Somebody probably collects coasters. Even the paper ones at bars are probably something someone collects. I see that as being a less reasonable collection than mine of VHS tapes, but not everyone does, I'm sure. Maybe most people don't. Anyway, I have a few of them myself. They're really all I have for use as coasters, those paper bar mats. There are those and junk mail envelopes, which actually are very useful in the sense that they keep condensation off the table and have space for at least two glasses.
They all are decorated with beer brands. I link a lot of them promote Bud Lite. Bud Lite is pretty good, actually. They put out a lot of paper beer coasters, they make great commercials, and they're at the vanguard of beer can innovation. It's just that they make lousy beer. Maybe that's not fair. It's acceptable beer, provided you've had a shot at better beer before that. I certainly would not refuse a can of it.
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Thursday, April 9, 2009
On Beer
When I got to be old enough to drink, I took a real interest in beer. I was briefly interested in hard liquor at one time, but mainly it's just been beer. I've never really had an interest in wine. I was told by my dentist that it was a bad idea to drink red wine. Perhaps I might try white wine.
I believe the first case of beer I bought was Miller High Life. Must have been the Errol Morris commercials working on me. I made a habit of buying something different. I never have been one for the domestic big time beers, so it was mainly imports and microbrews. That changed when I got to college, when it was pretty much all PBR.
I'd say that my favorites over the five years that I've been old enough to drink have been as follows: My favorite has to be Fat Tire. After that, I would say Modelo and its dark version, Negro Modelo. Fat Tire is just the best-tasting thing out there. The Modelos are great, and come in an awesome bottle. Guinness is an iconic beer, and is something special on tap. I liked Rolling Rock until they sold out. Currently, is Cerveza Caguama, a fine product of El Salvador. I gather there are many Salvadorans in the LA area, but I imagine it's all Mexicans to most people.
My drinking habits are on a modest scale. At the most, I'll have a beer a day, possibly skipping sometimes. That can change a little when the booze is free. Even then, I try to restrain myself. Drinking very much leads to drunkeness, which has obvious consequences. I tend to get to feeling sick if I have very much at all.
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I believe the first case of beer I bought was Miller High Life. Must have been the Errol Morris commercials working on me. I made a habit of buying something different. I never have been one for the domestic big time beers, so it was mainly imports and microbrews. That changed when I got to college, when it was pretty much all PBR.
I'd say that my favorites over the five years that I've been old enough to drink have been as follows: My favorite has to be Fat Tire. After that, I would say Modelo and its dark version, Negro Modelo. Fat Tire is just the best-tasting thing out there. The Modelos are great, and come in an awesome bottle. Guinness is an iconic beer, and is something special on tap. I liked Rolling Rock until they sold out. Currently, is Cerveza Caguama, a fine product of El Salvador. I gather there are many Salvadorans in the LA area, but I imagine it's all Mexicans to most people.
My drinking habits are on a modest scale. At the most, I'll have a beer a day, possibly skipping sometimes. That can change a little when the booze is free. Even then, I try to restrain myself. Drinking very much leads to drunkeness, which has obvious consequences. I tend to get to feeling sick if I have very much at all.