This marks the start of a new weekly "Beer of the Week" post that we intend to do for 2008. Tune in every Friday to see what we've been drinking. When Deschutes releases their 2nd batch of The Abyss at a bottle shop near you on this upcoming Monday, January 14th (estimated; ask your bottle shop for sure), they won't need our help to sell out this beer in record time. The Abyss was......

Photograph of Rick Santorum conceding defeat with his family by Gene J. Puskar/AP The -ists this week had politics on the brain. And what goes better with politics? Partying-- that's two great tastes in one. Oh, and Kevin Federline...can't forget about Kevin Federline. That's three great tastes in one. -Bostonist discussed two big state issues-- what sort of math constitutes a marriage and what kind of alcohol can be sold in most grocery stores.......