posted by elana
on Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Happy new year! In the spirit of new year's resolutions, we came up with a few that may just be (dare we say it) fun to try and keep for 2012.
So here it goes (listed in random order -- just do at least one and brag about it to your friends :) ):
- Drink only craft beer: Seriously, if you do this, this will change your life. Don't believe us? Check out these top ten reasons why you should drink craft beer.
- Try new styles of beer: If you're one of those people that only drink one style of beer, be open and try another style. More than likely, you'll be pleasantly surprised, we promise. Check out CraftBeer.com's Style Finder <--very cool.
- Buy a growler and use it! This is the best way to drink fresh and special beer that isn't bottled and distributed. Plus, you can be green drinking beer. Today, the use of growlers by beer patrons is estimated to have stopped over 1 billion cans and bottles going into the trash each year. Check out our recent blog on the history of growlers with some useful tips.
- Make a goal to visit at least 5 new breweries in 2012: We love visiting as many new breweries as we can. So make a goal, and you can have an excuse to go! Here's a map that shows all of the breweries in California -- so get going!
- Visit a beer festival: Beer festivals are a great way to get to know some breweries that may not be so close by. Plus, they're ridiculusly fun. And all of you women out there, it's a great ratio of men to women (it's about 20 to 1) :) Here's a list of all of the upcoming beer festivals in the US. And keep your eyes peeled, we offer transportation to Lagunitas' infamous Beer Circus and Boonville's Legendary Beer Festival.
This list is just a start but if you do any one of these, you're cool with us :) Happy new year and cheers to a year full of craft beer.
