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Well, I mean I've never been wealthy but I've run the range from upper middle class to dead broke and if I can extrapolate the data I would say that a predilect
by jarin 16y ago
Well, I mean I've never been wealthy but I've run the range from upper middle class to dead broke and if I can extrapolate the data I would say that a predilection for free beer is probably universal regardless of income or social status. It's the common thread that binds the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
- revorad 16y agoIt just tastes better.
- pistoriusp 16y agoNothing tastes better than a beer I earned with my own labour.
- eru 16y agoWe have free beer at the office. I'm not sure which category it falls under.
- officemonkey 16y agoLife is too short to drink crappy beer. I know I could buy a six pack for the amount of money I just spent on this "Rochefort 8", but the taste is worth every penny.
- liedra 16y agoThere's probably as much alcohol in your Rochefort 8 as there is in that entire six-pack too :-)
- revorad 16y agoLife is too short to drink crappy beer. Therefore, I live in England.
- look_lookatme 16y agoCarling?
- awj 16y agoLife is also too short to eat crappy food. I kid, I kid. I love in Portland, Oregon, and am jealous of your beers that are more than hops + alcohol.
- hopstar 16y agoThere's plenty of variety in Portland. There's the farmhouse inspired offerings from Upright, a wide range of sour beers from Cascade, all the quirky experiments coming out of Burnside Brewing, and the strong, complex, barrel-aged from Hair of the Dog. I'd wager that we have a greater diversity of beer being brewed in Portland than just about any other city on the planet.
- awj 16y agoDiversity? Maybe. Widely available diversity? No, not really. Going out to any random (non-brewery) bar, I see the same local breweries: Widmer, Deschutes, and Rogue. They all make rather hoppy beers (roughly in that order of increasing hoppiness). Plus, a lot of the smaller places follow the trend (e.g. Old Market in Multnomah Village). I will admit it's probably easier for me to find beer that makes me happy in Portland than in almost anywhere else I've been. Partially this is a indication of how little I've travelled, but it's also a testament to the variety you can find here.
- camiller 16y agoNothing tastes better than a beer I brewed with my own labor. Currently have a Dopplebock and a Belgian Pale Ale in the fermentors.
- steveplace 16y agoAnd that's why I'm creating "Ayn Rand IPA"
- evilduck 16y agoDisagree. Outside of a brewery itself, most free beer you encounter is the cheapest swill available.
- cjeane 16y agoAll of my free beers where either Open Bar selection or Draft Shiner. I guess my experience falls outside of 'most'.
- tibbon 16y agoMaybe I got lucky, but with my name on enough VIP lists I paid for maybe 3 drinks at SXSWi last year in total, and I was fairly plastered most evenings. I quickly found that 'limiting' myself to one drink per bar didn't help when bouncing between 12 bars a night. Ouch. I didn't touch alcohol for 45 days after SXSW.
- look_lookatme 16y agoOh good, here's "beer guy" talking about swill.
- anthonyb 16y agoIs that you Diogenes?
- zackattack 16y agoAll I know about Diogenes is that he lived in a trash can and told Alexander to move because he was blocking the sun. What's this story you're referring to?
- anthonyb 16y agoWhen Diogenes was asked which wine tasted the best, he replied: "That which belongs to another."
- klbarry 16y agoI know Alexander killed Diogenes in a drunken rage, but that's about it.
- aprrrr 16y agoYou may be thinking of Cleitus. The Diogenes and Alexander story usually ends with Alexander telling his entourage, "If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes."
- eftpotrm 16y agoSome guys like that bottled beer / Some like it in a can / Some say a keg's the best beer / For a real beer drinking man / Everyone has their favourite / But on one thing they agree / The greatest beer in all the world / Is the one you drink for free Free beer free beer / That's my favourite brand / If I didn't have to buy it / It's the best beer in the land / Warm flat funky / It don't matter to me / The greatest beer in this whole world / Is the one you buy for me