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The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time | Round 4
December 23, 2016 | Drew Troller
Round 3 of the battle for Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time saw the closest margin of victory yet – Home Alone took down Elf with less than a 1% margin. This brings us to the final 2 movies competing for the prize. They’re Christmas classics. They’re dearly beloved. And as I mentioned in the last round, they are back-to-back John Hughes masterpieces. Christmas Vacation, released in 1989, was written by John Hughes. Home Alone, released in 1990, was also written by John Hughes. His legacy is safe in the world of PorchDrinking; we’ve all decided that he wrote the two best Christmas movies ever.
But only one can win.
(More: Catch up on all the action from Round 1, Round 2 & Round 3)
So now it’s down to TWO movies. Which will win in this battle for the title of the Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time?
Artist Profile | Savoir Adore
December 21, 2016 | Caroline Thomas
It’s no secret that music lovers endured some major losses in 2016. Prince, Sharon Jones, Leonard Cohen, Merle Haggard… Bowie… and, sadly, the list goes on. But as we face the final weeks of any year, we are relieved by feelings of closure and of hope for what the new year may bring. What adventures 2017 holds for each of us is yet to be seen, but there is excitement in the unknown and comfort in the notion that we can resolve to start anew.
Vinyl and Beers | Favorite Opening Numbers
December 20, 2016 | Karl Kalinkewicz
2016 has not been the world’s finest year. With serious issues like refugee crises and Brexit to losing some of the world’s most beloved musicians, this year has offered a plethora of moments that have tested how creative we can get with our curse words. As hopefully the final punctuation mark on an explicitly awful year, we Americans have been forced to fully embrace this country’s Jack Torrance-esque decent into madness as our country has served as the Overlook Hotel during this election cycle. In this post-2016 Democalypse world, many of us are looking around hoping for a new start, and that’s why this month Vinyl and Beers is taking a look at those albums that just start off with a bang. Join us as we ask the question “What is the best opening number on an album?” as we all hope we can get through these last few weeks and begin anew.
The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time | Round 3
December 20, 2016 | Drew Troller
PorchDrinking’s tournament to determine the greatest Christmas movie of all time has gotten brutal. In Round 2, we saw four more beloved movies fall out of contention for the title. A moment of silence for the Grinch, Rudolph, Scrooged, and It’s a Wonderful Life. The poor Grinch lost by only two votes. So get involved in Round 3 below – your vote could make the difference!
(More: Catch up on all the action from Round 1 and Round 2)
Round 3 begins now. Which two movies will move on to compete in the finals to become the greatest Christmas movie ever?
Beerstagram | December 8 – December 15
December 16, 2016 | Holly Gerard
Another week with of festive Beerstagrams! I added a few others into the mix this week too, I promise! I just am having a hard time resisting the urge to keep making Beerstagram feel festive but that’s okay, it’s good to be festive! Anyhow, there are a lot of pretty photos in the feed this week, it was hard to narrow them down to this selection! Cheers!
PorchDrinking Playlist | Why’d You Have to Make It Weird?
December 15, 2016 | Dan Bortz
Your social awkwardness has never done you any favors. In school, you were a wallflower and too scared to ask someone to dance. The cool kids and their brazen self-confidence make you unsure of yourself in conversation, as you try to put on an air of coolness for their benefit. Even the best of us have gotten nervous and spurted out word vomit, which inevitably elicits the question, “Why’d you have to make it weird?”
The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time | Round 2
December 13, 2016 | Drew Troller
Round 1 of our Christmas movie tournament had some surprises. We saw some real blow-outs – Home Alone crushed its sequel, and Christmas Vacation trounced The Santa Clause. There were also some real nail-biters: Scrooged narrowly got past the Muppets, and Elf beat A Christmas Story by a single vote. (Jill Stein is raising funds to order a recount of that one).
(More: See How Close Round 1 Actually Was!)
Round 2 begins now, with four match-ups between some of the greatest Christmas movies of all time. But there can only be one winner in this battle. Review the battles below – every vote counts!
Everything You Need to Know About the “Rogue One” Hype
December 12, 2016 | Drew Troller
This is a Sponsored Post from Alamo Drafthouse
After Star Wars: Episode III came out in 2005, consensus was that the series was done; there would be no more Star Wars movies. So I can understand anyone who is confused by all the hype around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story right now. How can a franchise that was supposedly complete get so much buzz? Didn’t I just see promotion for a new Star Wars last year? How can there already be another one? And where are Rey and BB-8 on that poster?
Never fear. As the PorchDrinker most obsessed with the banal details of the Star Wars universe, I’m here to bring you up to lightspeed on why there’s so much hype for Rogue One right now. Confession: because this is the first stand-alone Star Wars anthology movie, it has had to EARN its hype, and thus I am starting at a baseline (0/5 on the hype index) with no expectations and slightly less enthusiasm than normal. But as more details have come out about Rogue One, my excitement has fluctuated – some for the better, some for the worse.
Here is everything you need to know about Rogue One, and one fan’s running tally of how hype has waxed and waned over the last couple years of development.
Beerstagram | December 1 – December 8
December 9, 2016 | Holly Gerard
It’s beginning to look a lot like BEER! But really, this week’s edition of Beerstagram is quite festive yet again! It’s starting to look and feel a lot like winter with all these dark brews popping up into the feed and that arctic blast a lot of the Western United States experienced this week…stay warm out there! Until next week, cheers!
PorchDrinking Playlist | Good Morning, Better Day
December 6, 2016 | Sarah Boisen
Now that winter is upon us, the days have gotten progressively shorter and the darkness of the season has followed suit. For me, this often means facing the daily morning struggle of willing myself out of bed to face a chilly ‘day’ that resembles something far more akin to the middle of the night.
The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time | Round 1
December 5, 2016 | Drew Troller
Are you counting down the days until Christmas? Are you decking the halls with boughs of holly and fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-ing? If your holiday traditions include watching Christmas movies… you may find yourself questioning where to start. There are dozens of great Christmas movies (and thousands of mediocre ones). And it’s hard to say which is the best.
Beerstagram | November 24 – December 1
December 2, 2016 | Holly Gerard
Hello, December! Are you feeling festive yet? This week’s Beerstagram seemed to be feeling that way, lots of beers enjoyed by the tree or fireplace this past week from the looks of these photos. Personally, this my most favorite time of the year for beer, you gotta love those winter warmers! Check out this week’s snaps and be sure to keep tagging us for a chance to be featured. Until next week, cheers!
PorchDrinking Playlist | Christmas Mix-teen for Twenty Sixteen
November 29, 2016 | David Thompson
Photo courtesy of the Huffington Post.
Every year my wife spends days combing through new Christmas music, and revisiting classic versions and compiles a new seasonal mix of music. Every … Read More
Beerstagram | November 17 – November 24
November 28, 2016 | Holly Gerard
Did you all have a Happy Thanksgiving? From the looks of this week’s Beerstagram it looks like a lot of tasty beers were enjoyed for the holiday. I’m assuming you all probably went out on the hunt for some Goose Island Bourbon County on Friday. Congrats on braving those Black Friday lines and crazy shoppers! Perhaps many of you decided to #optbeer this Black Friday and didn’t do any shopping at all but instead supported your local brewery. Either way, hope it was great. Cheers!
PorchDrinking’s Winter Movie Preview: Part One
November 23, 2016 | Drew Troller
This is a sponsored post brought to you by Alamo Drafthouse’s Glass Half Full Bar
Summer is for comic book movies, action flicks, and blockbusters. Fall and winter are for dramas, passion projects, and the films most likely to be nominated for awards. That’s the conventional wisdom regarding the movie releases around the holiday season. And there’s no denying that recent TV spots and theatrical trailers are teasing some highly anticipated films.
PorchDrinking Playlist | Thanksgiving
November 22, 2016 | Holly Gerard
It’s that time of year again. The holidays have begun and Thanksgiving is already here! Be prepared (at least with the music you’re going to play) with this Thanksgiving playlist. It holds a nice mix of modern indie and americana, classical strings and piano, retro jazz, and even a little bit of 60s folk the perfect background tunes to pair with your meal. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Beerstagram | November 10 – November 17
November 18, 2016 | Holly Gerard
Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us next week, do you have your menu planned? Maybe you still need help picking out a few beers for the occasion? Take a look at the pretty beer photos from this week’s Beerstagram to perhaps give you inspiration on what to get for your table! We got our first snow in Denver on Thursday so I couldn’t help but add a few snowy beer photos this week as well, it seemed quite festive! Cheers!
PorchDrinking Playlist | Brown Truck Brewery
November 15, 2016 | Chris & Sylvia Hollands
Have you heard the one where ‘two PorchDrinkers walk into a bar’? Probably, since you visit our site frequently enough. Although, this one is a little bit different. It all started Wednesday night during GABF week in Denver. Shortly after dropping our luggage at the hotel, we headed straight for Falling Rock Tap House. It’s always a hot spot during beer’s biggest week, and we needed to be lucky if we were going to find a place to sit to grab a bite.
Event Recap | Glenfiddich Experimental Series India Pale Ale Cask Finish
November 15, 2016 | Carly Mento
ABV: 43%
A few weeks ago, Glenfiddich came to New York to debut their Experimental Series with The Glenfiddich India Pale Ale Cask Finish, the world’s very first single malt scotch whisky, finished in IPA craft beer casks. This experimentation was cultivated by a native collaboration within the borders of Scotland: A distillery and a brewery, using the land’s pure water and clean air to craft the creation that is uniquely stimulating our senses here in the U.S.
Beerstagram | November 3 – November 10
November 11, 2016 | Holly Gerard
Holy crap, what a week! Now that the election is over I think we could all use a drink. Beer perhaps? We have a lineup of many appropriate photos for this week’s edition of Beerstagram, feast your eyes on them! Be sure to keep tagging us for your chance to be featured, as always. Cheers!
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