The Original Beer Bloggin’ Bastard (Me!)
How much time you got? And how deep do you REALLY want to dwell inside this head of mine?
I warn thee…it’s not the best neighborhood in town…
But I’ll give you a quick break down of who really is Ilya Feynberg, and why this blog/site is so damn important to me along with KaBoga.com
But first, the history behind this love affair…of beer…
My first tastes of beer came at an early age, but before the taste there was first the sight, smell and fizzle of it. And boy was it good. Wait, before I go any further I must first explain that I come from a Russian family that had moved to the states in the late 80′s. This is an important piece of information, as it goes a way to explain why my first taste of the stuff came at about age 10 or so. Sorry parents… 
It was around that age that I took my first sip while the family and friends were gathered around the table. And thus…the love affair began. There was just something about it, and it wasn’t just the taste. From that point on I was hooked on the taste, smell and the way it looks in just the right lighting and in just the right glass. Obsession? Ya what the hell probably.
It wasn’t until I was about 15 however that I was truly opened up to brews from around the world by a cousin of mine from New York. I was staying with my family in upstate NY and he had laid out an assortment of brews from all over the world. Literally…from all over the world. I think the true obsession started from about that time and has only grown in intensity every since. Now that I’m 23 and have the whole beer world open to me (legally speaking), I’m more like a sugar addicted kid in a candy store than anything else. Mind you, I don’t chase it for the alcohol, that’s simply a nice after effect of the pursuit.
So how did Damn That’s Good Beer! come about?
Ah yes, the blog. The thing that you’re on right now. That you like so much. That’s making you want to run to the store and pick up a Chimay, or Old Speckled Hen, possibility even a nice pale ale from Oregon.
Actually, this started as a pursuit of my passion for beer and the desire to meet others who share the same passion. My passions in life are rather simple actually…food, beer and meeting people from all over the world from every walks of life. Hence the two sites that I run: Damn That’s Good Beer! , and KaBoga
BUT!!! Please keep this in mind, I’m NOT a beer reviewer. Though I might review a beer or two, especially for some friends. I am NOT the typical beer blogger that simply blogs about his happy hour drinking buddies (which can get kinda odd at times mind you).
My purpose and intention for Damn That’s Good Beer! is actually rather simple. It’s about expressing my love for this sweet godly like nectar, and to meet others from all over the country who share my passion for beer. To try new places, new brews, and to love every second of it…
Damn That’s Good Beer!
