Dogs, Books, and Beer. Not necessarily in that order.
 

Reviews by Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Co.

He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.

Does this beer smell funny to you? Lenny Bruce is one of my heroes. A tragic hero, sure, not to mention an excellent example of how to be a bad example. But his insistence on fully exercising his freedom of speech: American Dream-level heroic.

Coney Island Sword Swallower

I’ve know a few people who ran off to join a sideshow, and I once flirted with learning how to breathe fire, but I’ve never quite understood the distinction between “circus folk” and “carnies,” even though Tod Browning’s Freaks and Wim Winders’s Wings of Desire are two of my all-time favorite flicks.