The Session

Cheese & Beer Pairing Session Next Friday

May 1, 2011

A gentle reminder that the first Friday in May is less than a week away, and that means it will be time for the next Session, a.k.a. Beer Blogging Friday. I’ll be your host for the 51st Session, and I’m making it as difficult as possible, though not on purpose, I assure you. I thought [...]

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Cheese Buying Time

April 15, 2011

A gentle reminder that there are exactly three weeks until the next Session a.k.a. The Great Online Beer & Cheese-Off. Now would be a perfect time to pick up three cheeses for the tasting, try them, and start thinking about what beers might work best with them. Here are the cheeses to be on the [...]

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Announcing Session #51: The Great Online Beer & Cheese-Off

April 8, 2011

Our 51st Session is the third of our run at nostalgia, albeit a mere four years worth of it. Stan Hieronymus first proposed the Session four years ago, and was the first host, too, followed by Alan (from A Good Beer Blog) and then I hosted the third outing. So here I am venturing into [...]

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Session #50: How Do They Make Me Buy The Beer?

April 1, 2011

Our 50th Session is hosted by Alan McLeod from A Good Beer Blog, and is the second of our third hosting by the three original Session hosts on our fourth anniversary of Beer Blogging Friday. The topic he’s chosen is How Do They Make Me Buy Their Beer?, by which Alan means: What makes you [...]

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Session Five-0 Ponders The Philosophy Of “How Do They Make Me Buy Their Beer?”

March 16, 2011

Our 50th Session — The Big Five-0 — is a monumental one and our host, Alan from A Good Beer Blog, is tackling it with appropriate seriousness, especially considering it’s on April Fool’s Day. He’s chosen as his topic How Do They Make Me Buy Their Beer? Alan elaborates: What makes you buy someone’s beer? [...]

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Help Alan Decide On The Next Session Topic

March 10, 2011

Alan up at A Good Beer Blog will be hosting our 50th Session, which will be held — no joke — on April Fool’s Day. But Alan is struggling to find just the right topic for “such a monumental moment in beer blogging history” and doesn’t “want to make it a case of Five-Uh-Oh.” He [...]

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Session #49: A Regular Beer

March 4, 2011

Our 49th Session is hosted by Stan Hieronymus from Appellation Beer, bringing things full circle back to the very beginning of the Sessions, when Stan first proposed them four years ago. Stan was also the very first host and as we begin the fifth year on monthly Sessions, he again assumes the mantle, taking on [...]

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Next Session Defines A “Regular” Beer

February 15, 2011

Our 49th Session brings things full circle from the very beginning of the Session, first proposed by Stan Hieronymus four years ago. Our fifth year of monthly Sessions will start with the original first three hosts, Stan, Alan (from A Good Beer Blog) and myself. The first of these blasts from the past has Stan, [...]

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Session #48: Bottle, Can, Keg or Cask?

February 4, 2011

Our 48th Session is hosted by Simon Johnson of the Reluctant Scooper. He’s chosen as his topic the age-old question about which package is best: “Cask, Keg, Can, Bottle?.” The method of beer dispense often raises the hackles of even the most seasoned beer drinker. Some evangilise about living, breathing cask as being the one [...]

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Next Session Opens A Can, Bottle, Cask Or Keg

January 18, 2011

Our 48th Session will be hosted by Simon Johnson of the Reluctant Scooper. His topic is “Cask, Keg, Can, Bottle?,” or as he describes the question: The method of beer dispense often raises the hackles of even the most seasoned beer drinker. Some evangilise about living, breathing cask as being the one true way. Others [...]

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Next Session Gets Things Cooking

December 21, 2010

Our 47th Session will be hosted by David Jensen of Beer 47. His topic is “Cooking With Beer,” or as he describes it: We all know beer is great for drinking but what about using it as an ingredient in cooking? Wine is used as an ingredient for numerous dishes and recipes yet beer seems [...]

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Session #46: An Unexpected Discovery

December 3, 2010

Our 46th Session is hosted by Mike R. Lynch of Burgers and Brews. For his topic, he chose “An Unexpected Discovery: Finding Great Beer in the Last Place You’d Look,” or as he describes it: I recently drove out to Colorado for a concert, and realized this was a perfect opportunity to stop at as [...]

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Next Session For The Accidental Tourist

November 22, 2010

Our 46th Session will be hosted by Mike R. Lynch of Burgers and Brews. His topic is “An Unexpected Discovery: Finding Great Beer in the Last Place You’d Look,” or as he describes it: I recently drove out to Colorado for a concert, and realized this was a perfect opportunity to stop at as many [...]

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Next Session To Clear Up Wheat Beers

October 4, 2010

Our 45th Session will be hosted by Bruce Tichnor, who runs the Canadian BeerTaster.ca. He’s taking us back to our roots, to spend a cloudy afternoon with wheat beers, or has he describes it: We wanted to get back closer to the roots of the Session and pick a topic which was simple and yet [...]

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Session #44: Frankenstein’s Beers

October 1, 2010

Our 44th Session is an appropriately scary one, with Halloween at the end of the month. The Session is hosted by Ashley Routson a.k.a. The Beer Wench. She’s chosen “Frankenstein Beers” as her topic, which Ashley likens to Frankenstein’s monster, a creation that was “constructed of human parts and various other inanimate objects,” defying nature’s [...]

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Next Session Scares Up Frankenstein Beers

September 7, 2010

Our 44th Session will be hosted by Ashley Routson a.k.a. The Beer Wench. In honor of Halloween month, she’s chosen “Frankenstein Beers” as her topic, which Ashley likens to Frankenstein’s monster, a creation that was “constructed of human parts and various other inanimate objects,” defying nature’s laws and ultimately “unlike anything the world had ever [...]

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