John Holl has posted the roundup for The Session #53: Beer Redemption. Head over and hit a few links, because one idea behind starting The Session in 2007 was to see what those of us who already knew each other might have to say about the same topic.
Another was to make sure we listened for new voices. Now there are something like 982,434 982,437 “citizen beer bloggers” out there (and just think if we gave the illegal beer immigrants a vote). And it’s still good to go look at blogs you might not every day.
The fact is I subscribe the Beer PHXation rss feed, but I missed this because when we got back from a few days of camping I marked all the latest feeds as read (shame on me). I’m glad the roundup put Ron’s closing paragraphs back on my radar:
The American craft beer community is small, in Phoenix it is smaller still. If you are a Beer Evangelist, then you have to believe in Beer Redemption. I’m of the mind that you need to work with everyone in that community if they are attentive to the quality of the beer and beer culture. Redemption requires two parties and there is no fixed timetable. The sign reads that Old World has closed its Taproom for the summer and is, “concentrating it’s efforts on brewing more beer and growing draft and retail accounts.” I’d much rather that they focus on surviving and growing than half-assing it, so their redemption with me is a work in progress.
The sign’s comic sans serif font. That’s going to take awhile to forgive.
And you really want to read Craig’s 12-Steps to Beer Snob Redemption.
Aw, shucks… but thanks for the big-ups!
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I’m kind of embarrassed to respond- and this late no less.
RSS you say. I might have to do that. I like typing in the URL and seeing if there is something new in a growing circuit of blogs I follow. It’s like knocking and showing up at the front door. RSS seems like I’m spying
There is something to be said for that. Plus I find myself clicking through just to check for comments.