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 …

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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 …

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 …