About
The idea for BetterBeerBlog came to me one day in my cubicle. I was listening to a podcast called Craft Beer Radio being run by two guys out of Pittsburg named Jeff and Greg. I was fascinated by their approach to beer. In their podcast, they would buy a few bottles of craft beer from their local bottle shop and rate them based upon appearance, taste, smell, mouthfeel and drinkability. I never knew you could do that with beer. Jeff and Greg had taken what I believed to be a very “blue collar” beverage and elevated it to the same level as wine. Jeff and Greg were doing to me what the movie “Sideways” did for pinot noir.
Needless to say, I was very impressed with the depth of their coverage. I was hooked. I was inspired by how a couple of “average Joes” could have so much enthusiasm for beer and it started to rub off on me. I wanted to do what they did. I wanted to contribute more than just my hard earned dollars to the craft beer cause but I knew right off the bat that a podcast wasn’t going to be my way. I had blogged in the past and decided that would be my route.
So here BetterBeerBlog was born. This blog is a way for me to keep track of the beers I’ve tried in the past as well as to try and build a community of better beer drinkers. I encourage any readers to provide any positive feedback on any of my reviews as true learning and growth does not happen in a vacuum. Thanks for reading and drink better beer.
