Sometimes all you want is a Bud Light
Aug 28, 18, 8:30 am
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Sometimes all you want is a Bud Light
I like craft beers to a point. At home I have a reasonably good understanding of the differences among the local brews. On the road it’s another story.
On a recent baseball trip to nearby Buffalo I was met by a wide selection of craft brews for sale at the ball park that I knew nothing about. Instead of easily finding a predictable, admittedly boring, cup of suds I was confronted with peculiar offerings like Sponge Candy Stout, Loganberry Wit or Conehead IPA, a beer named after an usher who wears a conehead.
At a baseball game the objective is to get your beer and return to your seat as quickly as possible. No one in the line behind you will be happy if you take the time to ask what the beers actually taste like even though some craft maker’s concept of perfection might be over-hopped, under-carbonated, fruity-tasting swill. Don’t even think of asking, “What do you have that is like Michelob?”
I go to baseball to watch the game not have a “beer experience.” All I want is a cold beer on a hot day to wash down my hotdog. Eventually I spotted the familiar blue and red tap handles. The line was short, the service was fast and I got back before play resumed. The King of Beers never tasted better.
On a recent baseball trip to nearby Buffalo I was met by a wide selection of craft brews for sale at the ball park that I knew nothing about. Instead of easily finding a predictable, admittedly boring, cup of suds I was confronted with peculiar offerings like Sponge Candy Stout, Loganberry Wit or Conehead IPA, a beer named after an usher who wears a conehead.
At a baseball game the objective is to get your beer and return to your seat as quickly as possible. No one in the line behind you will be happy if you take the time to ask what the beers actually taste like even though some craft maker’s concept of perfection might be over-hopped, under-carbonated, fruity-tasting swill. Don’t even think of asking, “What do you have that is like Michelob?”
I go to baseball to watch the game not have a “beer experience.” All I want is a cold beer on a hot day to wash down my hotdog. Eventually I spotted the familiar blue and red tap handles. The line was short, the service was fast and I got back before play resumed. The King of Beers never tasted better.
Aug 28, 18, 12:00 pm
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Nope. Not even. The styles are identified and that's enough for me. Conehead or otherwise, an IPA will be bitter. Likewise the amber will be a little on the malty side. I enjoy trying beers and failures are part of the experience. I think I would be a little irked at paying $12 for a a 10 ounce anything, but I'll pay more for craft.
Second point of contention. Nothing actually happens during a baseball game. I used to go to baseball games for the beer. I probably still would except there isn't a game within 50 miles of here.
Second point of contention. Nothing actually happens during a baseball game. I used to go to baseball games for the beer. I probably still would except there isn't a game within 50 miles of here.
Aug 28, 18, 1:43 pm
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Nope. Not even. The styles are identified and that's enough for me. Conehead or otherwise, an IPA will be bitter. Likewise the amber will be a little on the malty side. I enjoy trying beers and failures are part of the experience. I think I would be a little irked at paying $12 for a a 10 ounce anything, but I'll pay more for craft.
Second point of contention. Nothing actually happens during a baseball game. I used to go to baseball games for the beer. I probably still would except there isn't a game within 50 miles of here.
Second point of contention. Nothing actually happens during a baseball game. I used to go to baseball games for the beer. I probably still would except there isn't a game within 50 miles of here.
Aug 28, 18, 9:09 pm
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Beers? I always thought it's a sort of a soda. But then, I live within 100 miles radius from a city called Pilsen and another called Budweis (which name that US soft drink maker just took), so might have a different view on what a beer is
Aug 28, 18, 10:29 pm
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When confronted with a selection that looks like an overly sweet stout, and overly fruity wheat, and an overly hoppy IPA I'd despair, too. But rather than go for Crud Light I'd just order a soda.
Aug 29, 18, 7:45 am
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Aug 29, 18, 9:01 am
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Mmm... The beer there is so much better than the swill from the US manufacturer.
Aug 29, 18, 9:17 am
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My early 20s (late 90's) were spent in bars enjoying pitchers of Bud Light with friends after a hot summer evening of soccer or softball. Good times with good friends. We lived in the STL, so it was kind of mandatory.
Around that time, the first microbrewery in the city opened (Schafly's). A few months later, a friend told me to try this new beer on tap from Colorado called Fat Tire. Still to this day, nothing hits the spot better after a sweaty sports activity than an ice cold Bud Light.
tl;dr - I like beer.
Another note: if you ever go to the Ballpark Village in St. Louis, stop by the Budweiser Brew House and ask for a Coors Light. They love it.
Around that time, the first microbrewery in the city opened (Schafly's). A few months later, a friend told me to try this new beer on tap from Colorado called Fat Tire. Still to this day, nothing hits the spot better after a sweaty sports activity than an ice cold Bud Light.
tl;dr - I like beer.
Another note: if you ever go to the Ballpark Village in St. Louis, stop by the Budweiser Brew House and ask for a Coors Light. They love it.
Aug 29, 18, 10:26 am
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Rhinelander is contract brewing for a chain grocery with a local outlet where I like to shop. The beer is labeled "Can-Do" and comes in lager and something else. I bought a six-pack of the lager because it was $5 and I wouldn't feel bad giving away 5 cans if I didn't like it.
I had a couple friends over last night to drink whiskey and I pulled out a can to cleanse my palate. I figured it would be pretty light and it was. One of the guys recognized the brewers name and make the gagging face. But Rhinelander has changed hands and is now a craft brewer of sorts (with a female owner, no less). My first taste was weird. Somehow I got over that and finished the can. But I don't think it was a fair trial after 6 shots of whiskey. So I will at least drink a second can later this week.
I had a couple friends over last night to drink whiskey and I pulled out a can to cleanse my palate. I figured it would be pretty light and it was. One of the guys recognized the brewers name and make the gagging face. But Rhinelander has changed hands and is now a craft brewer of sorts (with a female owner, no less). My first taste was weird. Somehow I got over that and finished the can. But I don't think it was a fair trial after 6 shots of whiskey. So I will at least drink a second can later this week.
Aug 29, 18, 2:40 pm
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Rhinelander is contract brewing for a chain grocery with a local outlet where I like to shop. The beer is labeled "Can-Do" and comes in lager and something else. I bought a six-pack of the lager because it was $5 and I wouldn't feel bad giving away 5 cans if I didn't like it.
I had a couple friends over last night to drink whiskey and I pulled out a can to cleanse my palate. I figured it would be pretty light and it was. One of the guys recognized the brewers name and make the gagging face. But Rhinelander has changed hands and is now a craft brewer of sorts (with a female owner, no less). My first taste was weird. Somehow I got over that and finished the can. But I don't think it was a fair trial after 6 shots of whiskey. So I will at least drink a second can later this week.
I had a couple friends over last night to drink whiskey and I pulled out a can to cleanse my palate. I figured it would be pretty light and it was. One of the guys recognized the brewers name and make the gagging face. But Rhinelander has changed hands and is now a craft brewer of sorts (with a female owner, no less). My first taste was weird. Somehow I got over that and finished the can. But I don't think it was a fair trial after 6 shots of whiskey. So I will at least drink a second can later this week.
What happened to the Whole 30?
Aug 29, 18, 4:12 pm
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I realized I was suffering and that was not the intention of the Whole30. So it ended after Whole10. I have not suffered since. I will pick another 30 day period later in the year. I am deeply embroiled in budget season and Mrs. BamaVol has been travelling 3 out of 4 weeks this month so I need comfort right now in the form of alcohol and a few non-compliant foods.
