{"id":4778,"date":"2010-09-09T09:54:56","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T15:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2010-09-09T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T15:54:56","slug":"the-state-of-beer-blogging-other-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/the-state-of-beer-blogging-other-links\/","title":{"rendered":"The ‘State’ of beer blogging & other links"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are at least 515 “Citizen Beer Bloggers”<\/a> in North America, according to the organizers of the Beer Bloggers Conference.<\/p>\n

In “The State of Beer Blogging” they write, “We define citizen beer bloggers as those who blog about beer or the beer industry and whose blog is not designed to promote a brewery or other business. There are another 45 beer examiners on examiner.com, at least 78 English-language beer blogs in other countries, and probably hundreds of brewery-related beer blogs. These statistics compare to an estimated 1000 wine blogs and 12,000 food blogs.”<\/p>\n

I’m not sure how “other business” might be defined since many of the blogs on their extensive list<\/a> have advertising or promote something (like Brew Like a Monk<\/a>). <\/p>\n

That’s really an aside. Sure the overview was assembled to promote the Nov. 5-7 Beer Bloggers Conference, but it has plenty of useful information and usable tips for any blogger. That and the most recent update about the conference agenda<\/a> make it clear the gathering will be about more than drinking beer and tweeting.<\/p>\n

Personally, I’m still thinking about what this tidbit might mean: “If there is no established trade for beer journalism, the public might easily seek out beer bloggers for advice.” I was under the impression there is a trade<\/em> for beer journalism and that blogging was just another branch.<\/p>\n

  • Virtual Colorado Beer Tasting.<\/strong> It’s tonight, at 7:30 p.m. and organized by Zephyr Adventures, planner of the Beer Bloggers Conference. Both Oskar Blues and Breckenridge Brewery recently sent emails asking fans to participate (Facebook, Twitters, blogs) through their own sites or gather at brewery pages. (I know, this sounds awfully confusing but – for instance – you could follow Breckenridge on Facebook or Twitter [BreckBrew] or use a hashtag on Twitter.) You can read more about the plan here<\/a>, although as I type this the page says that 7:30 Mountain is the same at 9 Eastern. No, it’s 9:30.<\/li>\n
  • British beer: Booming or boring?<\/strong> Seventy-eight new breweries have opened in the United Kingdom in the last 12 months, for a net gain of 56 breweries. So things are booming, right? Writing in The Independent, Will Hawkes does not take it easy on British brewers: “Maybe, maybe not. The growing popularity of American beers in the UK suggests that things are not quite so rosy. The innovative, hop-heavy character of Yank beers is clearly filling a gap in the market, a gap that British brewers have failed to fill.” He points to Meantime and BrewDog as exceptions, but there are many more – Thornbridge and Marble for starters.<\/li>\n
  • Beer apps.<\/strong> Evan Benn recently compiled a list<\/a> for mobile apps for beer drinkers. I’m already getting enough press releases about other new apps, so it could be dangerous to acknowledge any<\/em> of them. However, credit to Beerby<\/a> because they added an Android version (not so much credit because their splash page has you looking for Pabst Blue Ribbon). And I have to mention the Belgian Beer Tour in Brussels<\/a> not because, to be honest, I know if it is worth $2.99 but because it is Brussels. Reviews of either are welcome.<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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