beers of conviction

What qualifies as luxury beer?

Asked because in the second paragraph of this story you will find the term “luxury wine.”

And there is also this statement: “Robert Mondavi’s vision was to create wine from Napa Valley that could stand among the best in the world. Once he actualized that goal with his namesake winery, he had a new vision: for everyone in America to be able to afford a good bottle of wine.” During the past 40 years, a new wave of breweries have established beer brewed in the United States can stand among the best in the world.

And, to quote Steve Earle, who will be singing at the Boulder Theater next week, “You know the rest.”

Do you think less of a local beer, or for that matter a faraway brand you always thought was hard to get, when it shows up in the cooler at your grocery store?

Asked because of this story about upscale wines and grocery stores.

Shark jumped?

Asked because West Coast IPA v? (I don’t known, version 2.0, 2.2, 3, 9, whatever) showed up Thursday in The Wall Street Journal.

“Just bitter enough.” Hmm.

Don’t forget which of these two styles, pilsner and IPA, is older. And which is more popular.

Inspired by this from Ron Pattinson.

“The world has moved on. Beer styles come and go. And almost never return. I’ll just cherish the memories of a time that’s gone forever. Like a Porter drinker in the 1940s.

“The same fate, incidentally, awaits Pilsner and IPA. All styles have their day.”