The City with a Thorn in its Side \u2014 Manchester, England\u2019s Mix of Old and New.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n I tagged the story and particular paragraph for use before I read this in Boak & Bailey’s Saturday links:<\/a> “Matt has received a fair bit of often mean-spirited criticism over the last couple of years but here\u2019s why we like this piece: he heard complaints that UK beer writing is London-centric and got on a train; he has made an effort to explore both trad and trendy; he has included a range of voices and perspectives; and, in a killer last paragraph, has addressed the question of price\/value.” Cultural perspective is a good thing, particularly when it is approached as more than an anthropology exercise. [Via Good Beer Hunting]<\/strong><\/p>\n The Life of a Professional Beer Taster.<\/a><\/strong> Back in Amsterdam.<\/a><\/strong> What’s next for craft beer?<\/a><\/strong> Five beers that made San Diego famous<\/a>.<\/strong> What President Trump means for the wine world.<\/a><\/strong> I'll tweet about beer and travel again at some point. For now, seems so damn trivial.<\/p>\n — Josh Noel (@joshbnoel) November 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n“Manchester is just two hours away from London by train\u2014163 miles. But the gulf between these two cities, from culture to accents, is as vast as the differences between the Florida Keys and the Pacific Northwest. In order to experience these cultural differences, you really need to observe them in person.”<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhen somebody asks me, \u2018what do you do?\u2019 I tell them I drink beer for a living,\u201d says Ken Weaver. That’s a pretty good hook for a story. But now I want to see another post — involving metrics that may not exist — about people who may be influencing our beer choices more than we realize. Weaver is “beer editor for All About Beer Magazine, for which he also helps to plan and organize a variety of beer festivals and events and oversees reviews throughout the magazine by curating, sourcing and editing more than 100 beer reviews an issue.” That’s influence. [Via This Is Why I’m Drunk]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA report, with pictures, from Ron Pattinson’s 60th birthday party. It was historic, of course. [Via Ed’s Beer Site]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n[Via Beverage daily.com]<\/strong>
\nBeer trends for 2017: what will you be serving?<\/a><\/strong>
\n[Via The Morning Advertiser]<\/strong>
\nSession #117: What the future holds more of.<\/a><\/strong>
\n[Via Beer Means Business]<\/strong>
\nPredictions.<\/p>\n
\nNo, I haven’t changed the way I feel about lists, but this is a bit of perspective disguised as a list. [Via San Diego Union]<\/strong><\/p>\nWINE<\/h5>\n
\nIf people really are going to be drinking cheaper wine does it follow they will drink cheaper beer as well?
\n[Via The Gray Report]<\/strong><\/p>\nFROM TWITTER<\/h5>\n
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