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Always A Bridesmaid

Okay they’re ready with the envelope. “And the winner is . . . ”
Railbird Central, wtf?
Alright, let’s try and compose ourselves. You’re still on camera, so smile. Applaud. Keep smiling and applauding like some idiot who can’t stop smiling and applauding. That’s right, don’t let them see your disappointment. Don’t let them see the pain [...]

Do Not Adjust Your Monitor

Yes, I’m trying out a new look for Brats & Beer, but this has nothing to do with trying to win a Titletown award for web design next year.
Being neither a graphic design guru nor an HTML genius, any feedback is appreciated — especially with regards to bugs or layout problems in your chosen web [...]

There Can Be Only One?

The UW sports blog Beer, Brats & Bucky is changing its name to The Cardinal and White Chronicles, and apparently I had something to do with it.
When I started this here blog nearly two and a half years ago I didn’t realize I had cornered the market on brats and beer branded sports blogging — [...]

Not Quite Ready For The Red Carpet

Awards season is upon us, and I’m not talking about last week’s Grammys or the upcoming Oscars. The good folks at Cheesehead TV are handing out awards for the best Packer bloggers and I am honored, humbled, and somewhat astonished to say that this here Brats & Beer site is among the four nominees.
My initial [...]

Shout Out To Wausau

Just a quick thanks to the Wausau Daily Herald for listing and linking to a bunch of us bloggers in a special Packers playoff section. And special thanks to all the people who clicked through to say hello.

Free Publicity Whore

How are blogs and bloggers different from the mainstream media and professional journalists? Paychecks and access come to mind, but in one aspect they are exactly the same: we all love free publicity. With that I give a shout out to the Bleacher Bloggers who quoted your’s truly in an NFC North preview during their [...]

One Hundred Posts Later

We’re celebrating a big milestone here at Brats & Beer: this is the 100th post. Oh, we’ve come a long way since that very first post back in November. We were young and naive, full of spirit and energy. We still thought the Packers had a chance to turn it around and make the playoffs, [...]