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| It has been a long time since the word “slatepitch” entered our vocabulary, and the practice is now common. For those who do not follow the minutiae of media trends, a slatepitch describes a story that takes a contrarian or counter-intuitive perspective, like “Why Sarah Palin is a closet liberal.” Slate Magazine remains the king and foremost practitioner of this tactic–thus the name–and so it’s not so surprising to find this perfectly slatepitchy premise in today’s edition:
Belgian beer has already provided the beer industry with one of its few legitimate breakout hits of the last 20 years: Blue Moon from Coors, inspired by the Belgian witbier style. The tart saison is a more obscure style of Belgian beer, and it could become a go-to lower-alcohol beverage for wine and champagne drinkers looking for a lighter quaff on warm summer days. A classic tart saison (or its sister style, the grisette) can be produced in about the same amount of time as a lager and deliver a crisp mout … |
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