I love occasions. I love them because they disrupt routines, which is like defying life itself. Think about it. The earth rotates. Cells divide. Hearts pump. Insects do all of… Read More

It was a day like any other. The commute home was frictionless, and I was pondering a Five Beers to Know lede behind the wheel of my Buick. I reflected… Read More

Beer. I had no idea what to write, but beer always gets me thinking, so I just wrote that: Beer. Just to launch me to somewhere, destination unknown. Who knows… Read More

People often ask me, “Chris, how do they make beer?” And I say, “Do you mind? I am taking a shit!” And then a couple minutes later I come out… Read More

This Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday, which is cool because it is the nation’s greatest collective excuse to drink a beer. Even people morally opposed to the game of football… Read More

In solidarity with government workers shutout from their jobs, this week’s edition of Five Beers to Know is being produced with minimum effort. I’m sure this empty symbolic gesture will… Read More

Here’s a list of reasons why working from home is awesome: Listening to music outloud instead of headphones. Seeing what the old people in your neighborhood are up to all… Read More

We started Five Beers to Know as a form of compromise. With 7,200+ craft breweries across the United States, the amount of new beers produced in a given week is… Read More

So, how was your holiday? Was it good? What did you do? Did you make any resolutions? No? Just kind of ate some food and watched TV? Cool cool …… Read More

Jocelyn and Chris Arndt are two siblings that grew up refining their modern take on the classic rock genre. Jocelyn’s voice is pure and immaculate. Chris’s guitar playing is barbed… Read More