Last night was Pint Nite, and since the Ghost River beer distributor stuck money in my Buy-Paul-a-Beer.net account, I was pretty much obligated to take a break from my usual Dos Equis Special Lager and try Ghost River’s beers. I tried the Glacial Pale Ale and the Brown Ale. They also have a Hefe but were out of it.
The main comment I have about these two beers is how fresh they tasted. Friends of mine have toured the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, and at the end of the tour have sampled fresh batches of the beer. (John D: “WHAAAAAA? They give you free samples of Bud Light? Paul, let’s get the gang together and take a field trip to St. Louis!”) “It’s entirely different than drinking it out of a can or bottle that’s been on the shelf for a month,” they’ve told me. “So fresh and crisp and new.” That’s how the Ghost River beers were last night… the Brown Ale in particular. Usually I avoid brown ales at the Saucer… they’re just really boring beers to me. But, after some coaxing, I tried the Ghost River Brown, and it tasted like it had just been born. The Pale Ale was good too, crisp and about medium hoppiness. I recommend both of them. Can’t wait to try the Hefe, as Paulaner Hefe-Weizen is one of my favorites at the Saucer and I want to see how the Ghost River version stacks up against it.
I couldn’t get my laptop to connect to the Saucer’s router, so I had to do a venue change to Big Foot so I could mooch off their neighbor who has an unsecured wireless network. While there I had an idea… do you ever get change at a store or restaurant, and you look at it and one of the quarters looks funny, and you realize they gave you a CANADIAN quarter? It happens more than you think. Over the past couple of years I bet I’ve picked up $2-3 in Canadian change, perhaps not surprising, this being a tourist city and all.
So, what to do with that change? I could give it to a bum, but he’d probably turn around and try to sell it to wannabe coin collectors at a premium. So, I got a better idea… why not use the Canadian money to tip the bartender next time you’re at a Canadian-themed bar? I’m sure Meghan at Big Foot Lodge would be delighted to receive your Canadian money as her tip. (You still have to pay American for your tab though.) See, this blog is full of helpful ideas!
All right, time for another exciting day at work. Back at lunchtime if I find any news to report between now and then.