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Twitter Beer Tasting Live Saturday

January 15, 2009 By Jay Brooks

What are your plans for Saturday? Say, around 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (a.k.a. California time; I trust the rest of you can figure it out from there, it’s 8:00 p.m. EST, for example)? Consider joining me — and as many people around the world as want to — for the first live beer tasting using Twitter by way of Twitter Taste Live! Twitter Taste Live was set up originally to do real time sampling of wine but they’ve discovered a demand for other tastings, such as spirits, cigars, food and, naturally, beer.

As far as I know this is the first simultaneous beer tasting using Twitter, so I’m excited by the possibilities it affords. I’ve been asked to co-host the event so I’ll be right there twittering away and answering any questions as they arise. The first tasting is called an Introduction to Trappist Ales and will feature four beers from two Belgian Trappist breweries, Chimay and Westmalle. Both are widely available which should make it easier for a lot of people to participate. The two Chimays will be Chimay Red and the Tripel (which is the one with the white or cream colored label). Chimay is imported by Manneken-Brussel Imports in Austin, Texas. The two Westmalle beers are the Dubbel and the Tripel. They’re imported by Merchant du Vin in Seattle, Washington.

All four beers should be widely available in most states, though you may need to find a retailer who specializes in better beer. Unless you live in an impressive neighborhood, your corner liquor store will probably not have them.

Essentially, the way it works is like this:

  1. Sign up for a FREE Twitter Taste Live account.
  2. Pick up the four beers we’ll be tasting. (You don’t have to do all four, of course, you can taste just one of each if you prefer. It’s up to you.)
  3. At the designated time, 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), log into Twitter Taste Live!
  4. Drink
  5. Tweet
  6. Repeat

You could do it alone in your house, or with others in a group, each on their individual laptops, PDAs, Blackberrys, etc. I’d say it’s probably preferable to do it in a small group, but however you want to do it, give it a try. It should be fun. I’d certainly like to get a good turnout of beer people to show that we’re as serious about tasting our favorite beverage as are those who prefer grape juice and other spirited drinks. Stop by if you can, drink in hand. Happy tweeting.

 

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Comments

  1. Ray Merkler says

    January 16, 2009 at 5:04 am

    Got your invite and signed up last night! Hoping to make it!

  2. Cornelia says

    January 16, 2009 at 8:28 am

    Got the invite last night. Alas, Ray & I will be at a friend’s 40th birthday celebration so we can’t join in on this one. Let us know how it works out.

  3. Thomas says

    January 16, 2009 at 11:33 am

    This isn’t a complaint and it’s too late to change now, but it’s right after the holidays. I would have started with something more affordable in this economy and at this time of the year. I can see wanting to start off with a strong choice so I understand why you would pick those.

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