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likes beer. Go figure.

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Had this last year, really enjoyed it.
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Favorite beer style(s) of the moment:
Being the "founder of the feast," so to speak, I suppose I had better remain objective. Suffice to say there are few styles I don't like in some measure. No matter the style, or sub-style, every beer has some redeeming quality or it wouldn't be beer at all ... how's that for dancing around the question? Who writes this stuff, anyway? Ohhh ... never mind.
Who am I?:
Proud husband, father and founder of beerphilosopher.com and the Aleuminati here. I am a freelance beer writer and certified beer geek (sans beer gut, thank you). Although the afore-mentioned are my primary haunts, I am also an editor and beer-channel steward for helium.com.

Let's see ... I'm ordained (don't ask), have a black belt ... and hate eggplant. That's important.

Oh, and back to the beer ... I'm a home brewer of questionable talent.

The rest of the stuff is pretty boring.
Do you have a website? If so, what's the URL?
www.beerphilosopher.com
How did you find out about the Aleuminati?
It just came to me one day and I know I had to do something with it! So I did.
Were you referred by anyone? If so, who? (screen name)
I talk to myself a lot.

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Christmas in July ... or Drinking Non-Seasonally.

In keeping with the spirit of the theme for this month's Session, hosted by Rob over at Pfiff!, I have decided to do several things in an unorthodox manner. First, I waited until today (July 5th) to post my contribut… Continue

Posted on July 5, 2008 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Shawn, the Beer Philosopher

To Your Health!


Just posted a piece on beer and health on beerphilosopher.com - actually it's a link to two articles I found very interesting from mainstream publications. One is from NewsMax.com; the other is from Forbes.com.
Go to my article here and you'll find the links to the other two.

Cheers!

Posted on March 18, 2008 at 12:24pm — 1 Comment

Shawn, the Beer Philosopher

What Can Brown Do For You?


Just posted a review of an incredible Brown Ale on beerphilosopher.com - Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale is not your typical boring boring brown! Read the entire article… Continue

Posted on March 15, 2008 at 2:53pm — 4 Comments

Shawn, the Beer Philosopher

Beer Newbies ... or Brewbies!

Though the majority of our Aleuminati brethren are erudite beer scholars obviously, there may be a few among us who are relatively new to better beer and could use a crash coarse in serious beer geekdom. If you are such an individual, please allow me to direct you to a couple of resources I posted months ago on other sites:

This is an article I posted on… Continue

Posted on March 3, 2008 at 12:36pm — 4 Comments

Shawn, the Beer Philosopher

The Aleuminati Beer Council

So here's an idea I"ve been mulling around for a while. Let me know if you guys think it would be a fun idea, and more specifically if you'd be interested in participating. By the same token, let me know if you think it is lame and to keep my ideas to myself from now on ...!

What if we did an official Aleuminati Beer Council ( the ABC, of course ... ), convening virtually either once a quarter or once a month right here on the Aleuminati to collectively review and discuss a partic… Continue

Posted on February 28, 2008 at 4:03pm — 12 Comments

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At 9:39am on September 5, 2009, Chris Reimer said…
thank you Shawn!
At 4:09pm on July 18, 2009, Jason Van Hoorebeke said…
I own the Liquor Barrell in Benton. We just moved into a new building in February and I have been expanding the beer selection as much as I can. Mainly, I have been bringing in a variety of things that I like or have tried and think others may like.
At 4:25pm on June 21, 2009, Rob Boostrom said…
Very informative! Thank you for the tips.
At 12:00pm on June 20, 2009, Rob Boostrom said…
I need your opinion. A recent item in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggests that for bottle-conditioned beers one should be cautious about letting the yeast get into the glass.

It has been my understanding that any sediment in a bottle should be swirled around with the last inch or so of liquid and then poured in. Is that just the case with unfiltered wheats or would that apply here as well? The comment in question is about half way through the article.
At 7:28pm on June 15, 2009, WuWeiBrewing said…
Thanks!
At 7:53am on May 31, 2009, Celeste Goff said…
Thanks Shawn!
At 8:49am on May 20, 2009, Barry Steel said…
hey shawn
thanks for the invite ...
just finished f=drinking a 5 week old cervecia that is made with the zest of 2 lemons which grow in my garden ... home brew is great and so drinkable in australia
At 2:31pm on May 15, 2009, Mark the Video Beer Reviewer said…
Thanks for the warm welcome Shawn and the kind words on my blog! I'm looking forward to participating in the community. I will post at least some of my beer review videos here. Hopefully they can contribute to the love of good beer. Cheers!

Mark
 
 

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