I wound up sharing some bar space with Chris Carlson last night. He’s a man with a passion for spirits. Gin, vodka, rum, you name it, he can speak about it with authority.

Carlson runs spiritsreview.com, on which he categorizes, rates and reviews not only the common stuff but also liquors from small artisan distillers (weren’t they called ‘moonshiners’ in days gone by?) from all over the freakin’ place.

You know, it’s tough enough on my liver just to be a beer writer. Imagine having to taste 100 proof vodka all day. I don’t know how he does it. All I can do is offer up a toast and pray for dude’s brain cells. Cheers, Chris!

In other news, I’m pissed off because I dropped my camera and broke my 50mm lens. So now I can’t post beautiful pictures of beer that are not monotonous in any way.  Oh well, at least I have a reason to wait for the UPS guy.

-Mark