Since this life is no more than an evanescent point of time, I find it incomprehensible that the state of unending bliss and glory does not begin at once.
Lots of brewers make holiday beers, most commonly (only?) Christmas ales. Why not expand, though, to other areas? Belgian brewers, for instance, could make a special Halloween lambic, flavored with a nut popular throughout Asia: a betel geuze.
Comments
on 2006-11-10 22:21:25.0, rone commented:
You are, as ever, a horrible person.
and, further, on 2006-11-10 23:24:38.0, Shawn commented:
Micah found some damned Halloween beer at trader joe's. Didn't he tell you about it?
And I once brewed a "Hooray, I'm terrible at brewing beer" Day beer.
It was terrible.
and, further, on 2006-11-10 23:30:33.0, ben wolfson commented:
Micah only ever talks to me to demand that I help him carry food around.
and, further, on 2006-11-11 8:51:50.0, My Alter Ego commented:
Maybe Stella Artois could make a betel geuze.
and, further, on 2006-11-11 15:21:11.0, m. leblanc commented:
Dogfish Head makes a pumpkin ale (called, I believe, "punkin"). I think that qualifies as Halloween beer, or, at least, seasonal-holiday-like.
and, further, on 2006-11-11 15:22:01.0, m. leblanc commented:
And it tastes good.
and, further, on 2006-11-11 18:09:57.0, ben wolfson commented:
This post was not actually a cry for Halloween beers.
and, further, on 2006-11-12 6:35:54.0, The Modesto Kid commented:
Lots of brewers make pumpkin ales, M. Leblanc, and it's a good thing too. No need to demean the proud pumpkin ale by associating it with the crassness of Hallowe'en (or with Ben's).
and, further, on 2006-11-12 13:04:39.0, bitchphd commented:
I was going to say that there are plenty of October beers, and not all are for Halloween, either. Ever heard of Oktoberfest?
And really, aren't summer beers holiday beers? Summer is a three-month holiday, damnit. I heart summer.
I have a bottle of framboise in the fridge. Maybe I should drink it.
and, further, on 2006-11-13 20:21:53.0, danthelawyer commented:
I thought we were going to talk about Christmas Ales, and how there should be Hannukah beers. There is, as I'm sure you know, already a He'Brew.
and, further, on 2006-11-13 22:55:40.0, ben wolfson commented:
Yeah, I read an article about that when I was in 10th grade, actually. Some place was making Black & Tans with it and calling them Sammy Davis, Jr.s.
and, further, on 2006-11-14 22:12:24.0, Craig commented:
Betel is more of an African thing, really.
and, further, on 2006-11-15 12:15:26.0, ben wolfson commented:
Wikipedia sez "Chewing betel nuts is an important and popular cultural activity in many Asian countries." and it's always right.
and, further, on 2006-11-15 20:13:18.0, teofilo commented:
Except about chickens.
and, further, on 2006-11-15 23:46:58.0, ben wolfson commented:
Yeah, but everyone already knows everything they might want to know about chickens (as is well known).
and, further, on 2006-11-17 6:54:43.0, Nakku commented:
Betel certainly is (or used to be) a big thing in most parts of SEAsia I've been to. So I declare Ben's abominable pun to be anecdotally correct.
and, further, on 2006-11-18 18:33:57.0, The Modesto Kid commented:
I'm pretty sure betel nut is illegal in the US. So that might interfere with our marketing plans. Betel leaves are easy to find and fun to cook with but I can only imagine them making beer taste nasty.
and, further, on 2006-11-18 22:43:30.0, teofilo commented:
This post was not actually a proposal for a new beer.