Happy Tolkien Reading Day! I'm celebrating in my preferred way: with a good book and a good beer. . That book's Tolkien's "The Story of Kullervo," edited by Verlyn Flieger. The story, which Tolkien discovered as a young man reading the Finnish "Kalevala,"

by johnlikesbeerblog · 4 years ago · via Instagram

Today’s the day for this. My final bottle of Braxton’s 2018 Rum Barrel Aged Snow Shovel. I’ll have a full review of it up on my blog in the next few minutes, but here’s a quick rundown: . This is not the beer it was when it was bottled. It’s...

by johnlikesbeerblog · 5 years ago · via Instagram

Night in the Woods is being showcased during Awesome Games Done Quick at 7ish tomorrow morning! Okay, so maybe it’s actually Demon Tower (the nearly-impossible game within NITW). Regardless, this is the first time my favorite game is getting GDQ love and

by johnlikesbeerblog · 5 years ago · via Instagram

There’s nothing as great as a good book and a good beer on a sunny Sunday. . That good book is Tolkien’s “Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth”. This is, in my opinion, the quintessential Tolkien collection. From the best version of Tuor’s coming

by johnlikesbeerblog · 5 years ago · via Instagram