Timing is everything in life.  And my life long Berlin buddy Jeff Butler could not have picked a better night to come to NJ for the night.   I wrote someone recently about getting back to the simple things in life.   Overworked?  Overstressed?  Get back to the simple and everything  just falls into place.  Like last [...]

I took some badly needed R & R to spend some time with the family over the 4th of July holiday.  As is tradition with my Berlin family and friends, the 4th of July starts with the Berlin Fourth of July Parade.  (This year on the third, thanks for ruining my plans!)  I managed to [...]

After a few minutes on the Battleship NJ for Beerfest, I was reminded of those classic words from Chief Brody in Jaws; “You’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
But to be fair, the 14th Annual Garden State Craft Brewers Festival on Saturday June 26 was limited to what is known as the “fantail” of a battleship.  [...]