Thursday, January 25, 2007

Fermenting revolution?


I bought my copy today.

Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer & Save the World

Reading this book turns mere beer drinkers in beer activists, ready to fight corporate rule by meeting your neighbors for a pint at the local brewpub - fermenting a revolution one beer at a time.

That’s right down the pipe … in the wheelhouse … total sweet spot. Before I crack the cover, I need to get a bit further into my novel of the moment, Thomas Pynchon’s by turns exhausting and exhilarating “Against the Day,” but when the revolutionary beer book is finally undertaken, I promise to review it here.

Meanwhile, something’s being lost in a week-old comment thread. Reader “Well Hungarian” asks:

What is good beer? Is that not pretty subjective?

Hmm. There isn’t time today to consider this at length, but no, I think it isn’t subjective at all. As I ponder a more lengthy response, you are invited to discuss.

1 comment:

antzman said...

While completely irrevelant to the original article, the reply by Beninski might be one of the better retorts that I have seen on a blog. It makes no sense, but still made me laugh.