My Plan Over the Next Month

I'm sad to say that I won't be posting any new beer reviews over the next month because I have decided to give up beer for the greater part of 30 days. I'm viewing it as sort of a personal challenge as well as a way of getting myself into a healthier state. I think it will be interesting to see what kind of changes my body will go through on this 30 day fast. I can always use to shed a few unwanted pounds. I've heard of quite a few people taking on challenges like this and finding a whole new appreciation for beer once they started drinking it again. I think I've put my palate through hell over the past few months, so I think a break will be kind of nice.

I also want to use this as an opportunity to move beyond just writing reviews of beer. I'd like to move this blog in the direction of being a source of more than just my opinions on how beers taste. I hope to delve into writing a little more about my home brewing experiences, as well as giving my amateur commentary on developments in the world of craft beer. 2012 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for craft beer and I hope to turn this blog into a source of craft beer news for my friends and anyone else who enjoys reading what I'm doing here.

All that being said, I think that broadening my horizons will be good for my blog and give me a lot more to write on, which will in turn let me post more frequently. I hope to be at a post or two per day by the time I start writing beer reviews again as well. And for anyone who's curious, yes I know what my first beer will be when I come back. I've got a bottle of Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel sitting around as a prize for all my hard work over the next few weeks. Cheers!