As I think I have mentioned many times before my attention span only allows me to read for so long before I find myself doing other things that are far less productive and certainly not helping me to finish the started task.  So in an effort to get a little more out of that bit of mind wandering lately I am trying to watch videos that can help me better understand some of the items on the Cicerone Master Syllabus.

So the topic is simple today, but the videos are good.  There are tons of videos on pouring (and tasting beer) out there, but I had to narrow it down to just a few to share today.

Grab a bottle with the proper glass, sit back, and enjoy . . .

 

 

When I find a good (or at least enjoyable) video I cannot help myself from posting it at some point in the week and Wednesday often is the best landing spot for one.  The video for today provides a good overview of the components necessary for a proper tasting of craft beer with you and your friends in the comfort of your own home.

I consider myself extremely fortunate to have a job where I can taste great craft beer on a daily basis, but I would still like to hold a little gathering to do so at home one of these days.  Adding good friends and comfort and food and relaxation into the equation will only make the beers taste that much better.  Perhaps a little cheese and chocolate evening would be a good place to start.

For the side note today I will mention that I am currently thinking of a fun way to give away tickets to Taste of the Nation Orlando 2011 sometime soon here on the site.  I have a pair of general admission tickets to hand out so if you have any ideas for a contest let me know and if you are going to be in the Orlando area on Saturday, August 6th you will definitely want to keep checking back here for that contest.

Enjoy the show . . .

 

Cheers!

 

Everyone reading this should know by now that I make lists to help me be at least somewhat productive with my time.  Initially I feel great when I cross a few things off the list and see that the number of yet-to-dos is getting smaller.  Then there is inevitably a point where I begin to add things to the bottom as fast or faster than I am crossing items off at the top.

Not all of the things I add to the bottom are all that important in the grand scheme of things, but they allow me an opportunity for a mental or physical break from what I really should be concentrating on.  Today I will provide an example of that.

Somewhere floating in the middle of my current list has been a generic task that simply asks that I do some work on the websites that I have control of.  There could be a completely separate list of simply the things I am behind on doing with just this site.  Though I had put much thought into it for a while, making more videos would really belong near the top of that one.

So that started me thinking again of the things that I would like to make videos about like beer styles, proper glassware, buying beer, storing beer, and just tasting beer in general.  Then I started to think about the format of the videos.  How serious should I be?  How long should the videos be?  Where should I shoot the videos?  How often should I do them?

That then lead me to looking at beer related videos like this one . . . .

Now I am looking for a little feedback.

What did you like about it and what did not work so well?  Was the length about right?  Was the mood and presentation style to your liking?  I think that format is fairly close to what might work well for me, but I am not sure.  Any input would be appreciated.

Cheers!

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