Shiner Blond no longer Number One
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Well, I’ve been in and out of the new apartment for about a week now. Budgeting for food has been easier than I’d anticipated, and I’m not spending a whole hell of a lot on beer. I got one 6-pack last week - it was Shiner Blond. My once favorite beer. The Bock they make was a bit too harsh for my tastes when I first tasted the blond on a tour of the brewery. But, it has since become my favorite (the bock, that is).
Well, I got this 6-pack of Blond, remembering it as my favorite, and was disappointed to find it a weak pilsner. Now, perhaps my love of pilsners has just waned, but it really did taste like the kind of baby-bottle swill that Scott Sigler would enjoy. Oh well, no worries. I’ll pick up some Bock with my next paycheck.
This reminds me of parties I used to throw with the sole purpose of stocking my fridge. “Everybody bring a 6-pack of something, and I’ll make a bunch of food.” For the most part, everyone accepted this as their “contribution for admission”. they bring $7.00 worth of beer, I make $20.00 worth of food - we all come out ahead. Sure, there was the occasional clueless one or two who’d try to take their left overs home, or worse, fill the empty slots in their pack with other peoples’ leftovers. But, they were almost never invited a second time.
