So much for light beer

October 19, 2005


I’m not quite sure what to say.

It is birthday season for me – I say season because my work schedule creates the need for several dinners and gift presentations throughout the week before and after my actual birthday – and my mother, once again, has presented me with a gift to rival all gifts.

A little background: my mom, though she’ll always deny it, is very good at picking out gifts for me. Two Christmases ago she presented me with an England gift basket, featuring Guinness, English crackers and all of that foofy stuff, etc. and last year she purchased a subscription to Sports Illustrated. She’s always on the button, it seems.

This year was no different, but it was a little unsettling.

This year’s gift was twenty-one beers from around the world (and a bottle of wine.)

Awesome, yes, but I can’t help thinking that my mom considers me a drunk.

Well…

Still, I can now go on my own mini-World Beer Tour in the comfort of my home instead of having to spend four dollars a pint at Old Chicago (though I do wish these beers would count on that tour. Maybe I can finagle some sort of “home-study” credit, where two of a beer would count for one at the bar.)

The moral of the story is this – we’ve all wanted our mom to buy beer for us, but it’s kind of a weird experience when it happens. Once you get over that, however, you just hope she keeps buying you beer. I hope this myself; I may be able to get past the idea of her swearing on my blog (as she did below about Harry Potter: she’s LOTR LOVR – your identity has been revealed, mother!)

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In the interest of filling more space, and because I’m excited about the 10 different world beers in my fridge right now, I present to you my gift.

Two each of:

Hazed and Infused (Colorado)
Löwenbräu Original (Germany)
Boddingtons (England) — (a personal favorite – it finishes the brewing process in your glass)
Pilsner Urquel (Czech Republic) — (another personal favorite – they have this on tap at The Tavern in St. Cloud)
Warsteiner (Germany)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Widmer Bros. Hefewiezen (Oregon)
Point Honey Light (Wisconsin)
Orval (Belgium) — (a beer brewed in an actual monastery by actual trappist monks – very cool)

and one each of:

Ayinger Octoberfest (Germany) — (it’s a 1 pint, 1 oz. bottle)
Ménage à Trois wine

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So much for light beer, eh?

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2 Responses to “So much for light beer”

  1. wick on October 20th, 2005 948 pm

    Any article about beer is a good article, salute! Boy do I remember those Pilsner Urquels at the tavern, even though I shouldn’t after all I poured down my throat. I think above all, the Tavern on Germain remains my most cherished bar in St. Cloud. #1 reason of course being the Pilsner, and the fact that you can take your time to actually enjoy it. Depending on the time of day, there are very few bars in St. Cloud where you are welcome to savor a beer. Those are some strong words for a beer drinking town, but case in point, I will distinguish a differnce between the Apple Bee’s and TGIF of S.C. with downtown, Granite City excluded, although on the border line. Speaking only of which of downtown, few bars are open in the day time when I usually would like a beer, I’ll emphasize “a” to hide my raging alchoholism. The only two places downtown where you can treat yourself to a beer with out being molested by St. Cloud Super Man would be the Tavern or that place that J.Scott sings at on Wed. Nights next to Taco Johns. Those are the only places I have savored a beer and enjoyed it during a mid day break.

  2. Corey Vilhauer on October 20th, 2005 1153 pm

    Heh. The Tavern is not only the best bar in St. Cloud, but it’s the only one in town with Boddington’s, and it’s also the only one in town with a giant (and strikingly beautiful) tin Grain Belt sign adorning the wall. In fact, if you look at the picture that’s linked in the post (click on The Tavern in St. Cloud if anyone is curious) you’ll see the table that Kerrie and I (and Doug, or some friends from Baker’s Craft and Hobby) would sit and drink our sorrowed sorrows away.

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