical drink: hard apple cider. I’m Dan, a technology worker and craft beer enthusiast from and living in Longmont, Colorado. Of late, I’ve become a bit of a hard cider geek, in terms of seeking out and evaluating [...]