Ok, so around here beer is kind of a waste of time. Not many of us are beer drinkers, and if we do drink it, generally we’re a bit picky.
Now, I’ve been through the college “beer stage”. That is to say, all parties attended in college only served super crappy beer and horrible bottom shelf alcohols. The beer always caused instant gutrot, and generally made you sick because you attempted to drink a TON in order to even remotely get a buzz off it. (Bad idea. Quantity vs Quality folks. Seriously, always go for quality…)
The college budget really doesn’t allow for experimenting and branching out into other types of beer. You can only afford the cheap shit, so that’s what you get stuck with. This causes a horrible effect, which ends up one of two ways. Either you continue to drink shitty beer for the rest of your life or you end up hating the taste of beer and never give it another chance after college. If I tried new beers today, I might actually like them. In fact, there are a few out there that I don’t really mind that are still pretty cheap and aren’t watered the fuck down.
However, I still maintain that I’d rather drink other things versus beer. It’s… ok, but not my favorite by far. However, there are times when a beer is just the perfect drink. Last night I happened to head out to a bar for drinks with a friend. We figured we’d get out of the house, grab a beer, and catch up. We also ended up getting some food, seeing as how neither of us had eaten dinner. (See? TDA Rules being followed there. Don’t drink on an empty stomach. 😀 ) Cheap beer really does go with cheeseburgers, onion rings, and fries. You get that wonderful bar greased burger, deep fried goodness, and something cold to wash it down. We even got a pitcher so we could just keep pouring. It was fantastic.
So, for a random night, cheers to cheap beer for aiding in a relaxing evening out.