The return of Pint/CounterPint at LouisvilleBeer.com

Lots of fun doing this one. AtG's Adam Watson is a worthy partner in repartee, eh?

Pint/CounterPint – Should [City] Craft Beer Week be the Same Week as American Craft Beer Week? by John Wurth

Pint/CounterPint was created when Adam Watson (Against the Grain Brewery) wrote a loving response to the first Baylor on Beer article, Know your Enemy, written by Roger Baylor (New Albanian Brewing Company). At first we laughed whole-heartedly and admired the conviction and stance of both parties, and then we thought, “Hey, wait a minute… remember that old 60 Minutes segment called Point/Counterpoint?”

For those of you that don’t, Point/Counterpoint was a segment of the CBS Television News Magazine, 60 Minutes. Point/Counterpoint was a debate between spokespeople for the political right and left, respectively. This segment pioneered a format that would later be adapted by CNN for its Crossfire show. LouisvilleBeer.com adopted the format for an online debate between Adam and Roger. Welcome to Round 6. DING!

At LouisvilleBeer.com: Pint/CounterPint 5:1 ... Collaborations.

Pint/CounterPint 5:1 has been posted: "Are collaborations between breweries valuable apart from their usefulness in marketing to RateBeer.com?"


I say yes, Adam says no ... well, sort of.

Pint/CounterPint V – Are collaborations between breweries valuable?

Pint/CounterPint was created when Adam Watson (Against the Grain Brewery) wrote a loving response to the first Baylor on Beer article, Know your Enemy, written by Roger Baylor (New Albanian Brewing Company). At first we laughed whole-heartedly and admired the conviction and stance of both parties, and then we thought, “Hey, wait a minute… remember that old 60 Minutes segment called Point/Counterpoint?”

"Pint/CounterPint IV – Frosted Mugs" -- at LouisvilleBeer.com

That's right, dear reader: I'm arguing in favor of frosted mugs.

And that's also right, Adam: Get ready for the Pol Pot essay.

Pint/CounterPint IV – Frosted Mugs

Pint/CounterPint 4:1
Frosted Mugs – PRO
By: Roger Baylor, New Albanian Brewing Company

The rural locale outside New Albany where I grew up wasn’t very far away from civilization, but to travel west bound and down, not very much of note lay between my house and Evansville, except for open roads, fields, woods and the occasional sparse settlement.

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Pint/CounterPint 4:2
Frosted Mugs – CON (or “Why Frosted Mugs are Bullshit”)
By: Adam Watson, Against the Grain Brewery

I feel the need to open by thanking my compatriot and pseudonemesis, Roger, here at the outset.  The topic of frosted mugs came up, and I immediately grabbed the “anti” side, leaving him to defend these monstrosities.  While I do love watching him flail with arguments he may not really believe, I imagine a reckoning is imminent.  Don’t be surprised if my next topic ends up being something akin to “I’d Totally Share a Beer with Pol Pot, Who Wasn’t Really Such a Bad Guy After All”.  Fair warning.

Pint/CounterPint III -- now at LouisvilleBeer.com

The third installment of Pint/CounterPint is up at LouisvilleBeer.com. This time Adam "Against the Grain" Watson differs with the Brewers Association's definition of craft beer, while I defend.

Yes, it's understood that to do so, I must agree with Charlie Papazian. So be it.

Pint/CounterPint 3:1
Arts and Crafts, by Adam Watson, Against The Grain Brewery

Pint/CounterPint 3:2
In defense of the BA’s craft definition, by Roger A. Baylor, New Albanian Brewing Company