Just for fun

Dick Cheney Endorses Arrogant Bastard Ale (it’s all in the picture, give it a click).

Will this help or hurt sales?

(One reader commented: “This is genuinely unfair to Arrogant Bastard Ale, which is a high quality product, unlike Cheney.”)

The Daily Record in Jacksonville, Fla., reports: “In an effort to capitalize on its newest public building and the amount of meeting space available, the City is considering allowing the sale or consumption of beer and wine in the new Main Library.”

This would bring new meaning to the concept of being “carded.”

Waiter Rant “reveals” what your drink says about you and takes no prisoners.

Of course we have to point to the beer entry: “Blue collar, simple, and an old standby. (I think a girl wearing a t-shirt and jeans while drinking a good ‘ol Bud is very sexy.)”

A few more:

Chardonnay – You know what you like. Boring. Predictable. The Missionary Position of White Wine.

Sour Apple Martini – You have a sense of fun but overindulgence might cause dancing on tables and bad karaoke singing. (Beth?)

Campari and Soda – You’re a gourmand. A good aperitif. A bitter drink for bitter people.

Champagne – You’re reserved, classy, or a stripper.

And then there is one of the comments: “Not subidviding “Beer” is somewhat like not distinguishing between wines. Someone drinking Budlight isn’t THAT similar to someone drinking microbrews.”

Amen.

We learned long ago that the best time to buy beer at our local Oktoberfest is when the St. Pauli Girl shows up to sign posters – because that’s where the line will be.

So as a public service announcement we offer this: To mark the annual selection of a new St. Pauli Girl the brewing company will give away 400 free posters each day on the brand’s website. Additionally, from March through May, another 40 free posters will be given away each day to consumers on a first-come, first-served basis. And, a downloadable version will be available on the St. Pauli Girl Beer website as a screensaver.

By the way, Brittany Evans is model chosen to adorn the 2006 poster and represent the brand throught the year.

Expect to hear a lot of Iron City beer in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.

Already, lots of Iron City beer cans are available on eBay. You can find those commemorating the great Steelers teams of the 1970s or with pictures of various Steelers that made the Hall of Fame.

The Philadelphia Weekly says: “Move over, Pabst Blue Ribbon. You’re no longer the hipster beer. That honor now goes to St. Pauli Girl beer.”

Now you know.

The Publican in Britain asked a variety of beer types what beer they’d serve with a Christmas turkey. We particularly like the reply from Ben McFarland (beer writer of the year):

At Christmas, you need a beer that copes with every potentially disastrous gastronomic eventuality. If the turkey ends up drier than a pensioner’s elbow, if the sprouts resemble charcoal and if you set fire to the pub using too much cheap brandy on the Christmas pudding, then a refreshing, thirst-quenching lager is the first thing your parched palate will be wanting in its Christmas stocking.

I suggest a dainty lager called Lapin Kulta. Brewed by female brewers in the upper reaches of Lapland, Lapin Kulta is Santa’s local beer and is perfect for drinking after a hard day harrying elves, gift-wrapping and putting up with spoilt little eight-year-olds. It’s also a festive alternative to the chewy charms of the full-bodied Christmas ales so often sipped at this time of the year.

What beer do you suppose he’d suggest drinking along with the movie Bad Santa?

The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that shareholders and employees of Summit Brewing Co., who get two free cases of beer each month, will be taxed for the beer beginning in 2006.