Eric San Juan, Author at ERIC SAN JUAN

SUNDAY SIPS: 5 Saisons For Spring

By Eric San Juan April 9, 2017Craft Beer

Spring has sprung! One of the best parts of the warming weather is enjoying beers that match with the season. There are few styles I like more in the spring than a saison. Here are five worth drinking. 21st Amendment Sneak Attack Now that the weather has finally turned and it looks to be mostly sunny days ahead, the saison is going to become the style of choice for many craft beer lovers. No surprise there. There is something about the saison that feels like open air and bright spring days. Of course, some brewers, such as 21st Amendment, buck…

Peppers are just another adventure, except without broken limbs

By Eric San Juan April 7, 2017Gardening, Random Musings

Peppers are an adventure. They're not supposed to grow in the suburbs of New Jersey. They don't belong in this part of the world, but we're humans. We do what we want with Mother Nature (right up to the point where she does what she wants with us). We never really had success growing peppers in our yard, and that always disappointed me. All we wanted was some regular ol' bell peppers. As a kid, I learned from my good friend Chris to eat them like apples, but with a salt shaker in hand. Bite, dash of salt, bite, dash of…

Louis CK just came out, and no one noticed

By Eric San Juan April 5, 2017Random Musings, Television

Louis CK has a new special on Netflix called "2017." If you don't like Louis CK it won't convert you, but if you do you'll like it. It doesn't rise to the level of "Chewed Up" or "Shameless," but it's better than the poorly named "Hilarious" (which was not). Good stuff that is pure Louis. More importantly, however, is that he came out as bisexual in it and no one seemed to notice. Like, he for real came out. Everyone seems to think it was just another bit intended for shock, but no. I don't think so. I think it was a…

For Jim Koch and Sam Adams, variety is the spice of life

By Eric San Juan April 5, 2017Craft Beer

The following interview and article was conducting and written in 2013. I'm presenting it here after it first appeared on my separate beer blog, Celebrating the Suds. If you have one of the best selling and best known craft beers on the market, it would be easy to understand putting your time and resources into expanding its reach. When that beer is a pioneering brew like Boston Lager by SamuelAdams, it’s especially easy to understand. Jim Koch, founder of Samuel Adams, doesn’t see it that way. For him, being safe is boring. "The day I want to make the same…

Wham! Make It Big In The Music Industry With This Cheat Sheet!

By Eric San Juan April 5, 2017Contributed Posts, Music

So you’ve decided that you want to launch a professional career as a music artist. Your dulcet tones mesmerize anyone that listens to you sing. But, how can you make it big in the industry? As you probably know, launching a successful career in music can be a challenge even for the most talented of artists. The good news is that you don’t have to rely on luck to help you on your musical journey. Nor do you have to pray for divine intervention! That’s because this handy cheat sheet will give you some inspiration on how to build the…