Don’t Self-Pour One For Your Mom
and the ultimate 19th hole
Welcome to Drinking & Thinking! Make some time for yourself to relax and watch the sky at dusk this week. I stand in the middle of my street with a beer in my hand and take the above shot often - I’m sure my neighbors like to talk about me.
Golf and Get Ripped!
I think it’s very rad that Tree House bought a golf course. I sure would love to spend a weekend there, golfing and drinking high-level indie beer.
But I also worry one day people will say “You know, it was that moment they bought a golf course. They overextended and it was over after that.”
But really, as long as they watch out for gophers and have a mini keg in the golf bags, they should do fine:
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Drinking Digest: Self-Pour Systems Are Now Totally Lame To Me
I ventured to a new spot in my neighborhood, Blast & Brews. They serve quick-fire pizzas with beer (and wine I guess). The beer side has a decent selection - for a place meant for everyone, not just beer geeks.
They use the self-pour system.
I have always defended it as being a fun thing for peeps and a good way to try a lot of different beers. But the down side is, this particular system, it was pouring more foam than beer and you can’t flush it out and pour a good beer like a tender can, because you’re paying for every second that tap is open. Plus, it’s not the most sanitary of things sticking your glass where every other dope is too.
So I guess it was fun while it lasted for me.
Links To Beer
Shout out and CHEERS to all the medal winners at World Beer Cup. Looks like SO-Cal cleaned up, as they do.
A new Vinepair story by @AshleyEliot & @CourtIseman takes the temperature of beerfest safety as we enter into that season, post-Covid & the Reckoning.
This is really cool what Missouri brewer, Main & Mill Brewing, is doing with this beer series:
Music To Beer With
There is new Built To Spill music coming out and it sounds good so far:
And the Isle Of White band, Wet Leg, is getting pretty popular and have new stuff too:
Happy Mother’s Day, Everyone!
It has been great spending time with you here in your inbox. Thanks for the read, please share if you can, and have a great time with your beers!
-Mikey
Peace ✌️ Beer 🍻 & Metal 🤘