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sachem_head

Hi Neighbor!

Jul 10, 2009 11:48

I think I have a new beer crush. On my trips to Ryan & Casey's, I've discovered that if I walk on past the glass cabinets of $8/six pack microbrew beers, over to where the domestics are, I can pick up a six pack of Naragansett tall boys in a can for $6.39. Not only is it down in the $6 range (Ryan & Casey's includes the 5 cent bottle deposit in ( Read more... )

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pkhentz July 10 2009, 17:04:02 UTC

Nice. I am in complete beer withdrawal here in New York. The prices are so high, and there just doesn't seem to be anything worth the expense. Here in the Bronx it's even more bleak. The Mexican imports are reasonable, but there's nary a whiff of a microbrew. I am looking forward to the Beer Store in Canada. The Iron Duke has been calling to me...

sachem_head July 10 2009, 20:13:27 UTC

It's not the Beer Store you should be looking forward to, but the Duty Free! I plan to stop to buy a case.

pkhentz July 10 2009, 22:54:00 UTC

But the Duty Free doesn't have the handy little roller-conveyors! You are right, though, I should stop at the Duty Free, as well.

sachem_head July 11 2009, 12:40:34 UTC

Remember Thirdly's phone conversation with the guy at the Beer Store? He was sure he had been overcharged; the guy said, "Where are you from?"; littlevisigoth said, "Texas"; and the guy said, "Beer's just that expensive here."

Shiner? anonymous July 13 2009, 18:42:50 UTC

Now hold on just a minute, reverend. Like Shiner Bock for New England?!? Them's almost fightin' words! Now, granted, the whole entourage was indeed part of the mix on July 4. Those were some mighty tasty hot dogs, as well. And Naragansett goes down easy, especially with the cachet of being the beer of choice of certain fishing boat captains in Jaws. But Shiner? How thou dost trample in the holy places, O Sachem Head!! Shiner is second only to Guinness, no mere regional tipple! Clearly, further testing is required.
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Re: Shiner? sachem_head July 13 2009, 19:25:18 UTC

I think that Shiner and Narragansett share a certain regional concentration. When I think Shiner, I think Texas. When I'm in Texas, I drink Shiner. I think Narragansett is going for that same "regional brewery" market. It's not a "micro" -- that's part of the distinction. It's like Genessee in upstate New York (this is not an assertion of taste, mind you), or Yuengling in Pennsylvania.

I hope that explanation takes the fight out of my words, because no fight was meant. (Now, if you want to start talking hot sauces...)