The beer world does not exist in a bubble. How we behave as an industry as well as individuals matters & has consequences. We cannot afford to postpone or procrastinate & must make #DiversityandInclusion a priority. It’s a long piece but pls read:
The Awkward Truth: Diversity is for Life, not just for Christmas
It’s a lil bittersweet signing off from the Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries! Thanks so much for all of y’all’s support & here’s my final post on a beautifully warm, floral Waterhole Golden Ale at the stunning Wild Bunch taproom
As I slowly draw the Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries to a close, I ponder a future of forever being asked ‘what did you do under lockdown?’ In beery news, I’m all over @championbeer ‘s Trustafarion DIPA-bring on the Mandarina Bavaria!
As we approach Phase 2 reopening here in Texas, I ponder the future relevance of the Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries in today’s entry on a happier note, @StoneBrewing’s Soaring Dragon IIPA is a glorious fragrant white tea fusion delight!
Selling my fab designer work outfits has me reminiscing over another, more ambitious me in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries, while @sixpoint’s soft, soothing citrusy Meltdown Hazy IIPA was an excellent foil for my Sri Lankan spicy chicken!
Day 50 of the Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries & we take our next baby-step back into the world w our first distanced-meet-up, accompanied by @nomadicbeer ‘s lovely honey-yeast Experiment 2 Hazy Kveik IPA
In today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries I’ve been revisiting my childhood by immersing myself in Roald Dahl’s gleefully nasty short stories for adults we also enjoyed a tasty & very grown-up @indybrewing Bluebonic Chronic IIPA
I’m sadly coming to terms with the fact that we can’t return to London this summer in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries. We did, however, drink a magnificent Monk’s Reserve Belgian Quad by @SpencerBrewery -America’s 1st Trappist Brewery!
In today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries we discover a local butterfly garden, and @MartinHouseBrew get it right w their juicy-tart gently-lactosed Blackbird Imperial Sour
Our first experience of live music in 3months at a distanced open-mic night filled my lil heart with joy, while I filled my tummy w delish pizza & @TPBrewing‘s local classic Thirsty Goat Amber Ale in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries
An early Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries update where I wax lyrical on the might of Central Texas storms & get a lil misty-eyed drinking @BVBrewing‘s reverentially complementary Pancho & Lefty IPAs
More gardening adventures as I break into the exciting world of wire-cutting, plus a delicious plum-n-blueberry Petit Mutant Sour Stout from the fab folks @AustinBeerworks in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries update!
A day of good ol TV-binging on #spooks –@bbc crime drama at its best, while also craftin up a storm, plus the lowdown on @jesterkingbeer @MikkellerBeer ‘s fancy new Beer Geek Rodeo collab in today’s #Craft Beer Amerhyst Quarantine Diaries update
10/05/2020 – Jester King / Mikkeller Beer Geek Rodeo Imperial Stout
In today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries we are New Busy at home! I’m also v impressed with my first Yokefellow beer-a lovely unfiltered Young Lager, & make swift work of Hedgehog’s ridiculously good Beyond The Arc BBA Belgian Tripel
09/05/2020 – Yokefellow Young Lager / Hedgehog Beyond the Arc BBA Belgian Tripel
As Texas slowly re-opens, we took a lil trip out of town! Date night in Liberty Hill & the excitement of finding one of my fave under-the-radar TX brews (Bull Creek Iron Balls Stout-shhh!) now bottled in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries
Anyone else feeling thoroughly exhausted? In the latest Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries update, I’m feeling bloody tired despite or because of doing nothing. However, we did drink a v exciting @NOLABrewing @AkademiaBC Odin’s Kveik Ride IPA!
In today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries I ponder the curious possibility of a Lockdown Stockholm Syndrome taking hold of my brain fortunately we also picked up some great new @oddwoodales brews to brighten our evening!
06/05/2020 – Oddwood Ales Titta E Guido Pilsner & Casino Nights IPA
Our leaking tap is no more! In today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries we have a successful visit from the plumber & wind down from all our adulting with @OdellBrewing ‘s excellent new addition to their IPA-tribe, the Tree Shaker Mango IIPA
The latest Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries entry features yesterday’s fab @AustinBeerworks @YETICoolers giveaway excitement & the happy advent of this year’s batch of La Verdad Mexican Lager-gotta be the ATX beer of the summer!
We had a lil peek back into the real world & it felt indescribably good the sheer joy of drinking in a taproom beer garden & the honey-sweet delight of @12FoxBeer’s Julie Belgian-style Trippel in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries
Bitter-sweet ponderings on wanderlust & a sticky-spiced Christmas-pudding-esque @freetailbrewing 7th anniversary Old Bat Rastard taking us back to their fab taproom in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries
Coming to y’all from a dark ol place in today’s Craft Beer Amethyst Quarantine Diaries. Seems isolation actually keeps out imposter syndrome-who knew? On a brighter note, @indybrewing Space Case is so good it even ages well-truly a DIPA for these times
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