Today was a foggy dreary day. I decided to stop in at the Alpine Tap Room after work for a drink or five.
I was drinking Old Style from a can and talking about the Cubs with Gunner, Larry and Dean when the Coors Light truck arrived. Dean asked Matt the beer guy if he had anything for us. And young Matt came through big.
He brought us three bottles of the new flavors of Mike's Hard Lemonade. The new margarita line includes peach, classic margarita, and raspberry flavors. He also brought us Miller High Life koozies, Miller Light rings that light up, and Coors Light/bottle opener key chains. It was like getting a swag bag as a presenter at the Alcoholic Academy Awards.
We taste tested the Mike's. I felt the peach flavor had a body odor aftertaste. Dean dumped the peach out. Larry hated it, so he drank it first to get it out of the way.
We liked the margarita flavor just fine, but the raspberry was our favorite. It reminded Larry of Sun Country Wine Coolers. I thought it tasted like Zotz candy. Other than the fact that it was free, the best part of drinking sugary malt liquor drinks in the afternoon was it made me feel like spring is finally here.
To summarize, stopping for drinks after work is always a good idea; asking the beer guy for free stuff is always a good idea. Oh, and I'm back.
So glad you're back! What a great score, you can never have too many beer koozies. Okay, maybe you can.
ReplyDeleteaww. I miss the Alpine! I miss YOU! Glad to see your back. I can drink and read your blog and somehow feel a bit closer to DSM.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you can have too many beer koozies, unless they are the ones that look like ref's jerseys. Nobody should put clothes on their beer bottle.