Who should take over New Beer Sunday (NBS)?

Go SMAKAWHAT! I voted for you and I volunteer to back you up but no matter what this thread will not die. I also like Greywulfken and Cavedave.

 

Video reviews to start NBS, I like where this is going.

 

Yes!
Let's start listing what we expect from whomsoever gets the thread
(seems like we're starting to look at you, @smakawhat - be ready, homie )

1. Opening post featuring alliteration or assonance (hey, Matt always did it - lol)
2. Video review

How about free samples of the reviewed beer sent to all thread-participating BAs?

 

This is so exciting! Jeepers Louise!

I was voted least likely to take a message at work once. Ok now I 'm being silly. VOTE please everyone!

 

@Bitterbill is in for a surprise since he hasn't even been on the site since yesterday morning!

 

I messaged him. He can't expect to be exempt.

 

At least I made the ballot!

A total dark horse candidate, got to make my grass roots campaign. Can't wait for the Iowa caucuses!

I'll pledge my support to smakawhat in hopes that I can get a nice cushy cabinet job and pinch hit when needed!

 

I hate to rain on everyone's parade but I wasn't really putting it out there for a vote.

I had talked to @cavedave and @utopiajane and left it at that.

I guess if that's what they want to do, it's their prerogative but wasn't the way I inherited it and it wouldn't be my choice now.

Regardless, I trust the spirit and guiding principles that kept it going for 480 weeks will continue.

Cheers friends.

 

This just in...a huge endorsement from the current president carries the two front runners into Super Tuesday!

 

Agreed. I have seen this thread work for over 8 years, and it does best when multiple hosts share the kick-off duty.

So I will let you easterners figure this out. I'll expect to see NBS as usual every Sunday morning, I usually see the thread around noon eastern. And I'll continue to post between 6 and 8 PM eastern.

Happy Trails!

 

Vote early, vote often. Candidates, please send me beer to help me decide who to vote for.

 

NBS is, by far, my favorite thread on BA. A BA named malty started NBS, and imbued it with a certain attitude, and certain expectations. Mattcrill carried forth wonderfully, and NBS grew. I think NBS needs to keep the things that differentiate it from so many other threads. My vote is whatever Matt votes. Although I did click Utopiajane in the poll, Cavedave would do great, but he often works Sunday mornings. Bitterbill, while geographically challenged, seems to be an early riser and could get things rolling by the 9-10am Eastern time frame that we're used to.

 

Not before I make a thread called New Beer Sunday.

 

I am able to kick off NBS by 12:20 every Sunday I work, but I should mention I am retiring in June so this work thing won't be a problem anyway, though occasional travel will.

Not trying to campaign, actually trying to stay out of the politics of this. Do want to say I will be happy to have whatever role is decided for me, if any, and I am honored that Matt thought of me as a choice, it really does mean a lot.

I cherish this thread for a lot of reasons, but the biggest one is it has remained the same, a Sunday welcome to folks to try and share new beers with other BA's, and to not just enjoy, but to to really think about what it is in each beer brings the greatest enjoyment, or lack of it, It is a link to a simpler time on BA when there were far fewer members and far fewer Great American Beers to enjoy, as well as a far less user friendly site, when the only font changes that could be made were to C&P the titles of threads to obtain bold lettering in a post, which we did every Sunday for many years in NBS.

Let's all welcome whoever ends up as main host, and if that person can channel malty as well as Matt does, or even close to it, all will be well. Cheers!