Category Archives: The Session

The Session #61: What makes local beer better?

It’s the first Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for another round of The Session: collaborative beer blogging in which a given “host” for the month suggests a topic and everyone else (whether “beer” or “regular” blogger) writes something about that topic. Our host will then compile the links from all the participants, pulling together all the unique perspectives everyone brings to the table. The month is also a special one for … Continue reading →

The next Session: Local beer (again but different)

I’m behind on posting this, but the next Session—number 61, taking place on Friday, March 2nd—is being hosted by Matt at the Hoosier Beer Geek and the topic is “What makes local beer better?” The topic I’ve been thinking about is local beer. The term is being used by just about every craft brewer in the country.   What does it really mean though?  Is it more of a marketing term or is there substance … Continue reading →

The Session #60: Growlers Galore

Today is The Session‘s Diamond Anniversary! (Although technically it would be its “mensiversary” for the Latin and date geeks among you.) The Session is a monthly collaborative beer blogging event where a different host for each month suggests a topic, and on the first Friday of that month everyone who wants to participate writes about that topic. (As simple as that!) Our host then collects links to all the other Session posts for easy reading. … Continue reading →

The next Session: Growlers!

The next Session has been announced, and it’s being hosted by Kendall Jones of the Washington Beer Blog: Growlers Galore: These days people take growlers for granted. In my neck of the woods, growlers are a relatively new phenomenon. I don’t recall exactly when they appeared on the local beer scene but it could not have been more than eight or ten years ago. Maybe they existed in obscurity before. My memory fails me. Today … Continue reading →