Thanks, NY Times, we knew that
The New York Times (free registration required) featured Portland breweries and brewpubs on Friday. We always like it when big, mainstream publications pay notice to smaller U.S. breweries, and it was grand to see our friend Jim Parker quoted up front.
But didn’t you and I know Portland was one of the world’s great beer cities? It’s been on the cutting edge beer-wise for going on 20 years.
The story has received lots of attention on beer-related mailing lists and discussion boards - who doesn’t like to be validated by the country’s paper of record ? - and is full of good insights, like this one:
Good beer has become so commonplace that it has blended comfortably into the fabric of social life. Instead of fancy distractions, a big scene or a big screen, there is simply craft beer and a craft of another sort - the art of talking.
However, the time has come to expect local and national newspapers to keep up with us.
January 16th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Agreed. Too few newspapers have somebody covering beer in their own communities. Not only that, but they need to be experienced journalists who also have a passion for the subject. All too often, the occasional beer article even in major papers is sometimes very thin on their knowledge of the subject.
Prosit! Travis
January 18th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
We’ll let you be modest, Travis, and instead I’ll note that San Antonio is one of those rare papers who let’s somebody who knows about beer write about beer - although they require you to do your “real” job as well.
Looks to me like you are blogging a little more frequently.