Reviews

J LOHR WILDFLOWER VALDIGUIE 2012 I hadn’t heard about this wine or varietal until my old high school chum Dave told me about it.  He had a lot to say about it so I invited him to help out with this...

CIGAR CITY'S MADURO BROWN // DELIGHTFUL I recently got the Maduro Brown Ale in a pick six from Spirits, a package store in Northport, and really enjoyed it, but I didn’t get a grasp of the greatness that...

SOUTHERN ALE HOUSE // BEST BURGER NORTH OF THE RIVER Southern Ale House continues the Tuscaloosa restaurant trend of southern-style food with a variety of local brews on tap. This “uniquely Southern...

THE LAUGH TRACK // THE RETURN OF STAND-UP COMEDY TO TUSCALOOSA The laughs in Tuscaloosa have taken a hit in recent months. Beginning in 2013, Stand-Up Tuscaloosa was a collective of Tuscaloosa comedians,...

"BRICK MANSIONS" // HARDCORE PAUL WALKER FANS WILL APPRECIATE Acclaimed French filmmaker Luc Besson has a knack for recycling material.  Nevertheless, he knows how to write riveting action thrillers. “La...

DARIUS RUCKER'S EVER-CHANGING CAREER Several artists have left a successful band for a successful solo career.  Peter Gabriel, Rod Stewart, Lou Reed and Michael Jackson are some of the more prominent...

The Fat Ape Double Indian Pale Ale is an unerringly fantastic beer. But the best way to understand the quality of this brew is to explore competitors to provide a more complete view of the Fat Ape’s...

THE FAT APE DOUBLE INDIAN PALE ALE  // PLAIN FANTASTIC The Fat Ape Double Indian Pale Ale is an unerringly fantastic beer. But the best way to understand the quality of this brew is to explore competitors...

For more than 20 years, the metal band GWAR has led an army of scumdog fans on a campaign against all that is held sacred.  Formed by design students in Richmond, Virginia, they took on controversial topics...

Television series that have more than one season usually keep the same plot, characters, and subplots in each season, to keep the watcher interested in the show. Viewers fall in love with a character and watch...