A Break
I'm taking a break. The end of the year is always a rush to get things done - on both the work and home front. This leaves me short of time to spend writing the old blog. Not that I take it seriously anyway, but its time I would rather spend elsewhere none the less. I wouldn't want to be considered a beer writer either, or feature in wikio (schmikio) rankings. For me personally it's been an interesting year. I moved across the globe and started a new job, set up a new home and it feels like I am embarking on new adventures.
I have changed as well, since leaving the UK I see cask ale in a new perspective. It's a marginal and outdated way of packaging beer and represents such a small percentage of beer consumed (even in the UK). A bunch of ostriches with their heads in the sand keep this outdated traditional way of doing things alive. A consumer group without a cause, a social club for the socially inept? Those who refuse to accept the brilliance that is lightly filtered, unpasteurised keg beer (or proper real keg), are the ones missing out and ironically its the same people who complain about lack of innovation in brewing.
I think being back in Australia takes a lot of relevance out of the beer blogosphere. Not may people in Australia read blogs, actually on an international scale not many people read beer blogs full stop except other beer bloggers. I keep finding things like BrewDog stunts, Protz's opinions, Pete Brown's books, whisky barrel ageing, beer writing guilds, tickers, trolls and CAMRA becoming continually less relevant and utterly more boring. I think the best way to describe the situation (and in the words of P Brown) It's jumped the shark. That's why I am going to take a break, a few weeks off to recharge the batteries. When I return things will be different. This blog will still appeal to beer geeks, but its going to have a wider remit. It's going to be cynical, sharp and critical. It's going to feature, slander and criticize beer, boobs and stupidity. Basically taking the seriousness of the beer blogging, beer reviewing and video blogging world and pissing it up the wall. No one is safe, everyone will be a victim but the truth will be told!
I'll see you all early next year.
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Take Total Blessed Care
I have changed as well, since leaving the UK I see cask ale in a new perspective. It's a marginal and outdated way of packaging beer and represents such a small percentage of beer consumed (even in the UK). A bunch of ostriches with their heads in the sand keep this outdated traditional way of doing things alive. A consumer group without a cause, a social club for the socially inept? Those who refuse to accept the brilliance that is lightly filtered, unpasteurised keg beer (or proper real keg), are the ones missing out and ironically its the same people who complain about lack of innovation in brewing.
I think being back in Australia takes a lot of relevance out of the beer blogosphere. Not may people in Australia read blogs, actually on an international scale not many people read beer blogs full stop except other beer bloggers. I keep finding things like BrewDog stunts, Protz's opinions, Pete Brown's books, whisky barrel ageing, beer writing guilds, tickers, trolls and CAMRA becoming continually less relevant and utterly more boring. I think the best way to describe the situation (and in the words of P Brown) It's jumped the shark. That's why I am going to take a break, a few weeks off to recharge the batteries. When I return things will be different. This blog will still appeal to beer geeks, but its going to have a wider remit. It's going to be cynical, sharp and critical. It's going to feature, slander and criticize beer, boobs and stupidity. Basically taking the seriousness of the beer blogging, beer reviewing and video blogging world and pissing it up the wall. No one is safe, everyone will be a victim but the truth will be told!
I'll see you all early next year.
.
Take Total Blessed Care
Labels: Beers
posted by Tim at
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
10 Comments:
UNLEASH HELL!!
To unleash Hell, one would need to acknowledge that Hell exists. That would make me a christian. I await further comment from Baptist Bob :)
Yeah, anon, and any other piece of trash who thinks they're clever. He'll rattle all your mums, even the big ones!
Is that the best you've come up with? You're going to copy Wurst. We can hardly wait!
An anonymous post?? Is that the best you can come up with??
I roll to the beat of my own drum. I'm expanding beyond beer. But if your a social misfit or a dickhead (which you obviously are), then you are most likely a target.
HAVE SOME HANDPULLED GUINNESS,YOU TURNIP!
superscooper stu
`Turnip? how profound. Best you have?
I guess your used to handpulling
You're funny.For a turd
You obviously missed this statement That includes all styles from ale to lager and craft to crap - I like it all.
But then I guess you are beer snob.
You reviewed a can??? Proper Real keg? No it was a can of John Smiths! Man,no wonder everyone is laughing at you.
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