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 …

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Eaton 400 & Smashed Blueberry by Shipyard

Aren't pleasant surprises a delight? Neither of the subjects covered in this blue-themed entry were ones that I was expecting to like nearly as much as I did. One was acquired quite close to home, while the other was quite a journey. Let's jump right in and take a closer look at this pair of …

Olympia Traveller (Cursive) & Crusher by the Alchemist

This time in my quest to find the perfect writer's typewriter I took a little detour, focusing on a typewriter I didn't actually mean to purchase. The beverage of choice features a return to Vermont's The Alchemist. Olympia's Traveller (cursive typeface) My first forays into 21st century typewriting were completely accidental. It was pure chance …

Brother Charger 11 & Viaduct IPA by Danforth Brewery

Last time I wrote about slightly uncommon, if not rare, subjects... This time I am going to focus on what I perceive to be among the most common. Brother's Charger 11 Anyone who is even passively interested in typewriters knows about, and has seen, a Brother-brand typewriter. They are among the most common, and in …

Olivetti Lettera DL & Heady Topper by the Alchemist

This is a special blog entry for me... the Olivetti Lettera DL was my first 21st Century typewriter. I guess you could say it started all of this for me. And Heady Topper, the beer which perhaps cemented the double-IPA as a favorite style of beer for me. Olivetti's Letter DL Olivetti was an Italy-based …

Typewriters & Beer: the Hermes Baby & La Trappe Tripel

Does the Internet need another blog about typewriters? Does the Internet need another blog about anything? These are questions I’ve been asking myself over the last few months. As my interest in typewriters has grown over the last few years (and I will tell a bit of that tale in my next installment) I discovered …