The Bar Towel

If anyone happens to pick up this month's Taps magazine, there's an article by forum member Rob Symes about "The Future of the Forum" and has some quotes from yours truly.

Check it out if you can, and thanks as always for everyone here being a part of the community at Bar Towel.

http://tapsmagazine.com/in-this-issue/u ... iscussion/

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Wait people pay for Taps? I'm mostly kidding, I actually enjoy reading it but the best articles are the features and profiles that are not stale by the publishing date. (Which incidentally is why most forums are more timely than magazines.)

Just wondering what kind of content TAPS has that makes it worth it?

I already have BYO and Zymurgy, so one more may not be worth it, but curious what kind of content it has.

If you're planning a trip to Ecuador, I have a story in the current TAPS magazine featuring 6 craft brewers and a side listing of 30 craft brewers....you won't find 1/2 of these breweries mentioned anywhere on Beer Advocate, or Rate Beer.

A fantastic article - thanks for posting the link Cass!

I've been on the BT forum for over five years now, and I only just realized how much I take it for granted. For sure, certain topics are rehashed and horses are beaten to death, but when filters are applied it's still a massively valuable resource.

The role for print media in all this - longer and more insightful stuff than the crap I just posted.

Good thing there's an article I can't easily get to to speak with authority about open-access beer forums, LOL.

But appreciate anyway. You do a lot for us Cass & Greg, huzzahs all round.