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The best of the bloggers

4 Appellation Beer Does it matter where beer is brewed? Yes. At least that’s one of the premises behind Appellation Beer. Some of the others are: that It matters what the ingredients are and where they come from; that wines and cheeses aren’t the only products that can claim terroir; and that beer should be considered in context.

4Beer, Beats & Bites Greg Clow blogs on beer (mostly), music (rarely) and food (occasionally). The self-confessed beer geek from Toronto, Canada, works as a systems analyst in the health care sector.

4Beer Cast A group of friends undertake regular themed tastings, mostly of UK beers but somtimes venturing further afield. The blog is accompanied by podcasts.

4Beer from the Motherland Kieran Haslett-Moore, of Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, is an English ale-loving home-brewer, beer enthusiast and cheese salesman. He is descended from a London brewery drayman on one side and Devonshire publicans on the other, so real ale runs in his blood.

4Beer Haiku Daily Does what it says on the tin — it's poetry about pints and it's gaining a big following.

4The Beer Nut A Dublin-based blogger who enjoys beer and travel and writes well on both in an intelligent and well-designed blog.

4Beer Philospher An Argentinian living in the Czech Republic writing about Czech beer and food. The author is a languages teacher, translator and "beer philosopher".

4Brew Wales Beer comment and campaigning with a slant on the land of the dragon and the daffodil. A nicely designed and written blog with a strong CAMRA leaning.

4Brookston Beer Bulletin An encyclopaedic and very attractive American beer site with lots of news and links, plus diary dates, anniversaries and all sorts of beer-related trivia. Jay Brooks, who is behind the site, is a beer writer living in Marin County, Northern California. He left his job as general manager of the Celebrator Beer News, a national brewspaper reporting on the craft beer industry, to became a full-time parent to his two children and a part-time writer. He writes for, among others, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, All About Beer, American Brewer, Beer Advocate, Beer NW and New Brewer.

4Boak & Bailey A pair of London-based bloggers who will always travel for a good pint and take a keen interest in all aspects of beer and brewing history. The enthusiasm shines through in the content.

4The Brew Site When originally started the author attempted to create the premier site and directory for beer and brewing-related information online; "however, real life intruded and I never properly had the time to implement those plans. What I've since found more manageable is blogging. So, I've relaunched as a blog."

4The Brewer's Blog An insider's view of the British brewing industry from the brewer at Buntingford Brewery —an excellent, well-written insight.

4Donovan Hall Donovan brews beer, drinks beer and writes about beer. He lives and drinks on Long Island, New York, where he is a dogged pursuer and supporter of craft beer, fine pubs and comprehensive beer stores. His favorite thing is to go on what he calls "beer adventures" where he gathers real life beer experience and then writes about it. He is a self-proclaimed beer evangelist and his forthcoming books are designed to get beer lovers excited about craft beer and drinking locally.

4A Girl's Guide to Beer In essence, despite the name, an excellent British beer blog that just happens to be written by a woman. A freelance food and drink writer and committee member of the British Guild of Beer Writers, Mellissa Cole's outlook is always well-crafted, entertaining and to the point.

4A Good Beer Blog A multi-author blog edited by Alan McLeod, of Ontario, Canada. Contributions come from places such as Britain, China, central Europe, Norway, New York and Montreal. The diversity of contributors give a good range of comment and reviews.

4Hair of the Dog Dave A resource for Los Angeles beer enthusiasts focusing on the beers, bars and liquor stores of Los Angeles, with a focus on the changing landscape of beer, and the growing availability of high quality brews.

4Hop Talk "While life is not all about beer, beer is all about life" is the slogan of this attractively-designed blog. Authors Al and Ron live some 400 miles apart, but are united by their love of the hoppy stuff , having graduated from those darks days of Budweiser, Coors and Millers.

4Jimmy's No. 43 The blog of an East Village, New York, bar and restaurant, often featuring beer news and comment.

4Knut Albert's Beer Blog Knut is a 48-year old Norwegian, based in Oslo, but travelling a fair bit across Europe, usually for his own amusement, and to research and well-written blog.

4Maeib's Beerblog A British blogger with forthright views and a nice style, offering plenty of good background information.

4Olthwaite A blogger with a wide range of interests as well as beer, including rock, comedy buildings and rugby league.

4Paul Garrard A blog accompanying Paul's real ale site. It’s a blog written by a real ale fan, for real ale fans. Paul lives Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, home also of the Greene King brewery. New contributors to the blog are invited.

4Pete Brown's Blog The blog of one of the UK's top beer writers (if you've never read Man Walks Into a Pub, it cannot be too highly recommended). An advertising industry man by trade, he has worked on accounts such as Heineken and Stella Artois, but don't hold that against him!

4Pint of Ale Matt and Mike, two blokes from Leeds, jot down stuff about real ale, trying to visit as many pubs as possible and, of course, sample the ale they provide. "When we’ve done this, we write about it on this site. We’re not hardened professional reviewers or writers, but we do our best." They certainly do — it's well worth a look at this attractive site.

4Portland Beer Blog That's Portland, Oregon, one fo the great beer hotspots in the United States. A number of contributors offer news and views from the area.

4Real Beer A blog linked to realbeer.co.nz, which provides beer news, events and links in New Zealand.

4Reluctant Scooper The "tall tales of a beery bloke" from Derby as he agonises over whether to drink new beers from new breweries or just stick to the great stuff he knows and loves.

4The Southport Drinker A "witty and elegant riposte" to binge drinking scare stories (February 23, 2008)

4Stephen Beaumont's Beer Blog The new Bass glass raises the standard for ugly glasses into the stratosphere (February 12, 2008)

4Stonch's Beer Blog A tour of Ascot Ales with its new owner (February 21, 2008)

4Tandleman's Beer Blog A taste of life on the other side of the bar (February 24, 2008)

4Thom's Beer Blog Harpoon Wiezenbock comes under the US blogger's scrutiny (January 24, 2008)

4What's on Tap They're tapping the Samuel Adams Double IPA (February 21, 2008)

4The Zythophile An excellent factual and historical piece on stout (February 14, 2008)