Words by Matt Dursum Photos by Samantha Demangate It’s a drizzly Friday afternoon in Buenos Aires. The rain and breeze offer a brief relief from the searing summer heat. This abnormally cool day is perfect for a craft beer tour. Joining me are my friends from the U.K. and my girlfriend. My Argentine friends wanted nothing to do with this, claiming unanimously that drinking anything but ice cold Vermouth or Fernet and Cola during this…
Photography by Samantha Demangate Words by Matt Dursum It’s spring and Buenos Aires is in a party mood. This season of fiestas, asados, and ferias will last until the blustering winter arrives—all 50° F of it. For now, everyone is living their best lives, gearing up to go out and stay out until dawn. It’s October 1st. My girlfriend and I head out to the Food Fest Buenos Aires to partake in the ceremonial start…
As the weather in Northern Michigan turns gloomy, what could be better than learning how to make beer on a farm? This year, my housemates, who are experts in homebrewing, showed me how to concoct two styles of brew. With some experimental extra ingredients and a lot of love, we succeeded in our mission and had a ton of fun while doing it. My Lesson in Sanitization Beer is more like making tea, or so…