For the past two years, I have gone from a beer drinker, to a beer lover, to a beer brewer, to what many consider a beer snob. Luckily, most of my friends enjoy beer almost (if not the same as I) and we make it our mission to drink as many different beers and styles that we can get our hands (and mouths!) on. So why am I blogging? One, I have horrible hand writing. Two, types is much easier and faster. Three, I just plain love beer.
My love of beer started not in high school (I swear I didn't drink in high school) but mid-college. I was a camp counselor in the Highlands of North Carolina, and many of my friends were from Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia. They kept asking "have you been to Kingsport Grocery?" My answer was always "no, why does it matter?!" In my head, Tennessee -like most of the south- had "cities" which were glorified suburbs, with little to no distinct culture, and the Kingsport Grocery was just a "amazing" grocery* store. Little did I know, it was an amazing bar/restaurant/tavern. Each floor had a beer selection based upon the Appalachian region. Four different floors, four distinct tap selections. Needless to say, I was in awe. What is this beer? There is so much, and the US sucks for beer. Oh, how wrong I was. This ladies and gentlemen, was my first foray in the wonderful world of beer.
And so, I hope you read and stop by every now and then. I'll be reviewing beers, talking about my home brews, and other beer related news.
Finally, as my good friend taps glasses and cheers to:
Slainte
*Note, I was getting used to southerners having different words for things, like a Toboggan is a hat, not a sled. Really? WTF!?!
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