tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post5482098203918691862..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Why I'm Not a Beer GeekJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-63886751177385166322016-06-02T12:14:12.786-07:002016-06-02T12:14:12.786-07:00Thought I'd let this go for a day before reply...Thought I'd let this go for a day before replying. First of all, there was nothing "choppy" about our tweetage, at least not as I intended or interpret it to be, anyway. But I'm a lot less combative than I used to be in the USENET or the OBC list-serve days. Moving abroad opened my eyes right quick to how we Yanks are, compared to others, in terms of taking opinions and things Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-30442713142805682592016-06-02T11:36:49.669-07:002016-06-02T11:36:49.669-07:00I now love being "AGBB guy" but am still...I now love being "AGBB guy" but am still looking for that sort of community.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-9278152971841684892016-06-02T09:45:28.770-07:002016-06-02T09:45:28.770-07:00Thanks for the comments, folks.
I added an update...Thanks for the comments, folks.<br /><br />I added an update that (I hope) addresses Kendall's question and Bill's comments--among many others I saw on social media.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29522820512800891932016-06-02T06:48:31.399-07:002016-06-02T06:48:31.399-07:00I don't know -- there's a strong sense of ...I don't know -- there's a strong sense of "this is what I think a beer geek is, and I'm not that" w/o recognizing that Nick's understanding of what a beer geek is also has merit. It's reminiscent of the A Good Beer Blog writer's insistence that there is no "beer community" by defining community in such a way that makes a beer community pretty much Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-57602747236644597942016-06-01T13:40:39.827-07:002016-06-01T13:40:39.827-07:00Couldn't agree with you more, Jeff. I've h...Couldn't agree with you more, Jeff. I've had far too many similar conversations. I'm also not a beer geek. what we’re drinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142427233477622358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-2020642862665548312016-06-01T12:06:13.290-07:002016-06-01T12:06:13.290-07:00I struggle to define myself in such terms, too. I ...I struggle to define myself in such terms, too. I remember when I was a geek, a nerd, a fan, an enthusiast, an aficionado, but then people started paying me to know a lot about beer. It's my job. I guess that means I'm a beer professional, like you. Question is, does that status preclude us from being any/all of the above? Washington Beer Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437116752155498894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-86574569409133805332016-06-01T11:43:54.115-07:002016-06-01T11:43:54.115-07:00Nice thoughts, Jeff. I think you're on to some...Nice thoughts, Jeff. I think you're on to something. I wrote a feature for Beer Advocate magazine almost a decade ago, back in 2007 (http://www.beeradvocate.com/mag/629/the-geek-shall-inherit-the-earth/) defining them in that time, and things have undoubtedly changed a lot since then. I also agree that I no longer fit that more modern sense of what it means to be a beer geek, even though it Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981373838331663841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-27746186388470722822016-06-01T11:03:23.595-07:002016-06-01T11:03:23.595-07:00Jeff, that's your most provocative post in a w...Jeff, that's your most provocative post in a while. It almost feels like an adjunct to the "Beer Mid Life Crisis" session that Oliver Gray recently wrote about (and inspired many others to write about too - https://literatureandlibation.com/2016/04/11/announcement-the-session-111-surviving-a-beer-midlife-crisis/).<br /><br />I feel like the bastard child of a beer geek and a beer Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168252905832981078noreply@blogger.com