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Beer
We always seem to talk beer at family gatherings, it all comes down to that beautiful, golden nectar: This goes out to Al, Homer and company give you the beer song:
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Gotta Have Heart
If you check out Neighborhood of fear, you'll see some really cool retro commercials too, including this one from Molson Light. Check out the old style short neck bottles, they should bring those back. This is one of the catchiest beer jingles of all time.Category: Beer | Television
Budweiser Can Not Be Sold
The problem with InBev trying to buy Budweiser is that not only should Budweiser always be an American company, but it would be devastating to have to say that America's number one beer is owned by Begium/Brazil.
I don't drink Budweiser or any of the Budweiser product line (Im a Molson/Guiness guy myself) but there is still some tradition that has to remain intact here.
That all said, if InBev buys Budweiser, they would almost certainly have a monopoly on the beer market all over the world. They already have close to 200 brands under their name including: All the Labatt's products, Kokanee, Bass Ale, Lakeport, and St. Pauli Girl just to name the more familiar names on the list.
Budweiser currenty has products besides their own name that includes: Michelob, Busch, Natural, Rolling Rock and O'Douls N/A beer. There is just something really wrong about another company from outside the US calling the shots at an American Institution.
I also remember when Labatt owned the Toronto Blue Jays and life was good, then Interbrew who was later combined with AmBev and InBev bought Labatts and thus the team. I remember that money for the Jays declined from Interbrew after their purchase of Labatts. If you are a St. Louis Cardinals fan, I would be very worried. Life for Jays fans got a little less interesting after that take over of Labatts.
Rising Costs
Every thing is going up in price, gas, food, healthcare, and as I had known already but my friend Hank re-introduced me to it, beer.
SAY IT AIN"T SO MAN!
Of all the things, we need beer to drown our worries away in more than ever now but because the price of barley and hops are going up so is the price of that sweet, yummy, golden nectar, or blackened nectar depending on your beverage of choice.
So, Im stocking up now while the price is low and to avoid a beer shortage! DOOH!
Pond Hockey
I didn't go because I was at my swim meet coaching, but from all accounts this was a success. I like the idea of outdoor hockey any where and it doesn't have to be of the NHL variety.
If this is turning into an annual event I will make it a point to be there every year from now on. How great is it to be outdoors in mid-winter on a day as beautiful as Saturday playing a sport as great as hockey.
For those who attended, the NHL didn't matter. All that mattered was playing hockey on an outdoor rink for FUN. No millionaires, no pressure, no worries of winning or losing and playing on nature's ice.
What a great idea and I hope its an every year thing, especially since Labatts is not a part of the Buffalo family.
Beer Me
Its been awhile since I posted this one, over the weekend in Pittsburgh I had quite a few of these on Saturday night. Its been awhile since I even drank.
I haven't had Blue in a while, honestly I got sick of it and haven't had any for a long while, to the point where I would go out of my way not to drink it, but Saturday night they were going down quite nicely. Must have been the watered down version down there. I like Labatt's but I like Canadian better. Saturday though they didn't have Canadian so I had to make it work.
I think Labatt's and Canadian are even again. I actually enjoyed the Blue if only for Saturday night.
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Beer Me
I haven't consumed much lately, been too busy with school and work. However, I did have two shots the other night when myself and two of my co-workers went out after work last Friday. I won't bore you with the typical beer talk because I drank what I already introduced as my favorite beer as Molson Canadian.
I had two shots of Peach and Crown. A shot of Crown topped off with a bit of Peach Schnapps. The Peach takes the sting out of the Crown. A perfect shot because Im not a big shot guy. Im 99.9% beer. So the next time you are out, try a peach and Crown it really hits the spot!
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Beer Me
Ahhh from politics that piss me off to beer, sweet suculant beer....mmmmmmmm.
I was introduced to Beamish Irish Stout over the summer and let me tell you, I like it more than Guiness. Real smooth and has a lot of the same characteristics as a nice Guiness but it has a little nicer after taste that actually was a little on the sweet side.
I really liked this beer. I haven't had any since but my mind has been on it lately. It may land in my hands over the next few weeks.
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Pumpkin Beer
I am sitting down right now with a fresh just opened Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale. Its a darker beer, amber in color and has a pumpkin spice flavor that hits as it goes down.
Not bad, a bit of sweetness that makes it a pleasantly good beer. I may have to add this one to my fall favorites. May have to introduce this one to the Thanksgiving day table this year.
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