There are two kinds of beer. Yellow, flavorless, watered-down American lager, and everything else. Sure, there are times when yellow, beer-flavored water comes in handy: fishing, working on the car, golfing, mowing the lawn. But that is no excuse to go making a habit of drinking that crap.
If you find that you are one of the many consumers of yellow beer, let me give you a suggestion. Stop drinking it. Let your taste buds grow back. And drink some beer with flavor.
Ok. I'll admit it. I am an amateur beer connoisseur. I haven't yet taken that all important step of brewing my own beer, but I will admit that I've been tempted of late. The beer selection in south Florida sucks compared to what we were presented up in Michigan. But I make do with what I have.
I try to keep a variety of beers on hand, including something from each genre that I enjoy. I call this my Noah's Ark of Beer - two of every kind.
I've been know to enjoy:
Sam Adams - especially the Cranberry Lambic
Leinenkugels - Sunset Wheat and Berryweiss are my two favorite beers
Rogue - their mocha porter is awesome, though expensive
Youngs - the chocolate stout is killer
Any stout, cream stout, bock, porter, or otherwise dark beer
Just about any wheat beer, ale, amber, or lambic.
And yes, I even enjoy the so-called Malternatives:
Bacardi Mojito
Smirnoff Green Apple
Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade
Lest you confuse my appreciation of beer with my actual consumption, I'd say that I probably consume about 4 or 5 beers a week. That is by no means excessive. Typically, I like to have a nice heavy beer shortly before bedtime.
1 Comment:
Lew, you'd probably get along well with my brother. I'd say he's at about the same level of beer connoisseur-hood as yourself, although he has brewed his own beer.
I'm going to e-mail this post to him. Maybe you can meet him for a beer in Cincinnati someday, seeing how you surely pass through Cinci on the way to and from Michigan.
Also, if I manage to make this pizzeria thing work out in downtown Dayton, there will always be a free meal waiting for you.
Post a Comment