{"id":434,"date":"2007-12-28T07:11:19","date_gmt":"2007-12-28T14:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/what-do-beer-people-really-want-to-read-about\/"},"modified":"2012-11-01T12:36:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T18:36:30","slug":"what-do-beer-people-really-want-to-read-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/what-do-beer-people-really-want-to-read-about\/","title":{"rendered":"What do beer people really want to read about?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Jackson<\/em> and Blue Moon.<\/em> <\/p>\n

Those were the most popular search terms that brought readers here in 2007. Looking at lists of the best read posts at several blogs I read got me poking around the stats at Appellation Beer, to see what you were reading and to try to guess why.<\/p>\n

I was surprised this final post of the year will be the 299th, more than double 2006 and a lot more than I expect in 2008. An explanation about why week after next, when we’re back from an Internetless shakeout cruise that’s practice for a trip we expect to occupy much of 2008 and 2009.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I won’t be finishing 2007 with a list of “top beer stories” (we already know the biggest one is also the one that still makes us terribly sad). I do recommend Don Russell’s look back with some make-you-smile predictions.<\/a><\/p>\n

And I can tell you that the search terms that are trending up are Firestone, beer sommelier<\/em> and Michelada<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Make of that what you will, as well as this list of the best read stories here during 2007:<\/p>\n

1- Michael Jackson: Journalist<\/a>
\n2- Russian River Brewing expansion update<\/a>
\n3 – Blue Moon: Peter, Paul & Mary or Trini Lopez?<\/a>
\n4 – 10 Beers that changed America<\/a>
\n5 – New Beer Rule #2: IBUs and IQs<\/a>
\n6 – And now . . . Imperial Hefeweizen<\/a>
\n7 – Firestone 11 and a \u2018Tale of Two Matts\u2019<\/a>
\n8 – Globalization versus local versus variety<\/a>
\n9 – Fantasy Beer Dinner #1: Neal Stewart<\/a>
\n10 – A million dollars worth of beer?<\/a><\/p>\n

See you next week in time for The Session #11.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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