Beer Infinity Beer, Brewing & Beyond
| Boak, Bailey, and Stan have been considering the nature of indigenous beers–what and whether they are, and how that is distinct from “local” beer. I know Stan has been mulling a high-concept book related to this subject, so I hope the discussion will continue on for years. In one way, it couldn’t matter less–beer is beer and almost no styles exist sui generis, separate from the influences of all others. On the other hand, it’s a critical question in a world in which information, education, and raw materials are unmoored from place. The great thing about the 21st century is that we can pretty much access anything in the world, so our daily lives are enriched by multinational, multicultural influences. But it also means that the local and weird may be trampled under the homogenization of international preference. By spreading each other’s materials and cultures, we may endanger them.
As it happens, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. Seven years ago, I wrote a post abo … |
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