{"id":19,"date":"2013-06-05T11:57:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T18:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2013-06-05T13:48:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T20:48:27","slug":"inaugural-beer-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/inaugural-beer-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club&#8217;s Blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mc-beer-panel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21 alignright\" alt=\"Beer of the Month Club Panel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mc-beer-panel.jpg\" width=\"326\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mc-beer-panel.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mc-beer-panel-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a>We\u2019ve been kicking around the idea of adding a blog to our site for a couple years now as a way to keep you informed on what\u2019s going on at <em>The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club<\/em> and <em>The Rare Beer Club\u2122<\/em> so we\u2019re really excited that the time has finally arrived!<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019ve had a fair amount of time to think about and ask our members what kinds of content you\u2019d like to see here and on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beermonthclub\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>. At the end of the day, we want you to drive what you see on this page so we\u2019ll be listening carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the gate, you can expect to see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detailed descriptions of our up and coming featured beers well before they hit your doorstep<\/li>\n<li>Rare Beer Give-Aways<\/li>\n<li>Details of special offerings to members of The Rare Beer Club\u2122<\/li>\n<li>Recent discoveries and reviews from our beer panel<\/li>\n<li>Surveys requesting which breweries, beers and beer styles you\u2019d like to see in the each of our four beer clubs<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive Facebook promotions and discounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ll also be digging up information on beer festivals and events, sharing some of our favorite recipes to pair with the current month\u2019s featured beers, and posting our Member of the Month winners.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re passionate about beer and eager to create a community around it. 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