Brewery: Mendocino Brewing Company, Ukiah, CA
Brewery Description: “Eye of the Hawk Select Ale is coppery amber in color and characterized by a luxurious caramel malt flavor, a substantial mouth-feel and a slightly warming yet dry finish”
Brew Style: American Strong Ale, 8% ABV
Recommended Glass: Trappist
The Ugly Truth: This ale is a prime example of why you [...]

Yes, apparently having Vonage and trying to call 911 can get your house burnt down. But, staying with the traditional phone company could make things a bit worse:
A 5-year-old boy called 911 to report that his mother had collapsed in their apartment, but an operator told him he should not be playing on the [...]

I’m a Liberal, I admit it. A Libertarian, really, which some socially democratic tendencies. As such, to say that I am against pretty much 100% of what Bush and the Republican-controlled Houses are doing at any given moment would be a gross understatment.
That being said, it takes an ignorant fool with his head [...]

Brewery: Great Divide Brewing Company, Denver, CO
Brewery Description: “Crack open Yeti Imperial Stout’s sophisticated sibling - Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout. Although these beers come from the same clan, they have entirely different personalities. Aging on a blend of French and toasted oak chips infuses a subtle oak and vanilla character into Yeti’s [...]

A group of astronomers have discovered a gigantic cloud of alcohol hovering in space. Sadly, this isn’t the greatest of news because the cloud is made of methanol, and not ethanol. Quoting the principle investigator Dr Harvey-Smith “Although it is exciting to discover a cloud of alcohol almost 300 billion miles across, [...]

Okay, so Colin pointed me to an article over at Geek News Central, supposedly from a developer’s perspective. It’s a response to Boot Camp, the new Public Beta from Apple that will allow owners of the new Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP (and, possibly, Linux). She goes to great length to point [...]

Looks like Larry Hryb, a.k.a. Major Nelson, has decided his next laptop will be Apple’s MacBook Pro. Why would a sergeant an officer in the Microsoft Army state this publicly on his blog? Well, simple, he now has the option to run Windows XP on his MacBook Pro. In fact, Apple has [...]

The first free Xbox Live Gold weekend has come and gone. How would you like some more? Well, we at BostonGeek want to give one of you just that: 3 Months of Xbox Live Gold. We understand that having tasted the sweet, non-laggy goodness that is online gaming over Xbox Live [...]

I had remote envy. There, I said it. From the moment Colin introduced me to his XBOX 360 Harmony Remote, I knew that- despite my protests to the contrary- I would soon need to own one.
For those not in the know, the XBOX 360 Harmony Remote is a sleek product from Logitech that was designed [...]

Brewery: Heineken USA, Located In More Places Than I Can Name.
Brewery Description: “Heineken Premium Light Lager combines a light taste with subtle flavor cues of regular Heineken”
Brew Style: Pale lager, no ABV listed
Recommended Glass: Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager, Shaker, Stein
The Ugly Truth: The ugly truth this time is in fact, not ugly. I [...]

Episode 25, and Carl still sucks for not podcasting on April Fools Day. So, instead we take a look at our favorite April Fools hoaxes from this year. From Google Romance, to Dragons, this year was full of internet-based practical jokes. Enjoy.
Episode 25 (22.1 MB , 48:18)
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Duke Nukem Never (Ars Technica)
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