Author: Matthew Hunt

Lately I’ve been on a fresh-squeezed kick. I’ve always squeezed limes when I make margaritas from time to time- Patron Silver, no salt please. But we’ve had a couple of warmer days lately so I’ve turned my attention to lemons and lemonade. I have been playing around with mixtures of pure fresh lemon juice, homemade…

There are many people I know turning 30 this year. I’m one of them. I’m throwing myself a party in October to commemorate my 3 decades. I’m glad to be turning 30, I’m not one of those people that freaks out when they hit various milestones. I look forward to 40 and 50, too. I’ve…

I just received the first of what I hope will be many orders from Joey at South Bay. I put my order in last weekend and it was out on Monday. I purchased a mix of West coast IPAs, including Pure Hoppiness, Blue Dot, and Coronado Red Devil. I BS’ed with Joey about beer on…

Stopped by for dinner last night, optimistic there might be a new player in town for good beer and food. New Cheese Grill is run by the same guy behind Penuche’s Ale House. Since Penuche’s is commonly referred to as ‘Nuche’s, the name of this place makes sense. (Say it out loud if you’re still…

I decided to take a side trip to Willimantic on my way down to PA this past weekend. I didn’t find it to be too far away, only about 15 miles off 84. Nice little cruise on a hot, sunny summer day. We got there around 1pm on Friday the 27th of July and inside…

Picked up a 4-pack of 12oz bottles when I visited New Glarus back in May. Shipped them back to NH along with a number of other beers. This is the first one I’ve cracked since returning. Appearance A short time after eating a great meal on this lazy Sunday night I decided to relax and…