No one human can pretend to have enjoyed a represented sample of the beers out there, even the new ones, but such a human might find, poring over a year’s notes, some exceptional discoveries, along with a trend or two. Here’s mine.
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That one post every year when I silence myself and let the pictures do the talking. With these amazing little cameras we keep in our pockets, even a hack like me can make the world look beautiful.
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As the year comes to a close, I have an update on the health of the Beervana blog, including what the most popular posts tell us about the year. I even meditate briefly on the state of beer writing more broadly in this confusing post-Covid period.
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We can’t help looking back at the end of a year, and 2023 was definitely a challenging one for beer. But there was a lot of latent good news if you know where to look—along with a return to the untroubled fun beer offered before the pandemic.
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This blog looks like a one-man job. It’s not; far from it. It’s true that I am the one who writes it, but I couldn’t do what I do without support, and I wouldn’t do it without the folks who come here to read and engage. Please accept these thanks to a bunch of wonderful people
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‘Tis the season, which means time for gifts! I have some excellent suggestions.
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Next month, the Central Europe Brewers Conference kicks off in Budapest. I’ll be giving the keynote speech, and I’m encouraging breweries in the region to register and join me.
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It seemed like such an unlikely, almost perverse idea—right there at ground zero of the biggest craze in the 21st century, where people were spending hours in lines to buy thick, very sweet, intense ales, here was a brewery making elegant, clear, crisp lagers.
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It’s only looking back that we realize lives hinge on the smallest decisions.
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