The Oh Hello’s

I don’t usually deal in sweeping proclamations, ok maybe I do, but if there is one band to see in person this summer, it’s the Oh Hello’s. The brother and sister duo of Tyler and Maggie Heath out of San Marcos, Texas form the core of an 11 person ensemble, that produces a robust, soulful, indie folk sound, reminiscent of Of Monsters and Men, The Head and the Heart and the Lumineers.

Read More

Pop Culture Week In Review – 6/22-6/28

In today’s Pop Culture Week In Review we look at celebrity reactions to the death of DOMA, two fantastic movie trailers and the you-saw-it-coming moment of the year… the demise of Paula Deen, however surprisingly not at the hands of fried chicken.

Read More

Summer Movie Preview: Part Two

Earlier this year we brought you our Summer Movie Preview for the first half of the season.  Here’s our second part in the series replete with summer blockbusters that you … Read More

Roundtable Discussion | Summer Television

While some of our favorite shows have ended for the season, or in some cases for good, there are plenty more starting up this summer. The PorchDrinking staff shares which … Read More

PorchDrinking.com First Year in Review Part 2

This week we celebrate the PorchDrinking.com’s one year anniversary. So we wanted to look back on some of our favorite posts that some of you may have missed along the way.  Some are being revisited due to their hilarity, others because of how well written they were, and others just because they hold special meaning to us personally.  Here is the second installment of PorchDrinking.com First Year in Review.

Read More

PorchDrinking.com First Year in Review Part 1

Today marks the official anniversary of PorchDrinking.com’s inception. So we wanted to look back on some of our favorite posts that some of you may have missed as you’ve joined us along the way.  Some are being revisited due to their hilarity, others because of how beautifully written they were, and others just because they hold special meaning to us personally.  Here is the first installment of PorchDrinking.com First Year in Review.

Read More

Faking Adulthood | Basic Sewing

It’s really the little things in life that make a difference in your day-to-day, right? Small things that you don’t let become big things, or tiny gestures than make you smile. Or, feeling accomplished when you complete a simple adult-type task like some basic sewing. In a world where most jobs don’t require that we don’t use our hands too much, being able to replace a button or hem some pants makes me feel strangely self-sufficient (even if I’m not actually).

Read More

Beerstagram 6/14- 6/21

In anticipation for next week’s anniversary party, we’re taking it easy here at PorchDrinking.com. Keeping with the summer themed beers, a sweet Honey Blueberry Ale from Fat Head’s is the … Read More

Pop Culture Week In Review: 6/15 – 6/21

Oh my mommy. Where soever do we begin? This week has been a haze of celebrity-fueled nonsense. People were having babies and releasing videos and dying and the world just keeps on turning. Instead of overviewing all of the juicy details, let’s jump in head first for our pop culture week in review!
Read More

Roundtable Discussion | Dad Stories

We honored the moms last month, and now it’s the dads’ turn. The PorchDrinking staff shares some dad stories, thoughts, and memories. Plus, two staffers find out their dads have a lot more in common than they thought.  Read More

Awesomesauce- TodayIFoundOut.com

I have a reputation among my friends for being sort of a know-it-all.  It’s mostly random, useless knowledge which makes me a useful trivia partner, but it mostly just takes up a lot of extra brain cells that I could be using for, I don’t know, nuclear physics or something more helpful to the world at large (unless you count winning some free beer as being helpful to the world at large.) Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist Songs for Every Month

Admittedly this playlist has absolutely nothing to do with Father’s Day or summer or anything for that matter.  But instead of trying to make some far fetched correlation to how the summer months move too quickly and how the seasons change blah blah blah, just enjoy a playlist with songs for every month.  And yes, March’s song is by the Ides of March… deal with it.

Read More

Remembering Coach Coles

There are hundreds of NCAA basketball coaches out there, but none were like former Miami University basketball coach Charlie Coles. In an era where so many coaches focus on what’s politically correct to say, Coles told you exactly what he was thinking.

Read More

Beerstagram 6/7- 6/14

What do this week’s Beerstagrams have in common? No not just beer instagrams

They’re all outside. And thank goodness. It’s that time of year- when good beer can come with you anywhere- A brewery patio, front lawn, river, or of course the occasional porch. This week is heavy on the Colorado beers with appearances by Great Divide’s Hoss Rye Lager and New Belgium’s Ranger IPA. But we did discover that the perfect river brew was Schlafly’s Pale Ale, even when the make-shift cooler didn’t keep it at an ideal temperature. Here’s to another weekend in the great outdoors!

Read More

Pop Culture Review 6/8 – 6/14

Content Warning: If you fancy yourself only the most modest connoisseur of media and pop culture, the following may be an inappropriate consumption for you. This week showcased some of the most in-depth news of the year, distinguished not only by its content, but the elaborate multiplicity consternating the ramifications necessary to comprehend. If you choose to read, the choice may irrevocably extinguish the inexhaustible, visa vi, your pop culture conscious. Ergo, the paradox of choice: causality. Concordantly. A priori? I don’t have a job.

Read More

I Want To Be Best Friends With Taylor Swift

Listen guys, I can’t help it. I tried to hate her. I did. I didn’t know a single Taylor Swift song until, like, 2012, and even then the only ones … Read More

Roundtable Discussion: Favorite Summer Activities and the Beers that Accompany Them

As summer weekdays become packed with after work things to do and begin to seem more like weekends, we wanted to know what our staff’s favorite summer activities are…and what are the perfect beers to serve as companion to said activity.

Read More

PD Playlist: What You Should Be Listening To – Summer 2013

I tend to approach music as I do with beer in that I love dissecting, collecting and consuming it by the loads. Luckily when I awake hazily from that dual mass consumption my musical journey affords me the perfect chill tunes to help nurse my hangover. But my approach to music is also similar to that with beer in that I don’t consider myself a snob but rather a fan who loves sharing the joys of discovering great new finds.  So please don’t misconstrue this the title of this playlist as snobbery.  However here’s what you should be listening to during the summer of 2013.

Read More

Faking Adulthood | Cocktail Recipes

I don’t know what’s so impressive about being able to mix up anything more than a Cape Codder (cranberry juice + vodka), but there’s something about it that says — in a very cool, collected and understated way — that you’ve got it together. For non-beer drinkers, being able to mix up a legitimate cocktail, is akin to bringing the perfect six pack. Here are a few simple cocktail recipes to get you started.

Read More

Beerstagram 5/31- 6/7

In case drinking out of a can was too difficult for you—no worries, we have an easy fix for that! Just add a handle to it. Now you can enjoy the feel of a stein right out of the can! (Does this sound like a bad infomercial yet?) Still, they would definitely get my $14.99 plus shipping and handling for this cool contraption. Just please don’t throw in that Mexican wrestling doll as my free gift.

Read More