Beer Me: Notes from a Craft Beer Fanatic

Welcome to my journey through the world of craft beer.  Actually, it’s a road I’ve been on for quite a while.  That’s the thing about craft beer – you can wander around for long, long time and rarely take the same turn twice.

There are a jillion beer blogs out there, so I’m not trying to blaze any trails here.  I’ll just be sharing with you any new brews I try, what I think of them, and maybe a little background on where they’re from.  There’s no scientific method to the selections -- just whatever happens to be in my fridge.

Just to warn you, though, my tastes definitely gravitate toward the West Coast hoppy style.  I mean, my fantasy football team is called the Hopheads, for cryin’ out loud.  So if you’re looking for notes about those esoteric Belgian-style sour beers, or some German dopplebock, you might want to wander to those jillion other blogs.

Having said that, I realize that reading five blogs in a row about one palate-numbing triple IPA after another might get a little boring.  So I’ll try to switch things up as much as I can.  I’ll also try to throw in some notes about nearby pubs I visit or give you a heads-up about a nearby festival that may be worth your while.

My main goal here is to get as many people as possible to get a little more adventurous and pick up something besides the bland big-boy brewers out there.  The world of craft beer is enjoying another renaissance, with beer bars and breweries popping up seemingly everywhere.  It’s a great time to be a fan, and an even better time to try something new.

And I want this to be a community, too.  If you run across something you think I should try, by all means let me hear about it.

Enjoy.