Category: Beer

Spring Beers Are Still Haunting Store Shelves

We always say it on the Perfect Pour, “Check your dates.”

A recent visit to the grocery store revealed a five-month-old six-pack of Firestone Walker “Hopnosis” IPA. Not even close to the worst beer date I have seen in the grocery store. But still.

Five months is too long for me anymore, if it is a hoppy beer. Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale is the only one I would buy at that date or later.

So really this is just a warning. I think there are a lot of early Spring released beers still on the shelf. So make sure to check. your. dates. ✌️🍻

Why Is the Yeti Brick Bottle Opener 50 Dollars!?

The Yeti bottle opener against a white backdrop
The Brick bottle opener from Yeti

It looks solid as all bomber opening fuck. I like it. I am a sucker for Yeti products – even though I can only afford their cups and have yet to be able to buy one of their kick ass coolers.

But why in the damn hell is the Yeti Brick bottle opener $50!?

There is no story for the bottle opener. No lifetime guarantee. No special limited series hand numbered run. No membership access to something else or discount on a cooler. Not jack fucking squat.

The reviews are in. They are not good. Funny sometimes, but not good:

If you could bring down the price, or maybe make it more collectable, I am here for you because it looks solid.

But your energy is totally “It is a bottle open. It is fifty bucks. We are Yeti so buy it, asshole.”

Normally I am totally here for you, Yeti, but not today. So go home with your $50 price tag.

BTW there is a $30 version of a Yeti bottle opener if you want to check that out.

There is also a wall mounted one for around $20 on Amazon.

And Then I Was Like “Oh FUCK, This Is A Black IPA”

I was saving one more beer in the fridge for tailgating the finale of Kenobi. A beer from There Does Not Exist. They make excellent beers, many being IPAs and Pales and such.

I am thinking I have a WCIPA waiting for me but it turns out:

“Vague Future” from There Does Not Exist Brewing

Yep. Black IPA.

I forgot I did this. In an effort to change up my routine I mixed a BIPA in there.

It’s fine. I am working through it. It is well made for the style. Just not what I was wanting.

Note to self: Don’t get cute. Just get more WCIPAs next time.

Pliny The Elder Gives A Better Buzz

Pliny The Elder Russian River IPA
Pliny The Elder from Russian River

I had a Pliny the other night and I started getting a little buzz, and like… it was nice.

Better than nice, actually. I really felt like it was different. The buzz was different. Slightly elevated.

It hit differently than a standard DIPA. The quality of buzz was just a little bit better.

Maybe that is my brain thinking it is better because it is a Russian River beer.

When you think about it though, does that make it any less real? If my brain feels the buzz is better because it is a higher quality beer, doesn’t that make it real?

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