This month’s “round” is paid for by Andres of Culturilla Cervecera, and it’s a follow-up to a previous question on building and maintaining a good beer culture. He asks us what our resolutions for 2009 are to help further the cause.
Apart from the obvious answer (“drink more beer”), we do have a number of beer-related resolutions;
1. Try to persuade our local to rotate the range of beer a bit.
Our local pub has got a great atmosphere, friendly staff, and the beer it does serve is usually in good condition. We’re usually there at least once a week for all these reasons. We’ve often thought that it would be perfect if they took advantage of having five handpumps and being a genuine free house to have at least one pump offering something different each week. So our first resolution is to talk to the landlady about it.
2. Organise a cheese and beer tasting
We’ve wanted to have a go at this ever since seeing Garrett Oliver do one at BeerExposed. Could be a fun way of getting some of our friends interested in beer? After all, everyone loves cheese.
3. Go on more beer expeditions
There are lots of great pubs in London, some of them in the suburbs. There are also many great beer destinations that are within a short train ride. We always have fun when we go exploring, so we’re going to do that some more. At least one a month.
P.S. Jeff Pickthall has an interesting resolution — to provide almost instant reviews EVERY beer he drinks via modern technology. Anyone else got any beer-related resolutions?
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I’m all in favor of number 2. I’ve done a few beer and cheese pairings in the past that have been met with success from surprised attendees. Just a few groups of friends, mind you, but a definite eye-opener for not only beer novices, but for myself as well. Great way to learn more about food pairing and should pique the interest of your pals. Go for it!
Definitely give us a holler if you come down to Brussels on an expedition.
And you’re right. Cheese is good.
I concur. I reckon I’ve got more people into beer through food than just beer, if you will. It’s a good world to be in.
[…] We’ve resolved to hold a beer and cheese tasting for our friends this year, so we thought we’d do a trial run. Several trial runs in fact, to work out what really works, without relying solely on perceived wisdom and the experience of others. […]