Pop Culture Week In Review 2/21 – 2/28 | Heroes Reborn

Here we are again, Pop Culture Week In Review. I love/hate writing these because, unlike feature stories, they’re completely reactionary. Any color added is thanks to what’s happening throughout the week instead of some predetermined idea or narrative. It’s simultaneously exciting and frustrating to not know what you’re going to be writing about until the picture becomes clearer the closer a deadline gets, but if nothing else, it’s unique.

Like the beers we review, sometimes it’s refined, and other times it falls flat. Who knows how this one will go — all I’ve got is a few key ingredients. Let’s see how well they sit. Read More

Roundtable Discussion | Favorite Stout

Sadly, 21st annual Stout Month at the four Mountain Sun locations in Colorado comes to an end this month. Don’t forget to stop by Vine St. Pub this Thursday as they round out the month with their Chops Competition and the final tappings of stout month. In honor of the awesomesauce that was this past month, we asked the staff about their favorite stouts.

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PorchDrinking Playlist | Dreaming Playlist

February while the most diminutive in comparison to the other 12 months, always seems to drag on the longest. It could be attributed to the inconsistent weather shifts, the lows … Read More

North American Divorce | Olympic Hockey Winners and Losers

No matter what team you’re going back to after the Closing Ceremonies and yesterday’s gold medal match, it is safe to say that this year’s Team USA performance made 2010 … Read More

Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 26

Feliz Tuesday, you guys! I hope you are doing well. It feels like the stretch run to spring finally. That’s cool, right? (#WeatherIceBreakers) Okay, let’s get to it!

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Undefeated but Untested

Have you heard? There is only one unbeaten team left in Division-I men’s basketball this season. It’s the mighty Wichita State Shockers from the Missouri Valley Conference. The Shockers have been dominant this season. They rolled through their non-conference schedule and have had little resistance during their conference slate. They are currently ranked #2 in the country. If they keep this up they will most likely earn a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But despite their ranking and all of these wins, I’m not sold on the Shockers just yet.

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Beerstagrams 2/14- 2/21

Some people might go for chocolates on Valentine’s Day, but at PorchDrinking.com we prefer our desserts to be in beer form. Pateros Creek Brewing got creative with their Love Porter … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 2/15-2/21

What has been happening this week? I mean, seriously, other than the Olympics. TGI time for a Pop Culture Week in Review with Caitlin!

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Four Things to Drink In This, The Worst Time of the Year for Sports

February– it’s the worst, right? A month so devoid of meaning, fun, and intrigue that it was docked two days and given a holiday on which couples flaunt their happiness over single people (this is said with all due respect to Black History Month, which we can all agree got the shaft by being placed in February). The Super Bowl has occurred, thus ending football and now all that is left are some college basketball games of marginal importance before March Madness, a bunch of utterly meaningless NBA action, and the scrapbooking convention of sporting events that is the Winter Olympics. Oh, and hockey, I suppose, though here in Ohio I’m more likely to be hit by a Justin Bieber-expelled loogie than meet an ardent supporter of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Roundtable Discussion | Sunday Funday

The weekend really got away from me, as long weekends are wont to do. In that spirit, we asked our PorchDrinkers, “What is your favorite thing to do on a Sunday, and what beer do you drink while doing it?” Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | February Funk Playlist

These past few months, I’ve been curiously enamored with the funk genre. I’m not quite sure what sparked this love-affair, yet I speculate it has something to do with my recent stay at a place called the “Mojo Inn” (a charming, modern hostel with a brilliant Motown-inspired lobby playlist), or perhaps seeing & hearing a good friend and his 9-piece funk band play live shows (s/o http://www.grampsthevamp.com).

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 25

Happy Tuesday, errbody! Can you believe we’ve been doing this for 25 weeks? That’s longer than the Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries marriage. Granted, I try and live my life on standards not set by Kim Kardashian. Let’s just jump into the InterNEAT, shall we? Read More

Five Winter Olympic Sports That Scare Me To Death

I know I might draw some ire right off the bat with this statement, but I think the Winter Olympics are more exciting to watch than the Summer Olympics. There are so many more obscure and untraditional events during the winter that you only see once every four years. Don’t get me wrong, I love the summer games as well, but it consists of events you’re much more likely to see when the Olympics aren’t going on.

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Pop Culture Week in Review: February 8-14, 2014

Do YOU have Olympic fever?

Oh, sorry. I don’t really cover that in this week’s Pop Culture Week In Review. But here are some things you CAN look forward to: House of Cards! Drake! Shia LaBeouf! Aaron Paul! The Beatles! Fred Armisen! Cable Companies! An offer to refinance your mortgage at great new rates!

Okay, that last one was a lie. I just wanted to see if anyone actually read these things before scrolling to the big font. Here we go! Read More

Awesomesauce- The Olympics

I may be a bit biased with this one, because I’m OBSESSED with the Olympics.  I mean, hum along to the Olympic Fanfare every time they play it on the … Read More

I’m Feeling Thirsty Today | House of Cards Drinking Game

The geniuses at Netflix knew exactly what all of our empty hearts desired on Valentine’s Day: a brand new season of intrigue, backstabbing, and scandal on House of Cards. So if you decided to spend V-Day the right way this year – watching Netflix and drinking – we have a few tips to maximize your House of Cards experience with a House of Cards drinking game. Bundle up, PorchDrinkers, it’s going to be a cold one in Washington.

The UPDATED House of Cards Drinking Game!

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Roundtable Discussion – Favorite Olympic Athlete of All Time!

In honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, I asked the PorchDrinking Staff if they had a favorite Olympic athlete. This is their enthusiastic response.
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PorchDrinking Playlist | Valentine’s Week Playlist

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we have most likely been bombarded—(un)willingly—with daily reminders of Friday’s forecast (red roses, pink hearts, chocolate, all (or none) of the above, etc.).

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 24

Hey, hey, hey everyone! Are you staying warm? Let’s take a minute to forget the heat and get lost in the wild world of web!

5. If you’re ever fortunate … Read More

Three “Must See” Sporting Events IF You Call Yourself a Sports Fan

So you call yourself a sports fan? The Super Bowl hangover commonly refers to the Monday morning after the Super Bowl; however, from a sports fan’s perspective this refers to the down time between the end of football season and the beginning of NCAA March Madness. But this year especially, I am here to tell you that your sporting fanhood should be rejoicing, not pouting. Here are three things you need to be watching if you call yourself a sports fan.

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