My name is Bill Helzlsouer and after launching and closing multiple failed blogs about everything from politics to recycled jokes, it was time for me to start a simple blog about the one thing I am most passionate about craft beer.

At Bearcat on Beer I will be focusing on craft beer brewed locally within Central PA and the Commonwealth in general but will certainly toast quality beers from all over.

Expect posts about what I think is happening in the craft beer business as well as how craft beer fits within the broader context of life.

Please be sure to follow along on Twitter @BearcatOnBeer.

Beer list:

Dark Lord – 3 Floyds Brewing

Blind Pig, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger – Russian River Brewing Company

Abner, Arthur, E. and Double Galaxy – Hill Farmstead Brewery

Trappist Westvleteren XII, VIII, and VI

Lunch and Dinner – Maine Beer Company

Sip of Sunshine – Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Focal Banger and The Crusher – The Alchemist

Imperial Biscotti Break – Evil Twin Brewing

Prairie Bomb! – Prairie Artisan Ales

Hop JuJu Imperial IPA – Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon

Utopias – Boston Beer Company

Darkness – Surly Beer Company

Great Lakes Barrel-Aged Blackout Stout – Great Lakes Brewing Co.

Adam, Adam From the Wood, and Matt – Hair of the Dog Brewing Company

Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing