Lack of Motivation Sucks!

I haven’t blogged in God knows how long—since March 23rd actually. Anyways…. It has been awhile since I’ve written anything because I have been lacking motivation in a lot of things. Except beer, ironically enough. Not the consumption of it, so don’t worry I’m not an alcoholic. I have started a trend for myself where I get a different beer each time I go out. My wife and I usually pick a place that will provide us options and we have found a few places that offer a wide variety. I’m like a kid in a candy shop when I see a lengthy beer list. My eyes dart all over the place. I don’t know where to start. I don’t mind if it is dark or light, hoppy or not—I want to try them all. My only hang up is fruity beers, or as Colin Farrell’s character in In Bruges calls them, gay beers. Regardless, even those can be delicious. A friend of ours got one that was Watermelon flavored. I kid you not; it tasted like a Watermelon Jolly Rancher. So far I have fallen in love with a few of my recent discoveries. Trois Pistoles, I tried it last year on my birthday and it is by far my current favorite. If you find it, try it. I stake my reputation on it. Another favorite is Delirium Tremens, which (I’m sure on purpose) is the name of the condition that occurs when alcoholism has reached the point of no-recovery. My wife got a semi-regular that I had never tried and I found it rather delicious—Smithwick’s—it was so creamy! I also tried a Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen and a Paulaner Hefeweizen. At first I didn’t enjoy the taste the cloves brought to the party by the Weihenstephaner, but it began to grow on me with the Paulaner. I also tried a dark ale called Arrogant Bastard Ale, it was heavy and probably wasn’t the best choice as a third beer and after I had close to half a pizza, but it was good nonetheless. I have also been passionate about starting my own microbrewery. I have compiled a list of 16 different beers that I want to brew, but I don’t have any of the equipment. Frankly, I don’t have the slightest clue about how to brew beer. Whatevs, I’ll figure it out. I just found out that a microbrewery opened up just a few streets away from where I live! I want to go, but it’s not open to the public. I would love to be able to learn from the guys and it sounds like they are pretty open about helping fellow microbrewers.

Stay tuned for more on my microbrewery. I almost have names and types for each of my 16 beers with potential flavors.