Letters to The Beer Cellar

I collect beer bottles.  Full ones.  Not your Michelobs or Bud Lights.  But the Arcadia Brewing Companies and the Smuttymouths and the Fat Tires of America; stuff you're not going to find at Kroger.  And from time to time I'll drink the product that is found inside of the bottle.  But for me the taste is not the important thing.  I love the history of each brewery...how most began with one or two guys saying something to the effect of "Hey, try this.  This ain't bad."  I love the artwork of the logo.  Nearly each and every bottle I own (currently about 250) has a hand-designed image that represents the era, the region, or the history.  I love the brewpub, even though I admit that a nut brown at Pub A in Nashville tastes the same to me as a nut brown at Pub B in Dallas.  The brewpub represents 1750 here in 2003.  It represents atmosphere above the standard norm at the standard norm price.  It represents Norm Peterson, because let's face it...most of us wanted to be Norm Peterson at one time or another, even though he was the anti roll model. 

Now to the point.  I have done quite a bit of on-line research and have to say that I am most impressed with your site.  Your writings reflect all the things I said in paragraph one. Your thoroughness is commendable, your thoughts are insightful, and most importantly, you don't talk above the heads of all the Joe Six Packs like myself  (I don't pay attention to platos or gravity or crap like that.  And I don't care that a certain pilsner may compliment roast lamb.) Bottom line...you speak to me and I highly encourage you to continue what you do.  Thank you. 

Jeff Bayer

Nashville

PS.  I'm really looking forward to your "beer stores" and "beer" pages.  I can always use a credible source for my research.