The next Session: Redemption

The next Session—number 53—has been announced for July, and it comes to us from the Beer Briefing blog: Beer Redemption. No, not that Redemption, but one I’m sure we’re all familiar with nonetheless: One thing about drinking a lot of beer is that occasionally you’re going to have a bad … Continue reading

The Session #52: Beer Collectibles & Breweriana

The Session #52: Beer Collectibles & Breweriana

The first Friday of the month means it’s time for The Session, the group beer blogging day open to anyone to write about a common theme. This month the hosting honors go to All Over Beer with an interesting topic: Beer Collectibles and Breweriana. As host of Session #52, I’ve … Continue reading

The Session #51.5: Beer and cheese redux

The Session #51.5: Beer and cheese redux

This month has seen the most interactive and detailed Session to date, as host Jay Brooks chose the subject of cheese (more specifically beer and cheese together) to write about, selecting three types of cheeses to pair with beer and write about the pairings. And then he went the extra … Continue reading

The next Session: Breweriana

The next Session is being hosted by All Over Beer, and it’s on a topic that hasn’t been covered yet: Beer Collectibles and Breweriana. As host of Session #52, I’ve decided not to focus on the substance of beer, but the material that plays a supporting role. Bottles, coasters, cans, … Continue reading

The Session #51: Beer and Cheese Pairing (Part 3)

The Session #51: Beer and Cheese Pairing (Part 3)

This month’s Session has Jay Brooks tasking us to pair beer and cheese, and to do so he selected three cheeses (a cheddar, a blue, and a chèvre) to pair with beers (and write about). I’m breaking my Session notes into three parts, covering a beer and cheese pairing each; … Continue reading

The Session #51: Beer and Cheese Pairing (Part 2)

The Session #51: Beer and Cheese Pairing (Part 2)

For this month’s Session Jay Brooks tasked us to pair beer and cheese, and selected three cheeses (a cheddar, a blue, and a chèvre) to pair with beers and write about. I’m breaking my Session notes into three parts, covering a beer and cheese pairing each, and the first pairing … Continue reading

The Session #51: Beer and Cheese Pairing (Part 1)

The Session #51: Beer and Cheese Pairing (Part 1)

First Friday of the month among beer bloggers (both dedicated and casual) means it’s time for The Session, the group blogging effort whereupon we all virtually get together and write up a particular topic. Jay Brooks is hosting this month, and he’s chosen a topic and set guidelines to make … Continue reading

The next Session: Beer and Cheese

Jay Brooks is hosting the next Session—#51, coming up May 6th—and the topic he’s put together is the most involved Session yet: The Great Online Beer & Cheese-Off. It’s complicated, so be sure to go read the entire post, but here’s the nutshell version: Below are three cheeses. I chose … Continue reading

The Session #50: What makes you buy someone’s beer?

The Session #50: What makes you buy someone’s beer?

Today is the 50th iteration of The Session, and it fell upon Alan over at A Good Beer Blog to select the topic—particularly apropos because Alan is one of the long-time beer bloggers, one of the proto-beer-bloggers, if you will (he’s been doing this a bit longer than I have), … Continue reading

The next Session (#50)

The next Session is the 50th edition of the group beer blogging event, and it’s being hosted by Alan over at the venerable A Good Beer Blog. Alan’s always lifting the edges of the curtains to see what’s behind them and dropping thought-provoking posts over on his blog, and his … Continue reading