Alexander D. Mitchell IV > wrote:
:
: After that last round of uncalled-for arrogance, I'm removing the bookmark
: for BeerAdvocate from my computer. Folks, consider Pubcrawler.com and
: RateBeer.com as alternatives. And I would be remiss if I didn't call
: attention to the Brewing News line of "brewspapers" and the related website.
:

Thanks for the backup, Mr. Mitchell. Unfortunately there are a number
of members of BA who are personal friends of mine -- actually I finally
joined BA a few weeks ago simply because of the growth of those
friendships and acquaintances and finding out that these people check
their BA mailboxes about 100 times as frequently as their regular email,
so, while it's not a necessity for me, being part of that RL community
sort of dictates that I maintain a role in that virtual community as
well.

The site is funded by donations.

Now that REALLY gives me a lot to think about.

BTW, I found the RateBeer crew at the recent Pizza Port Real Ale
festival to also be a great bunch of folks -- spent a little time at
their table exchanging tastes from rare bottles and enjoyed every minute
of it.

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Bill
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