Beer and Sophistication

I will certainly revisit this article on beer-related travel in the not-so-distant future.

Wine country too pricey? Try brewery hopping – CNN.com

As is often the case in the United States, beer is compared to wine on a scale of sophistication and snobbery. It would be quite different in Europe, but it does make sense.

I have a lot to say about this but it will have to wait.  Some quick notes, maybe…

• Beer/wine as a gender divide
• Beer travel and beer geekery
• Beer knowledge and the geek crowd
• Beer sophistication through diversity
• Seasonal effects on media exposure for beer
• Many shapes of “craft beer culture”
• Beer and coffee
• Craft beer marketing
• Beer as a local product
• Beer-related expenses (beer paraphernalia)
• Regional tastes in the beer world
• Social networking through beer-related travel
• “Every major city has a brewpub” redefining inter-local networks
• Beer and friendship
• International beer travels
• Beer imports
• Beer diversity in experience