Webbing

I really thought this stage would be look up stuff on the internet but I just couldn't maintain focus with all the distractions home has to offer.  Unfortunately one of those distractions isn't a Belgian Wheat Beer.  So I headed to the local library and did this one old school.  

In the catalog I searched Belgian Beer.   Beer.  Belgium.  Just to get an idea of what the library had to offer.  I wrote down 641 and 914.93 and headed to the stacks to browse.

Knowing that Michael Jackson is one of the experts in beer, I chose one of his books, "World Guide to Beer" along with "Encyclopedia of Beer" and one other that I didn't really find useful in scope and I didn't even write down what it was.  Plus I added Brew Chem 101 because in an email  correspondence with Dr. Lamb, she hinted that the chemical reaction of beer might make a good topic.  But this book was targeted at Home Brewing... And I really don't know much about chemistry anyway.  

I did find one Travel Guide that had an extensive section on Belgian Beer, reenforcing my thought of Belgian Beer being a big part of the culture.  One of the key things I learned about Belgian Beer in this stage is that Belgian brewing is an art.  Or as the natives say "Brouwen is een kunst."  

Also among the things that fell into the "web" were: ingredients and how culture and economics play a role in what is used and what certain countries can produce, Belgian beers are traditionally unfiltered and have yeast or sugars added, and that there are several monasteries that brew beers, 5 of the 6 Trappist Beer's in the world are made in Belgian monasteries.  (What's a trappist beer?  Have I had one of those yet?  Can I use that for project 2?)  I had questions like these for many of the tidbits I came up with.  I still focued on finding out about the glasses that they are served in.  I found the different types of glasses and what purpose they serve, mainly the size and shape is for the sensory experience of the consumer.    

Possbily I am on my way into recursion as discussed by Stripling.  I still want to know more about the glasses and how each beer has their own specific kind.  So I will look more into the glassware.  

OK enough, I'm thirsty, both for more knowledge and a beverage, off to web some more, this time on the web.