Shaker Pint Removal Picks Up Steam

What I initially feared is starting to pick up a bit of steam. Thoughts that the usual shaker pint glass should be used less when tasting beer are continuing to be spread across the internet. It all started with an article via CraftBeer.com with thoughts from the founders of Russian River Brewing Company pertaining to how a pint glass is probably the worst thing to use for beer tasting.

I've now seen the link on Reddit/Beerit and now Beer Pulse, two big placers to seek important beer information. I've also sparked a small bit of conversation on twitter about the subject as well, but I was in no way endorsing the removal of pint glasses.

A classic, nostalgic look.

I enjoy the presence of pint glasses sometimes. I agree that different types of glassware enhance drinking experiences in different types of beer, but is it really that dramatic of a difference?

If we try to force out the pint glass, will people have their brewery pint glass collections become worthless or will they possibly become worth a bit more? Will it cost your local pubs more to bring in the more of the other types of glassware? There's still something aesthetically pleasing about a perfectly poured beer in a shaker pint. It just looks in good proportion and the top of the glass cradles the head of the beer. In my opinion, it's just very attractive. It's not the best glass out there, but I don't think we need to phase it out in any form.

For the Masses: Monday Rants

One day last year I was cruising through Reddit's Beer page and a post I came across asked what readers looked for in a beer blog. Quite a few users on this thread were adamant that they get sick of reading beer review after beer review. Every day I write a post for this blog those comments are engraved into the back of my mind.

As I do plenty of times, I'm once again developing a new posting style. I've always strove to set myself apart when it came to keeping up with my posts on this blog. Yes, I do love trying new beers almost everywhere I go as well as sharing my views on said concoctions with others.

With that being said, I don't intend on trying to keep readers coming back to this blog to nothing but countless beer reviews. Over the past few months it's become obvious that I've tried to diversify the content I produce. Now, you get two or three beer reviews per week with some other posts concerning craft beer news and a few other creative things I've been able to come up with. I've written about interesting places I've been able to drink and stuff my face at as well as a few posts detailing some interesting beers I constantly push others to seek out and try.

Last week I went off about how I resent the sweetness of malt beverages. I classified it as a rant. This week an idea sparked in my head. I hate Mondays as most people do. I hate relaxing all weekend only to reboot everything up to start a new week. So, on most Mondays you can expect a rant in the form of a blog post. (I know that deep down you've never been this excited at any point in your entire lives. Don't worry, I'm kidding.)

Now, not every rant post I write will have intentions of degrading something. Some of the posts might just be things from the top of my head  That's why I intend on writing a rant post at the beginning of each week and calling it the "Monday Rant."

I already have a good idea as to what direction I want to go with this. The first official Monday Rant, which is scheduled to post next Monday morning will concern my love/hate relationship with darker beers.