Session #11 Announced: Doppelbock
The Session is a monthly one-day event held by beer bloggers around the world, where they each post their thoughts on a unified theme.
That theme, for January, is “Illuminator”, hosted by Wilson of Brewvana.
I’ll be January’s host, hoping to be the instigator of beer excitement. Pollinator of beer enthusiasm. Elevator of beer appreciation. Detonator of beer discussion.
If you catch my drift, I’m thirsty for a doppelbock.
I want to learn about doppelbocks, and so the sky’s the limit: write about doppelbocks however you see fit. History, reviews, pairings, pictures, poetry and experiences. All of it.
This episode of the Session will take place on January 4, 2008. Details here: Announcing The Session #11–Illuminator
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