This is one of those moves I was trying to avoid.  You might have noticed my posts don’t tend to be short. So the thought of trying to convey something interesting in 140 characters or less hasn’t intrigued me. And that’s assuming either of my readers even care. Then there’s the whole information overload part of it all. That, and there really are only so many hours in a day.  Growler Fills is a “free time” pursuit and some weeks there precious little of it.

I was looking at the list of attendees for the upcoming Beer Bloggers Conference and noticed out of 80 or so, I was in the small collection of people without a twitter account. Hmm. The Conference lends itself to some live blogging, too, given the whole focus is on how to get better at this blogging gig. It even includes a fun round of speed dating for beer where breweries are given five minutes to get you hyped about their offerings.

I created an account to see what the buzz was about (hello, 2011!) and quickly realized something. Whether or not I end up posting one tweet a month or one a day, I was missing out on an important information source.  Sure, most tweets are at best mildly amusing or rather innocuous, but some have a tidbit of good information that may lead to an interesting post.  While we have a few breweries and folks who keep us in the know, most news comes from sniffing things out that pop up on facebook, or an email, or some other source.  Twitter offers a way to make additional connections.

So now Growler Fills is on Twitter: @GrowlerFills.  I consider myself to be fairly tech savy, but this Twitter thing is taking a little longer to grasp than most things.  If you’re an aficionado, I’ll buy a couple of rounds if you’ll sit down and show me the ropes. Meanwhile, follow along @GrowlerFills.  I won’t promise anything more than the occasional mildly entertaining or informative tweet (if you’re lucky).  But hopefully we’ll all make some new connections and have even more fun with this whole craft beer thing.  Follow @GrowlerFills