by Doug Hall | Jun 4, 2021 | The Beach Bar Blog Post
Here’s my three favorite cocktails for summer 2021. Each with a “Craft” twist. BOURBON SMASH our #1 Requested Cocktail Ingredients 1/2 oz of Simple Syrup5 to 8 Mint Leaves – depending on size of leaves1/4 of a large lemon cut into wedges or 1/2 a small...
by Doug Hall | May 29, 2021 | The Beach Bar Blog Post
When my wife asked Brian McKenzie, co-founder of Finger Lakes Distilling,“Why did you start the distillery?” His answer was simple, “Because I LOVE whiskey!” To many his answer doesn’t make sense. There are a lot of things that people like – but that doesn’t...
by Doug Hall | May 16, 2021 | The Beach Bar Blog Post
A visit to Ketchum, Idaho in Sun Valley, final resting place of writer Ernest Hemingway, sparked conversations at the Brain Brew Beach Bar. Papa as he was known – was a larger than life figure – writer – adventurer – drinker and a...
by Doug Hall | Apr 30, 2021 | The Beach Bar Blog Post
One morning recently as I sipped on a fine cup of our Brain Brew Coffee, I was flipping through music and clicked on the song, BE THE CHANGE, by Lennie Gallant from his album If We Had a Fire. Lennie’s lyrics capture my mindset these days… “Nothing can be done,...
by Doug Hall | Apr 13, 2021 | The Beach Bar Blog Post
Hemingway’s quote spoke to me today. “Live the FULL LIFE of the mind, exhilarated by new IDEAS, intoxicated by the ROMANCE of the UNUSUAL.” I live my life intoxicated by the romance of the unusual. I believe I may well be genetically wired to reject the same old...
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