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Now that’s a beer

Doesn’t this sound like a fancy pants beer?
‘T Smisje Calva Reserva
Delicious notes of candy sugar and wood pleasurably coat the mouth on the first sips of Calva Reserva. The accompanying raisiny malt sweetness is a perfect foil for the temporarily restrained low simmer of alcohol (12%/vol.). As the cloudy, caramel-colored body warms, a tart, ruity, […]

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I Am My Own Grandpaw

We were talking about kids music this weekend with my sister-in-law and her husband, and playing some of our CDs, when Ralph’s rendition of I Am My Own Grandpa came on. Laughing about how we could never follow the chain of relationships, I thought “someday it would be interesting to sit down and chart it […]

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A Violent Crash

A group of men from our church had a weekend getaway a few weeks ago, a time to relax and spend time together. It was a really good group, with an easy, trusting atmosphere around it all that made for important and healthy sharing.
And I’m glad that it was a place where honesty and feelings […]

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