Looking back at my first post, here, I've come a long way in terms of knowledge of what's out there.
My favorite beer websites that I find myself adding page counts to often are as follows:
1) Good Beer Hunting
Simply the best blog out there in terms of journalism. The imagery is wonderful and I know that these guys have done their research worldwide to represent on their blog the best in beer. Among the myriad of increasing numbers of craft breweries in the United States, if I read about a brewery on Good Beer Hunting, I know it is a brewery worth checking out. There are 'Stories' (highlighting a brewery or story about a brewery/brewer/beer), 'Sightlines' (articles about the legal going-ons in the brewery world, aka takeovers, craft vs macro, etc...), 'B-roll" (snippets inspired by trips all over the country), and 'Podcasts' (interviews with brewers and the like) to keep you drooling for more. I especially like the 'Read.Look.Drink' stories where different writers highlight an interesting article, something visual they find enticing and a solid beer they are currently enjoying. Head there now!
2) Beer Street Journal
I'm not sure any website keeps up with beer releases as well as Beer Street Journal. Want to hear about all those amazing beers that will release all over the country that you cannot get access to? Limited editions, plans to can, full retail releases--it's all here! The site is sort of broken down into three sections on the main page: 'News' (releases of notice), 'Don't Miss This' (the highlights of the pack), and 'Headlines' (brewery related news). There is also a way to sort by 'Coming Soon', 'New Beers' (future releases), and 'Seasonal Returns'. You can also enjoy all the bottle and can artwork as you peruse.
3) Paste Drink
Gotta give Paste huge credit for creating an amazing buzz over their Blind Taste Tests of various styles, released almost monthly for about the past year and a half or so now. They started with 116 IPAs in April of 2015 and crowned The Brew Kettle's White Rajah IPA, then a year later they saw a field of 247 IPAs beat out by none other than Auburn, NY's, Prison City Pub & Brewery Mass Riot IPA. There have been plenty of other styles blind tested along the way as well as tasting notes galore about seasonal releases, 'Features' and my personal favorite 'Lists'.
4) YCH Hops
I just like going to the 'Hop Varieties' section of the combined Yakima Chief and Hopunion LLC website to see the variety of hops and what tasting notes they provide for different varieties to see if my nose can pick up any new smells accurately and my taste buds are properly trained. I seldom succeed, but it's still fun to pretend!
5) My Beer Cellar
Fun website to visit. This is the Craigslist of cellared beer and old rare bottle collectors. Go and see how much a bottle of 2014 Three Floyds Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Lord with Vanilla Beans sold for ($465!). There's people on this site that will sell of entire collections of cellared beer for thousands of dollars!
6) Beer Flavor Wheel
My go-to Beer Flavor/Aroma identifier. It's fun to just look through the descriptions and see if they spark an idea while tasting.
7) Beer Geeks
On Ora TV, all episodes online for free streaming. Produced by the same producer as did Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Each episode highlights a brewery, makes a beer, tastes beer, cooks with beer and pairs food with beer. Definitely worth watching.
8) Untappd
If you're not one for the app or your mobile device's battery is dead, head to their regular website where you can input brews you've had, search by style a conclusive list of every beer every made EVER. EVER. And it connects to your device so you can see all the beer check-ins you've ever had as well. Wish list, badges, real time check-ins. Some prefer to not get all Geeky, but I'm at the other end of that spectrum for sure.
9) Two Brews
This was fun while it lasted, some guys in VT and then OH and VT when one of them moved away had a tasting podcast. Just ordinary guys trying to better understand the beers they were consuming. Since I love Vermont beer, this hit the spot for me.
10) Belgian Smaak
A blog site I recently discovered about Belgian beer and chocolate and haven't made a regular go at reading yet, but the immense variety of Belgian beers and breweries intrigues me to learn about some brews from the other side of the pond.
Enjoy some awesome beer reading!
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