I present the first of what I hope to be a long-running series: Book vs. Beer. The premise is simple. We (me and Gordon Highland) find beers that have literary origins. Then we talk about the beer as well as the source material.

For this first episode we discuss Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout (from Rogue Brewery) and Shakespeare, the playwright (from his mother’s womb). Watch to find out why I don’t like Shakespeare.

• Learn more about Gordon Highland here: http://www.gordonhighland.com
• Learn more about Rogue Brewing here: http://www.rogue.com/roguebeers
• Learn more about William Shakespeare here: http://www.william-shakespeare.info

It's June. How did I do with my May TBR+TBD? And what do I have planned for June? Watch to find out.

What I'll be reading:

• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (still)
• The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny by Peter McGraw , Joel Warner (almost finished)
• White Noise by Don DeLillo
• Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin

What I'll be drinking:

• Avery Anniversary Twenty One from Avery Brewing
• Milk Stout from Duck-Rabbit
• Imperial Stout from Samuel Smiths
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter from Horny Goat

I've never done a To Be Read video. Why? I don't care for them as a viewer, so I felt somewhat false in trying to project excitement for caring for them as a creator. However, I think I've found a way to easy my conscious. Introducing: To Be Read + To Be Drunk, in which I tell you the books I'll be reading as well as the beers I'll be drinking. Enjoy.

What I'll be reading:

• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• White Noise by Don DeLillo

What I'll be drinking:

• Steel Toe Stout from Ska Brewing
• Samaels from Avery Brewing
• Huge Arker from Anderson Valley Brewing
• Raspberry Imperial Three Blind Mice from Mother's Brewing
• Lil' B from Evil Twin Brewing