Olivetti Lettera 30 and Cigar City Maduro

Wow, has a the world ever changed between typecasts, hasn't it? As I stay isolated at home, trying to do my small part in this Covid-19 pandemic, it is probably time to check out a few of the typewriters I haven't gotten to yet, and check out the cellar for what we have to drink …

Silver Seiko Speedwriter 7200 and Stone Ruination 2.0

Today we're pairing an unremarkable writer with a slightly more noteworthy beverage. They were produced by companies I consider "sleeping giants" in their fields. Silver Seiko's Speedwriter 7200 I think this may have been my second typewriter find (in the 21st Century, anyway).  I stumbled onto this one at a store near my home, The …

Hermes Rocket and Dieu du Ciel! Baron Von Mhaziac

Two really interesting subjects to start off the New Year... A very popular typewriter, and a very rare beer... Hermes Rocket Since I started the year off with a Hermes last year, I figured why not do it again? This Rocket has been in my collection for over a year, and initially I didn't think …

Adler Gabriele 25 and McAulsan St. Ambroise Pumpkin Ale

It is my hope that the holidays have treated all of you very well, and that as 2019 nears its close, that we all are looking forward to the start of a new decade with optimism. I wish us all a year full of good health, good cheer, fascinating typewriters, and of course, good beer! …

Underwood Rhythm Touch and Unibroue Grande Reserve 17

After a bit of an unintentional hiatus I am back to type about my favorite writing tools and beverages. And to mark this return, let's go for the really big stuff! A big, bulky typewriter, and an equally big, bold beer.   Underwood's Rhythm Touch The last Underwood that I wrote about wasn't even really …

Smith-Corona XL 1000 and Rodenbach Flanders Red Ale

I've been a bit slow in blogging lately, but there's been lots of typewriter activity going on here over the last few months - mostly acquisitions and maintenance! Today I'm going to be playing with a really low-end typewriter while tasting a very high-end beer.  Let's see how these two contrast one another. Smith-Corona's XL …

Smith-Corona Super Sterling and Insel-Brauerei Insel Kreide

This time we'll look at two really solid products, both the typewriter and the beer, and they both come in  interesting packages. Smith-Corona Super Sterling This is my first Smith-Corona of this "generation." By that, I mean this style of typewriter which they made from the early 1960s thru to the early 1970s, with the …

Underwood 565 and Wellington Candle Burner

I seem to be accumulating an inventory of typewriters which need work of some kind. Getting to them is a bit of a problem, but I thought it might be interesting to touch on some of these aspects while I also document the use of the typewriters themselves. Of course, when you're at the workbench, …

Hermes 3000 and Blackburne Imperial Stout

Two remarkable subjects to start off 2019: One of the most desirable post-war typewriters in the 21st Century, and a brand new, incredible bourbon barrel-aged stout! Let's jump right in... Hermes 3000 There aren't many specific typewriter models that have their own wikipedia pages - but the Hermes 3000 is one of them.  Larry McMurtry …

Underwood 315 and Winter Ale by Great Lakes Brewery

The holidays are coming, and Christmastime is a time of year that I love.  Part of my own holiday tradition for years has been the sampling of the Winter Ale by Great Lakes Brewery (GLB), only available during this season. And what better gift could I receive than a brand new typewriter? I must have …