Greetings!

Hello all!

Welcome to hellabeers! So here's the plan: I want to try 1,001 different beers. I'm something like a third of the way there, and want to chronicle my journey to the end. This is my invitation to you to join me in that endeavor. With this blog I intend to tell you about the new stuff that I try, new breweries I visit, my adventures at various festivals, my successes and failures at home brewing, as well as letting you know about any other brew news or events or really just anything else I think is cool and interesting. I am currently attempting to list the beers that I know I have tried. This is quite a challenge. I am somewhere around 330 I think...once I've complied this list, I'll put it up for all to see. I'm sure I've forgotten stuff, but that just means I get to drink extra. :) That said, I would love recommendations! I, like anyone else, have my preferences, but this project isn't about trying all the world's dry Irish stouts. They are delicious, naturally, but I want the list to represent beers from all over the spectrum and all over the world. Got a favorite? Tell me. Think something sucks? Tell me about that too. I'll be telling you if I think something sucks, so it's only fair I think. Haha.

So anyway, historically have completely sucked at maintaining the blogs I have started. I am thinking that if I start one for the purpose of something other than complaining about the job market, or figuring out what to do with my life, it might stick. I feel like beer is more fun than both of those things. It might also help that this is the first one of several I've started that I plan to actually share with other humans. Which brings me to a couple of disclaimers....First, I am not a professional beer drinker, as in, I am not a judge or professional reviewer. I have a feeling that my reviews won't be terribly technical, at least not to begin with. I am sure this will get better with time. As will my formatting, design, etc. As you can see, this is fairly basic...perhaps someday I will add some flair. Haha.

Now that I've got all that stuff out of the way, Cheers! Let's accomplish some beer drinking goals!