tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post5019664986874060097..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Oregon Brewers Fest Recommendations, ObservationsJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-63970908689850014012016-07-28T10:16:09.944-07:002016-07-28T10:16:09.944-07:00Jeff, thanks!
Ezra, now you're just trolling....Jeff, thanks!<br /><br />Ezra, now you're just trolling. <br /><br />Bill, oh boy. I guess I should go to the grocery stores more often. And great to see you yesterday!Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83922953447962037342016-07-28T00:09:49.890-07:002016-07-28T00:09:49.890-07:00This is a great place organize an event; they have...This is a great place organize an event; they have great staff and great events put on here! I had nothing but great times and great conversations there. They served slider and shrimp cakes as appetizers at <a href="https://eventup.com/venues/chicago-il/" rel="nofollow">Chicago event venues</a> with chicken skewers, and eggrolls that had veggies on the inside and some kind of creamy fruit sauce Red Stringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396751226114641868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17063796473248580512016-07-27T14:01:35.300-07:002016-07-27T14:01:35.300-07:00No-Li Big Juicy is available in cans in every supe...No-Li Big Juicy is available in cans in every supermarket in town -- no sense taking up 3 ounces of your festival (this is not a judgment on the beer, just a tactical suggestion).<br />Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-60343465825978265832016-07-27T11:04:21.260-07:002016-07-27T11:04:21.260-07:00Cool lets just eliminate judging competitions and ...Cool lets just eliminate judging competitions and awards and Jeff can just tell us who will win.Samurai Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768164070860831715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-50150132225756729242016-07-27T10:45:35.294-07:002016-07-27T10:45:35.294-07:00In response to the clueless comments above -
A kn...In response to the clueless comments above - <br />A knowledgeable person on a topic - an 'expert' by definition, with focused experiences in a field - can and should be able to gather basic information about that topic, and couple it with their experiences, and produce an opinion that is more than just a random guess like an amateur would give.<br />You don't have to have tried a Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377485419266946844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-68774128430876335672016-07-27T10:19:11.667-07:002016-07-27T10:19:11.667-07:00Is there an inside joke I'm missing as a non-O...Is there an inside joke I'm missing as a non-Oregon person here? How can you recommend beers you haven't tasted? Maybe it would be more accurate to say "here are the beers we're excited to try"?<br /><br />If this isn't an inside joke, surely you can understand folks are reacting to recommendations of untasted beers, which you've put here in print, not to the Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-56818959868581466422016-07-26T21:56:46.198-07:002016-07-26T21:56:46.198-07:00Standards?--this blog ain't got no standards! ...Standards?--this blog ain't got no standards! [Rim shot.]<br /><br />But actually, no, it's neither a pander nor false advertising. We <b>do</b> recommend these beers and we <b>do not</b> claim to have tasted them. I don't mind so much that you blithely feel free to criticize something you haven't bothered to listen to, but maybe dismount your high horse before you start dishing Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-39032258152915009592016-07-26T21:36:42.816-07:002016-07-26T21:36:42.816-07:00Ezra has a point. I haven't listened to the po...Ezra has a point. I haven't listened to the podcast, but I know you haven't tasted most, maybe all of these beers. Because they aren't out there to taste. Nice job pandering, though, based on descriptions and assumptions. This post is not up to your standards. Sorry.Pete Dunlophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456380762400522665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22030669656460235772016-07-26T14:24:30.227-07:002016-07-26T14:24:30.227-07:00I believe you would know the answer to that if you...I believe you would know the answer to that if you had listened to the podcast--and I certainly wouldn't want to rob of the pleasure of discovery!Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-7750139410583751332016-07-26T12:31:01.195-07:002016-07-26T12:31:01.195-07:00How many of those have you actually tried?How many of those have you actually tried?Samurai Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768164070860831715noreply@blogger.com