So, I meant to go to Tony's big colLAboration but...apparently...the line was 1, too big and 2, the chick running the "get in booth" really didn't give me a good reason to wait around in line anyway. Something about not having enough glasses and too many people inside. When buckets of people were streaming out. Note to self--buy the glass before you go, it'll save you time and it's the same price anyway. If Tony's does something like this again next year, or soon, I'll have to buy the glass before hand. Being impatient the way I am, I decided standing in line wasn't for me, especially when it was going like Noah's Ark. In 2's, and extremely slow.
So, I ended up going to Champs, my "Uncle's" bar instead. First pint was a Sam Adam's Noble Pils, which from the last blog you can tell I'm already a huge fan of Sam's stuff. It's a light crisp easy to drink beer with an amazing aftertaste. Now, the bar was crowded, and full of "older people" but hey, you meet some pretty awesome people at Sport's Bars like Champs. Sure there's the obvious...Sports, element to the whole thing but if you can get past not being a huge sports fan (if you are, then this "seedy lookin" joint is right up your ally) and just want to enjoy a pint or shoot some pool, then go. Now it's not nearly as crowded as Tony's was this weekend, bright side, they've just got a liquor license that allows them to sell harder stuff, so if you're into White Russians while watching Hockey--it's again, for your benefit. Now, the second and third beers, pints--were basically free. However one has to remember I've known the owners since I was just two gametes, and we're more or less family, even if a drunken cyclist or two would dispute that. Now, on tap they have a pretty good selection of stuff. I had the Noble Pils (which I added green dye to on St. Patricks Day), a Bass Ale, and a Widemer bro's Heffe. They got the usual suspects too; Budwiser, Coors, Stella, New Castle, Guinness, Blue Moon, and so on and so forth. And beer's are generally inexpensive at Champs.
Bright side about the whole day, running into the guys who were ahead of us in line for the ColLAb at Champs just as we came wandering out of the bar. Who called to me from their car, "remember us?", and eventually names were exchanged and I even showed off my fancy "Champs" t-shirt. Gotta sport my loyalty, no pun intended. Nice thing about Champs is now they're bringing back "Trivia Night", which I believe is Sports related (that would be a definitive "duh" but don't quote me on it). So, if you're super crazy into Sports or you plan on watching Comedy Central's Norm MacDonald Sports--erm...whatever or you're just an average joe who knows a bit, go on Wednesday night next week.
So the only new beer I tried this week was Bass Ale, which has a bit of a spicy finish, but I have to say--I do like it, a lot. It's different. And the Heffe, which you all should know by now, I would never turn down a good Heffe. And with it heating up, I urge you all to stock a Heffeweizen or two, it's a great little summer beer.
Until next week beer fans!
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