Oh shit I never would have given that a second glance. We have a Clown Shoes shelf in my go-to store. I'll check it out.
In my limited experience, the microbreweries that I see the most often at my friends' "weird beer" parties tend to just make every fucking thing into an IPA. Pilsner? HOP IT UP. Stout? ADD HOPS. Chocolate Milk? WE FUCKING FILLED IT WITH SAUVIN AND GLACIER HOPS.
Founder's "Dirty Bastard" is also a solid Wee Heavy. "Backwoods Bastard" is the same beer aged in bourbon barrels, and is pretty much the best thing ever.
I'll drink all your IPA's. They're popular, breweries will keep making them. Speaking with some bartenders at bars with lots of IPA's on tap often say that the margins they make on the IPA taps let them put other more unique/niche beers on that they make break even or lose money on. So bring them on.
Yeah admittedly I don't have a ton of experience with it, but day drinking just gives me a short window of elevated mood and lowered inhibitions followed by looming coma and low grade headaches.
I can piledrive any amount of food all day long, but 2 beers before sunset and I'm garbage on a plate.
we used to have liquor lunches here (until the born-again new ceo put the kibosh on it). the two occasions i imbibed had me totally useless for the rest of the afternoon.
hell, we can't even bring unopened liquor on the premises any longer.
I would occasionally have wine with lunch - or at an afternoon meeting - at both of my major employers in Portland. Since moving back to TN, I've either worked at government agencies, healthcare providers, or non-profits, all of which frown on day drinking. But yeah, these days I'm useless after a glass of wine so it's probably a good thing.
an ultra Christian manager here managed to use a slight rules change to convince everyone who worked in the offices at my job that there was absolutely no drinking during the day. it worked for 2 years after she quit. evidently, gullible is not in our dictionary. when we finally found out it was BS we promptly went out for wine/beer lunch at the brewery across the street.
There have definitely been times - especially lately - where I am sorely tempted to have a drink at lunch. I guess the fact that I work at a non-profit Christ-centered drug & alcohol treatment facility has more power over me than my own will. :)
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an ultra Christian manager here managed to use a slight rules change to convince everyone who worked in the offices at my job that there was absolutely no drinking during the day. it worked for 2 years after she quit. evidently, gullible is not in our dictionary. when we finally found out it was BS we promptly went out for wine/beer lunch at the brewery across the street.