Dear December,
How glad I am to see you go. So glad, I give you this recap four whole days early. Behold! Also, I planned to wait until the first to bestow this list of life altering internet linkage upon you, but I'm anticipating a bit of a morning after fog January first and thought it prudent to plan ahead. Wait, what's that? You missed last month's riveting recap of the interwebs. All right then.
As we know all too well, the internets have been a dark place this December, but there is a light around the corner called New Years Eve and I shall be amenable to her midnight fires and starry-eyed imbibing. So there.
No plans for your own toasty libations? You could try Red Brick for starters. Or Moondog (also Growler Nation, Smyrna Beer Market, Ale Yeah, Gremlin Growlers). Also, no adolescent drinking, please. Get some serious beer, and be a seriously safe driver. M'kay?
Cheers everyone!
hb
Four beers I had that do not even remotely suck:
- Beer Geek Breakfast by Mikkeller
- Breakfast Stout by Founders Brewing Company
- Wake-n-Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout by Terrapin Beer Company
- Special Double Cream Stout by Bell's Brewery
Some things I find mildly amusing:
- Hard Core Pour'n via @DrinkLikaFish
- Prescriptive Imbibing via @BeerGeekATL
- Cruisin’ For a Brewzin’ via @blogaboutbeer
- Flask Tie via @BeerGeekATL
- Beer Bike via thelvmberjackspecial
- The Go Plate via Pinterest
Some things I'd like to eat immediately (or yesterday):
- Hangover helper: Pastrami Cheese Fries via @seriousdrinks
- Chipotle Stout and Chorizo Chili via @thebeeroness
- Foolproof Beer Cheese Sauce via @thebeeroness
- Shrimp and Grits with Stone Leviathan Ale via @TheBeerCook
- Broccoli Parmesan Fritters via @SmittenKitchen
- Charred Pepper Sauce via @SmittenKitchen
- Sweet and Spicy Bacon via @Babble
- Liqour Lollipop Bouquets via @HWTM
- Cupcakes on Tap via @bakeat350
Other things in existence that are also beer related:
- Oh Beautiful Beer - celebrating remarkable graphic design from the world of beer
- The Little Book of Beer - for keeping tasting notes
- Beer Mixology - for making beer cocktails
- Brewgasm - Asheville craft beer happenings
- Pink Boots Society - networking for women in beer and/or gals who like to wear pink on their feet while brewing
Beer writing worth reading with a drink in your hand:
CRAFT VS. CRAFTY (a throwdown or sorts)
- Craft vs. Crafty: a statement from The Brewer's Association via @BrewersAssoc
- Craft vs. Crafty: The Beer Consumer’s Right to Know via @BeerWench
- Poseur, Prancer, Donner and Ditzy? via @heybrewtiful
- Craft or crafty? Consumers deserve to know the truth by Charlie Papazian, Bob Pease and Dan Kopman via St. Louis Post-Dispatch
OTHER INTERESTING BEER READING (if you're into that sort of thing)
- Give a cow some beer, get some good tasting beef via @BeerMaven
- Brettanomyces, a Funky Yeast, Makes Flavorful Beers via @BeerBrewin
- An interview with Lagunitas founder Tony Magee via @BeerPulse
- The Honk Heard Round The World: Goose Island One Year After The Sale via Chicagoist
- Being Keith Villa via Draft Magazine
- Nanobrewing: Craft beer's hot startup trend via marketplace.org