The Session

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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Session #43: The New Kids

September 3, 2010

Our 43rd Session is all about the new. Hosted by Carla Companion, better know as The Beer Babe, she’s tackling The New Kids, by which she means the many, many new breweries that have started up in the last couple of years. Here’s how she explains it: Picture yourself starting school, on a cool, crisp [...]

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Next Session: New Kids On The Bock

August 24, 2010

Our next Session is fast approaching, ten days away to be exact. This month’s host will be Carla Companion, better know as The Beer Babe. Her topic is The New Kids, by which she means the many, many new breweries that have started up in the last couple of years. Here’s how she explains it: [...]

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Session #42: A Special Place, A Special Beer

August 6, 2010

Our 42nd Session is hosted by Derrick Peterman, from Ramblings of a Beer Runner. He’s chosen “A Special Place, A Special Beer” as his topic, which Derrick describes geographically, as follows: The Session provides a unique opportunity to explore this connection between the beer in our glasses and the place it comes from with perspectives [...]

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Like Real Estate, Next Session About Location, Location, Location

July 6, 2010

Our 42nd Session will be hosted by Derrick Peterman, from Ramblings of a Beer Runner. He’s chosen “A Special Place, A Special Beer” as his topic, which Derrick describes geographically: The Session provides a unique opportunity to explore this connection between the beer in our glasses and the place it comes from with perspectives from [...]

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Session #41: Craft Beers Inspired By Homebrew

July 2, 2010

Our 41st Session about how homebrewing has, and continues, to influence and inspire commercial brewing. Hosted by the Wallace Brothers, Jeff and Tom, at Lugwrench Brewing. Jeff describes their topic, Craft Beers Inspired by Homebrewing, as follows: Session topics typically come from the host’s area of passion — something they have a strong affinity towards. [...]

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Next Session Tackles Homebrew Inspirations

June 7, 2010

Our 41st Session will be hosted by the Wallace Brothers, Jeff and Tom, from Lugwrench Brewing. They’ve chosen “Craft Beers Inspired by Homebrewing” as their topic, which Jeff describes like so: Session topics typically come from the host’s area of passion – something they have a strong affinity towards. For Tom and I, the real [...]

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Session #40: Session Beers

June 4, 2010

Our 40th Session is, ironically, about Sessions themselves. Not drinking sessions per se, but Session beers, perhaps the best choice for drinking during a drinking session. Our host, Erik Lars Myers from Top Fermented has chosen a topic near and dear to Lew Bryson’s heart — as well as many other beer lovers — session [...]

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Session Beers For The Next Session

May 10, 2010

Our big 40th Session will be hosted by Erik Lars Myers from Top Fermented. He’s chosen a topic near and dear to Lew Bryson’s heart — as wll as many other beer lovers — session beers, which he describes as follows. There are a thousand ways to approach this. What is your definition of a [...]

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Session #39: Collaboration Beers

May 7, 2010

Our 39th Session is hosted by Mario Rubio who writes at both Brewed For Thought and, collaboratively at Rate Beer’s Hop Press. It’s appropriate then that he’s chosen Collaboration Beers as this month’ session topic, which he described in his announcement. Feel free to have fun with the topic. Drink a collaborative beer. Who’s brewed [...]

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Collaborating On The Next Session

April 7, 2010

May’s Session should not be a lonely affair, but instead should bring more of us together to collaborate. That’s because the next Session’s host, Mario Rubio, has chosen as the theme, Collaborations, which he describes as follows. Feel free to have fun with the topic. Drink a collaborative beer. Who’s brewed some of your favorite [...]

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Session #38: Cult Beers

April 2, 2010

Our 38th Session is hosted by Sean Inman at Beer Search Party, is cult beers; those beers that are in short supply, high demand and often require going to great lengths to acquire. Here’s Sean’s thoughts on the cult of beers: I started thinking about what beer or beers that I would get up at [...]

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