First stop? Stub and Herbs to meet the "ordinary guys brewing extraordinary beer" of Fulton Beer. The guys who founded and run the brewery are just two years older than us and made us feel like we might actually have a shot at starting our our own brewery some day (our not so secret dream). While we sat there enjoying our flight of local beers (and enjoy them we did) a slightly awkward guy (I seem to to be a magnet for these people) came and stood at our table.
And stood there. And stood there. And stood there. Didn't say hi. Didn't say anything, actually. Just stood there listening to our conversation until he finally piped up after about 5 minutes of awkwardly standing there. "Those are very little glasses. Are they for smurfs?"We paused and looked at each other, assessing who could keep their laughter under control enough to answer. "Well, they sure could be."
He stared at them appraisingly. "What's in them? Wine?"
We gasped. Oh dear. Wine? At Craft Beer Week? Even just the thought of it is close to sacrilege. Poor guy had no idea.
Other highlights of the week included a mini pub-crawl, Heggies pizza, tasting yummy, special Surly brews exclusive to passport holders, and learning the difference between a regular and dry hopped cask of IPA (in case you were wondering, the dry hopped one has much more deliciousness involved.)
It was like Christmas in springtime and I can't wait 'till next year.
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You've given serious thought to opening a brewery? I've often thought it would be an excellent business, but the market does seem to be getting crowded lately. I think by the time I would have enough capital to do it, it will be too late. Time will tell...
Also, Breaking News: Pretty Girl is 'Magnet' for Awkward Guys. It's like I'm writing for the Onion, here.
Yes! We've given it LOTS of serious thought. The plan is to get a home brewery kit and start trying it out in my basement sooner rather than later.
Also, don't get snotty with me, Mr. Onion Headlines. :P
Oooh, homebrew sounds like a brilliant idea. Especially now that you can sell out of your basement, that could scale up quite smoothly.
I think I've met that guy!
I wouldn't be surprised...I think we've all met that guy a few times.
That's SUPER funny of the awkward guy. Would you rather attract the awkward guys like you do, or the OLD MEN like I do?
If you lived in town and we got to hang out more I bet we'd get awkward old men!
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