I do. My Dad had an old Hotpoint fridge in the garage that sported a Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull belt buckle screwed to the front. Below it was stenciled "Dad's Medicine Chest".
Yes...he pounded a fair amount of beer in his day.
Posted on 09/11/2013 2:30:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
When it's time for a beer, you probably have a few classic go-to brews. Rev up your tastebuds, because these offbeat beers are nothing like that.
Some pack an entire meal's flavors in a can or bottle; some are Fear Factor-level weird for consumption. But if you're in the mood to reconsider your old standbys, these adventurous brews offer an altogether unique experience.
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Step away from the Bud Light, people. These suds are definitely not run-of-the-mill.
1. Avocado Ale by Angel City Brewery
Among other guacamole-inspired ingredients, this beer contains avocado and cilantro.
While the drink was invented for the Avocado Festival, this isn't the brewery's first foray into experimental brews. They've also dabbled in au jus-inspired beer and dill pickle-flavored beer.
2. Oyster Stout by 21st Amendment Brewery
Oyster-stout Brewed with Hog Island Sweetwater oyster shells, this stout promises a "silky, salty finish." Hopefully, unlike the name, you'll never be marooned on Hog Island.
IMAGE: 21ST AMENDMENT BREWERY 3. Coconut Curry Hefeweizen by New Belgium Brewing
Coconut-curry-beer Undoubtedly, there's a lot going on in this beer -- and you'll probably still crave curry afterward.
The beverage is flavored with coconut, cayenne, cinnamon, coriander, fenugreek seed, ginger root, kaffir and lime leaf, with a hint of banana from the hefe yeast in which it's brewed.
IMAGE: NEW BELGIUM BREWING 4. Spirulina Wit Beer by Free Tail Brewing Co.
Spirulina-beer Yes, this beer is actually green, but it's still beer. And we're not talking Bud Light St. Patrick's Day food-coloring green either.
The fact that it's brewed with blue-green algae doesn't quite make it healthy. (Sorry.)
IMAGE: FREE TAIL BREWING CO. 5. Kelpie Seaweed Ale by Williams Bros Brew
Kelpie-seaweed-ale Kelpie Seaweed Ale is supposed to recapture the taste of traditional beers brewed in Scottish coastal alehouses. To do so, bladderwrack seaweed is mashed in with malted and roasted barley.
IMAGE: WILLIAM BROS BREW 6. Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout by Wynkoop Brewing Company
Rocky-mt-oyster-stout-can-glass We're not repeating beers. While this brew goes by the name "oyster stout," it's actually brewed with something stranger: bull testicles.
Maybe just pretend you're on an episode of Fear Factor when drinking?
IMAGE: WYNKOOP BREWING COMPANY 7. Bacon Maple Ale by Rogue Ales
Bacon-maple-ale Rogue Ales collaborated with Portland fixture Voodoo Doughnuts to create this bacon maple doughnut-inspired beer, brewed from bacon and maple syrup.
IMAGE: MADE IN OREGON ROGUE ALES 8. Pizza Beer by Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer
Mamma-mia-pizza-beer Brewed with basil, oregano, tomato, garlic and, of course, pizza crust, this pizza-flavored beer considers itself the "World's First Culinary Beer."
We consider it one step closer to Willy Wonka's three-course meal gum becoming a reality.
I'll try to affect a proper Aussie accent here to relate one of my favorite jokes;
How ees Budwhyzah loik miking love in a canoe?
Eet's fu**ing close to wootah.
I do. My Dad had an old Hotpoint fridge in the garage that sported a Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull belt buckle screwed to the front. Below it was stenciled "Dad's Medicine Chest".
Yes...he pounded a fair amount of beer in his day.
Ahh...lass...I met a Murphy's Girl one night in Cork Ireland and I won't drink a Guinness to this day if I can help it.
She was in a small bar down the street from the Cork Opera House (down in the corner as you walk away from the river Lee, if you've been there). She was wearing a skin tight black T-shirt, tight jeans and was passing out free chits for Murphy's. I tried one after chatting her up and...holy good gravy...it was divine. A bit...just a bit...more hoppy than Guinness.
I have found it on draft here in MA. Most noteably at John Stone's Inn in Ashland. So keep looking. It is out there and is getting popular.
Best 'cheap pilsner' I've ever had. $1.80 for a six pack at the base shopette in '93.
My favorite pilsner was
Well Boyo I was drinking Guiness for 2 days in Dublin with the in laws and then went down to Cork County where I was introduced to Murphy’s at a pub in Clonakilty. Also hoisted a few in Obrien’s in Sam’s Cross near Roscarberry where Mick Collins spent his last night. You could feel the ghosts sitting all around.
i think it's kind of interesting anyway...
Brilliant....if I had the talent, I’d write a poem about that. The image alone is priceless: a Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull belt buckle screwed to the door of the fridge in the garage!!!
And the stenciling just is icing on the cake!
Love it!
(And love that he chose Schlitz Malt Liquor! Not Bud light!)
Why is Budweiser considered the same thing as having sex in a canoe?
Because they are both "f***in' close to water"...
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