In Memoriam: My Father, Jon Abernathy (1945 – 2018)

In Memoriam: My Father, Jon Abernathy (1945 – 2018)

On Thursday, March 22, 2018, my father Jonathon Abernathy passed away suddenly at the age of 72. It was unexpected and caught us all off guard; as such, plans were canceled or rescheduled and many things took a backseat while we’ve been sorting things out. Including most activity here on … Continue reading

Offline for the next week or so

Offline for the next week or so

Just a quick note that there won’t be much activity here over the next week or so. There are personal family issues that are taking priority, but I’ll be back online in a bit.

The Session #132 Round-up

The Session #132 Round-up

Here is the roundup of entries for this month’s edition of The Session which I hosted, our 132nd edition of the monthly group blogging project. I chose the topic of “Homebrewing Conversations” and though it was a late announcement, there was some excellent conversations started from the entries that I … Continue reading

Latest print article: Boneyard’s Dunkelweizen

Latest print article: Boneyard’s Dunkelweizen

My latest article that hit the stands yesterday is on a style and a beer that I wouldn’t have expected to see from the like of Bend’s Boneyard Beer: Dunkelweizen! And their Creepy Dunkel. For whatever reason, dunkelweizen is somewhat rare among American brewers, so I reached out to Boneyard … Continue reading

New year, new opportunities?

New year, new opportunities?

Hello again. It’s been awhile. What have I been up to? A lot, behind the scenes mostly with social media on a few projects since I’m not much of a writer. Been drinking a bunch of ciders, but not writing about them as some are favorites, but some are new … Continue reading

Holiday beer gift ideas

Holiday beer gift ideas

A popular blog topic that makes the rounds this time of year, often starting at Black Friday, is the holiday gift guide. I’ve done some of those in the past and they can be fun roundup. Both Brewpublic and The New School published their guides with some good and fun … Continue reading

Latest print articles: Easter beers and what’s brewing at Silver Moon

Latest print articles: Easter beers and what’s brewing at Silver Moon

The latest print work I’ve written up hit this week, with my bi-weekly Bulletin column covering the ecclesiastical ales of Easter—Trappist beers! I chose Trappists because they are the best representation of monastic brewing, and the monks-Lent-Easter connection made sense to me. (Bonus, I did a Facebook Live tasting session … Continue reading

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I hope this day finds you well, safe, and warm, and I hope you have some great beers on hand to enjoy throughout the day. My latest print article is also out this day: Beers to be thankful for. Thanksgiving meal and beer pairing ideas, suggestions … Continue reading

Latest print article: Boneyard’s The Incredible Pulp!

My latest article for the Bulletin is out today: Incredible Pulp Blood Orange Extra Pale Ale is no fiction. I got a chance to deep-dive into Boneyard Beer‘s latest year-round offering, Incredible Pulp. It’s a good beer and I suspect it’s going to be a big hit—well technically it’s already a … Continue reading