Sunday, July 20, 2014

Introduction: Who We Are and Why We Are Doing This

So, if you were a part-time writer who - along with your wife - has become a consumer of great beer, how would you tell people about it?
For me, it was easy. Create a blog. 

For my wife, who shares the passion and excitement, it was a no-brainer. 

Of course we will write about and post pictures of beer.

So that's what we are going to do. 

We may mix in some food reviews, because, well, after all, what's a good restaurant without a great beer selection. And for us, it is a factor as to whether or not we will come back.

Who are we:

We are a couple of beer fanatics who live in the Metro Atlanta area. We are active participants in Atlanta's growing beer scene, visiting breweries and festivals whenever our time allows us to. And we've been to breweries in other states too. 

Why tell you about beer? Well, for one, we aren't brewers.  We don't make the stuff, we just enjoy drinking it and learning about the 3,000 or so breweries here in the U.S. 

It's our goal to give you, beer aficionados like us, a basic and simple perspective. We aren't professionals, we don't have a vested interest in any of the breweries, beers or restaurants we are going to write about. 

We are just fans. 

Just like anyone else.

It's been a challenge to explain to some of our friends that there's more to life than Bud Light or Miller Lite. Which is the other reason we are doing this.

If we can get just a couple of people interested in trying something different, to try a local brew, to try something they've never had before, then we've succeeded. It may be a small difference, but anyone we can convince to buy and shop a local small business over a corporate behemoth is a victory. 

And it never hurts if you can have an awesome, tasty beer in the process.


Cheers!