NewtownClown
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Brews News’ The Tao of Beer
- Beer is a richly varied and fractally interesting thing. Beer appreciation is disproportionately rewarded by even a little knowledge. (Thanks to Zen-master Phil Cook for this near-perfect expression.)
- But don’t be a dick about it. Take beer seriously but never yourself while you do. It is a hedonistic pursuit not an intellectual one. If a beer brings you or someone you know pleasure, on that measure it is a good beer.
- Drink widely and drink well.
- Know that fads are fads. Just try to find an Imperial White IPA hopped with Mosaic on the shelves next year. Fads flower then die. The two great things about them is that they seed the next season, and sometimes — just sometimes — they will throw up a mutant offspring that will permanently occupy a corner of the garden.
- Appreciate the blooms, nurture the garden.
- If a brewery is good, there’s every chance it will grow. Don’t hate it for being successful.
- If a brewery grows, there’s every chance it will be bought. So what, if the beer doesn’t change.
- Encourage diversity, both in style and ownership, through your own purchasing habits.
- But don’t be a dick about it.
