The next Session is taking place on Friday, June 1, and it’s being hosted by Carla Companion, The Beer Babe, that month. She’s bringing us back to styles and has selected what may be the most underrated style to write about these days: What is the one beer style usually makes up the first position in the sample flight, but yet is usually the one that we never get really excited about? The Pale Ale. … Continue reading →
Today is Star Wars Day: May 4, or May the Fourth—as in, May the Fourth Be With You. It’s also the first Friday of the month, which means today is also The Session—group beer blogging day. British beer writer Pete Brown is hosting this month’s edition of The Session, and has chosen for us to write about a topic that is possibly one of the most subjective I’ve yet seen: The Beer Moment. My approach … Continue reading →
The next edition of The Session (the 63rd) has been announced, and it’s being hosted by British beer writer Pete Brown. The topic Pete is suggesting is a provocative one: the “Beer Moment.” My approach to beer writing is by no means the only approach, but I write to try to encourage other people to share the simple joy of beer as much as I do, to switch on people who drink beer but don’t … Continue reading →
The first Friday of every month in the beer blogging world is “Beer Blogging Friday”—aka The Session, a collaborative blogging event where participants write blog posts (loosely) themed around a given topic, selected by a host for the month. This month’s host is Angelo De Ieso of the excellent Brewpublic blog (one of my favorites), and he’s come up with a good topic: What Drives Beer Bloggers? But why do people decide to start a … Continue reading →
The next Session has been announced for April, and it’s being hosted by Angelo of Brewpublic: What Drives Beer Bloggers? Angelo has crafted a thoughtful introduction to this topic—go read it—and asks, But why do people decide to start a blog (Okay, so not all “blogs” are personal. Many breweries have recognized the value of social media in modern society)? One thing seems true of most blogs: they are easy to start. All you need … Continue reading →
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