LUKE and KATE are two
beer geeks in a Chicago brewery.
Not exact matches
Beers served
in - flight will include Sam Adams» well - known Oktoberfest
beer, as well as two unnamed additional
beers, which a representative described as «an extreme
beer coveted by
beer geeks and a new experimental brew.»
Representing the
beer geeks, Jim Galligan of
Beer and Whiskey Bros said that while he mostly agrees with the Brewers Association's guidelines regarding the «craft» label, «I also think a lot depends on if a brewer's heart is
in the right place.»
(This happens constantly
in beer geek circles and skews a lot of analysis of the craft market.)
For
beer geeks, tap rotation at a bar, pub or restaurant is key to keeping interest
in craft
beers high.
Craft
beer is a fascinating subject, but
in the era of «Fake News» and viral videos, it's time we hold ourselves as
beer geeks to a higher standard.
While
beer geeks sing the praises of bigger and bolder
beers and wait
in line for rare releases, they represent a very small subset of the
beer drinking community.
This month, Jarnit - Bjergsø and chef Daniel Burns of Tørst and Luksus, a bar and restaurant
in Brooklyn that has the country's most deliberate, Michelin - starred
beer pairing program, published Food /
Beer, a sort of cookbook /
beer guide for
beer geeks and those who are about to become them.
And for those who happen to be paired up with a
beer geek, the book can be used as a field guide for understanding the necessity of vacationing
in Brussels or why their fridge is full of eisbocks, sours, and porters instead of well, food.
As discussed here, a mention by President Barack Obama last month that he was home - brewing three varieties of
beer in the White House (White House Honey Ale, White House Honey Blonde Ale and White House Honey Porter) mobilized
beer geeks to employ every means possible to secure the White House's secret recipe.