The simple pleasures of beering locally. I'm older now, and simple beer pleasures are the most meaningful to me. They tend to be encountered locally. It is my aim to get unplugged and explore some of them, slowly and thoughtfully. I'd tell you where it's leading, except that I've no idea ... and that's the whole point of the journey: To find out.
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.
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.
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