I have been a bad, bad blogger of late. This is my first post in almost two months. Forgiveness! I have lots to talk about, especially our trip to England and Scotland earlier this month. It will, I promise, be discussed at length over the next few posts. To start with, here’s the story of one of the best beer quotes I’ve ever heard.
After checking into our sleeper berth on the overnight train from London to Aviemore, Scotland, we walked to the dining car. I noticed several people around me drinking Stella, so I asked the waiter, “What beers do you have other than Stella?” He replied firmly, “Stella’s not beer. It’s lager.”
An amended version of Senate Bill S-641 unanimously cleared New Jersey’s Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. Each committee member’s office had received more than 200 phone calls/emails from NJ consumers promoting the bill. Good work, everyone.
For those of you who live in NJ, there’s an upcoming vote on an important piece of legislation that could significantly improve the regulatory environment faced by NJ craft brewers. If you like craft beer and would like to see more of it produced and sold in NJ, please contact the five members of the NJ Senate Law and Public Safety Committee by Friday, March 2, to let them know that you support the legislation as a craft beer consumer and ask them to VOTE YES on the bill. 
I finally was able to get over to the mid-30’s to visit a classic NYC beer bar, 
It was a very Beery Christmas at our house. I received a lot of beer- and brewing-related gifts: a gift card to 
