Nate's Beers #49 thru 53

Sorry I've been super lazy as of late. It just seems like I don't have the time to sit down and post about each and every beer. And quite frankly I'm running out of things to say about every different beer. So here's a quick recap of where I'm at...

Thursday, April 5th (Beer #49)
Last Thursday I went and had sushi with some friends. The normal place we go to just hired a new sushi chef and I was a little disappointed. It all tasted great, it just wasn't what I was expecting. But the sake bombs on the other hand, always good. I also drank some Kirin Ichiban but since I've already counted that I need something else for the day. So I fell back to the old reliable standby, Budweiser a.k.a. the King of Beers.

Friday, April 6th (Beer #50)
Friday I arrived home to notice that Dr. Bert was kind enough to go pick up some new brews. So I decided to try the Fiddler's Green Blonde. I had never heard of this brewery before and now I know why. It's not that the beer was bad, it just wasn't amazing. I think I may be turning into a beer snob.

Saturday, April 7th (Beer #51)
After a very nice day of disc golf I headed up to Longview to watch the UFC at Hewey's house. There were some great fights but I'm a little upset that St. Pierre got the shit kicked out of him. After the fights I enjoyed some Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale during a game of presidents and assholes (which I dominated like usual).

Sunday, April 8th (Beer #52)
Very Early Easter Sunday (1 AM) I enjoyed another of the Deschutes brews. This time I went with the Inversion IPA. It was pretty tasty but I was also pretty drunk at the time. Another tasting is definitely in order.

Monday, April 9th (Beer #53)
Last night I enjoyed some George Killian's Irish Red during a wiffleball game at Jones Field. It was some very good beer and the game wasn't half bad either.
Speaking of wiffleball (amazing huh?) I will be up in the Seattle area sometime in the second week of July for a wiffleball tourney. I'm thinking I may have to hook up with Dicko, the Goat and Trout for some Manny's. What do you guys say?

Catching up, again

Like AT said, its not an easy task to try and keep track of and post beers drank. Now that I have taken the time to create a spreadsheet, I think I can do better. So I had a chance to down a few this past couple weekends, including a trip to McMenamin's:

McMenamin's:
Hammerhead
Terminator
Ruby
Rubinator (1/2 Termy, 1/2 Ruby)

Others:
Henry's Organic Amber- not so good.
Mirror Pond- Yummy, as always.
Corona
Bud Light
Coors Light
Harp Irish Lager- always good.

So call me a slacker, but I am at 19. Since I have 12 mixed from taking 2nd place in the basketball pool and I have a week vacation at the end of the month, I'd like to get to 30 or 40 by May. That way I'm at least resepctable in this little contest.

And this little pic for your enjoyment:

Best Slogan Ever

First off, day 8 was a blur, including a Pyramid Snow Cap at the Blazer game, then a Mirror Pond at Nate's, then splitting 3 pitchers at McMenimans, Jetstream IPA, Ruby (already checked this one off, and will again tonight), and the Hillsdale Porter, then finishing off the night (read, morning) with a Great White from Lost Coast Brewing. All in all, a great night.

But searching for more beers for the list made me realize that I did not yet have
Pabst Brewing on the list, which has been fixed, but I found that Pabst brews all kinds of beers we can't get around here. Road trips may be in my future. That or the lazier way of ordering online. But I found the BEST SLOGAN EVER under Schaefer beer (which is cool cause that is my Grandpa's family name).

"Get your hands on an ice-cold Schaefer and you’ll know why America’s oldest lager is still going strong. Established in New York, New York by Frederick Schaefer in 1842, Schaefer Beer remains proudly brewed in the United States of America and consistently lives up to its famous slogan, “The one beer to have when you’re having more than one.”

We used to drink this on raft trip, and it was actually ONE of the beers to have when you're having more than one, but not THE ONE. Busch Light, Keystone, Olympia, PBR, and a few others were actually the beers to have when we were having more than one, but hey, it takes balls to say you are the best beer to get shitfaced on. Cheers.

edit: Then I found this slogan for Champale, which makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little. Of course I will try to find this and try it, but still, a little breakfast just came up.

What looks like Champagne, and tastes like champagne, yet isn't champagne? If you answered Champale, you're right. It even pours like Champagne. Pale, bubbly and festive. Elegant and sparkling, this fine malt beverage tempts your tastes with four delicious flavors: Golden, Pink, Dry and Red Berry.