Don’t call it a comeback
I been here for years
Rockin my peers and puttin suckas in fear

-LL Cool J

It has been almost a year-and-a-half since my last post on theBeerean.com.  Jesus has been good to me in this time though.  I’ve done a lot and grown a lot as a Christian, husband, father, and friend.  But in all that time, don’t think that I ever forgot about theBeerean.com.

I’ve kept the site up and watched to see what would happen.  I’ve had several people email me saying thanks and asking questions.  I’ve seen traffic to the site stay pretty consistent.  I’ve even seen traffic from Google increase in my absence.

For the past year, I’ve wrestled with whether or not I should start posting to theBeerean.com again.  I’ve had requests.  I’ve had friends tell me I should.  Even Shannon said I should start the site up again. But I just didn’t know if life (and Jesus) would permit me.

I’m here to tell you, it’s time to start this little rodeo up again.  But don’t call it a come back!  Cause I never went anywhere.  I’ve never stopped enjoying beer.  I’ve never stopped making the beautiful connection between beer and my relationship with Jesus.  I’ve never stopped sharing this joy with those around me.  I’ve never stopped seeing beer as an tool to share the love of Jesus.

So keep your eyes open for new posts to theBeerean.com.  I’ve cleaned up the site, and we’re ready to go. I’ll be sharing my insights on Jesus and beer.  I’ll be helping with the basics of beer.  There will also be Beer Tip of the Week again (give me a few weeks for this though).  In addition, I’m looking to bring in some more categories to the site.  I have some great friends that will be sharing their love for wine and spirits.  I’m looking to take a few field trips to local breweries and vineyards in Albuquerque.

So tell your friends.  Tell your family.  Tell you Uncle Larry.  TheBeearean.com is open for business.  Pour yourself a cold one and belling up to bar.  I’ll bring the content.  You bring the comments.  Together we’ll do it all “to the glory of God.”

Click here to watch the video if you can’t see it.

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Honestly, there is this weird tension in me right now.  I’m sad that I’m saying goodbye to being the main contributor on this blog, but I feel a since of relief.  As you can probably tell, I haven’t had the time to devote to this blog as I did when I first started it several months ago.  Because of that, I’ve become overly guilty and stressed.  I love beer, and I love the friends that I’ve made through this blog.

I’m also feeling a sense of excitement at the possibilities.  As I said in the video, thebeerean.com is now open for anyone to contribute.  You simple have to be a registered user.  To start off with I’ll be checking posts before the go live…but as someone shows that they aren’t a spammer I’ll give them full rights to post their articles right away.  I hope that thebeerean.com continues on after me to be a vibrant community where believers can share their views on God, Jesus, the Bible, and beer.

Don’t worry though.  I’ll still be around in the comments and at my personal web site.  I fully intend to be part of this community as it grows.  And don’t forget, “We’ll always have Paris.”  Wait no…umm….

Remember “whether you eat or drink, do it all to the glory of God.”

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What’s the best way to ultimately enjoy your beer.  The only way you can truly enjoy your beer is if beer isn’t your ultimate joy.  What this weeks Beer Tip of the Week for more on this thought.

Beer Tip of the Week gives tips that focus on the entire beer drinking experience. We focus on tips for everything from buying your beer (coming in a future episode) to cleaning your glasses when you’re done.  This episode focuses on the later.

I learned this little trick for how to clean my beer glasses just recently.  Before I came across bottle brushes I was trying my best to get a rag down to the bottom of my glasses.  Now I simple use a bottle brush.  I honestly thought having a kid would hinder my drinking experience…but I was wrong.

If you aren’t subscribed to Stuff Christians Like, you need to be.  Jon’s satirical view on the Christian subculture is amazing.  With pin point accuracy, he deconstructs the stupid trends in the Christian Ghetto.  Today he decided to tackle the subject of finding out if a friend drinks beer too.

With the majority of Christian’s in America being against drinking (at least they openly are ), Jon gives seven ways that you can subtly find out if a Christian friend drinks too.  My favorite is number five…”The Anything”

When you are going to come over their house, call a few days before and offer to “bring anything you need, like drinks.” Make sure you stress the word “anything” over and over again. What is so great about this move is that it puts the pressure back on them. Now, they are faced with the decision to ask you to bring wine or Sprite. What will they say, what will they say? Oh the intrigue!

I’ve done this several times. You just have to be careful. Because most of the time they will throw it back at you and say, “Oh bring anything you want to drink.”  It’s like a couple of Jr. Highers trying to figure out if the other one likes them.  If I get the anything response back, I ask at that point if an adult beverage would be ok. It’s a little risky, but still better than showing up with a six-pack to their daughter’s 5-year-old birthday party.

So do you have any tricks for finding out if the new friends that you make are drinkers too? Or do you just wear you favorite Guinness hat and toss them a cold one when they ask if you have anything to drink?

Ohh and go here for the whole post by Jon.

This is the last week on how to store your beer.  So far we’ve looked at avoiding light and extreme temperatures.  This time we take a look at how soon you should drink your beer.

Unlike other alcoholic beverages, beer will go bad with time.  It has a shelf life. This is why some breweries have put clear born on dates on the labels of their beverages.  They want their consumer to know how long ago their beer was made.  The fresher your beer the better flavor you are going to get from it.

The general rule is that beer will go bad after 6 months.  The amount of time it takes your beer to go bad depends on the level of alcohol and hops in the beer. The more alcohol and the less hops makes a beer better for the ageing process.

My tip to you would be to buy your beer as needed. Nothing tastes worst than a beer that has gone bad (well maybe baked poop…but who in their right mind will do that twice).

Happy 4th of July everyone. This week we took a look at what temperature to store your beer to keep it from losing flavor.  I think we can all agree that the easiest is to just keep it in a nice cold refrigerator.  But what about those times when you can’t store it in your fridge (like when your frig is already full of beer)?

The best thing to keep in mind when storing your beer is to avoid extreme temperatures.  Extreme heat and extreme cold both have the ability to change the flavor of your beer.  So whether you live in Phoenix or Toronto, you need to find a place where to keep your beer from the far edges of temperature.

My suggestion is to get a dedicated beer frige.  It doesn’t have to be big to do the job…it just has to be able to keep you beer at a cool temperature.