tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post2044184752467669474..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Oh, NOES!Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-52423920867178174212013-04-13T11:58:56.227-06:002013-04-13T11:58:56.227-06:00Never went there, Virgil. Pubs WERE quite pricy, ...Never went there, Virgil. Pubs WERE quite pricy, weren't they?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-3321581605288002132013-04-13T11:54:31.447-06:002013-04-13T11:54:31.447-06:00Speaking of getting used to drinking "warm&qu...Speaking of getting used to drinking "warm" British beer, Buck, did you ever try another British standard, room-temp Brandy & Soda? I got mildly hooked on the stuff myself for a time as it was the cheapest way to get a hard-liquor buzz on in a pub, lol.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15754715275588122432013-04-13T11:34:55.183-06:002013-04-13T11:34:55.183-06:00I'll just stock up. I think there's a bu...I'll just stock up. I think there's a bubble out where where lil breweries are concerned and there's gonna be a shake-out. Most lil breweries are private, anyhoo.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-39743050425157893182013-04-13T10:21:42.410-06:002013-04-13T10:21:42.410-06:00The craft beers are a boomin' business, while ...The craft beers are a boomin' business, while the big label's sales are down. Maybe we should buy stock in the craft beers or just stock up.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58033117307428190292013-04-12T13:16:30.450-06:002013-04-12T13:16:30.450-06:00Heh. We've had this discussion before and I a...Heh. We've had this discussion before and I agree with a lot o' what you say. All that aside, I'd freakin' KILL to have a place like The Beer Junction near me. Great beer stores are one of the few things I miss about city living, but not enough to go back. I envy you, though.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-3224413475037574312013-04-12T12:59:23.212-06:002013-04-12T12:59:23.212-06:00This popularity, this being fashionable, has been ...This popularity, this being fashionable, has been in full swing for a looong time. Relatively, anyway. Being ridiculed for drinking Bud started - for me - in the mid-90's. Being out in Portales you are mercifully protected from the true swelling of trends, but nearer the cities beer snobs have been making wine snobs look like pleasant and tolerable people for a good 10-15 years.<br /><br />Everything despicable about all that localorganicsustainable foodie social posturing garbage is on full display in craft beer land. Gets so a fella can't just sit down and drink a brew without being asked to comment on it's nose and finish, where the organic ingredients are sourced from, who has the best beard/plaid shirt combination, nicest canvas grocery bag, etc. DOES IT TASTE GOOD TO YOU OR NOT? End of discussion.<br /><br />Guess I had something to vent about. Having done that, I am leaving early from work today to grab a few at the <a href="http://www.thebeerjunction.com/" rel="nofollow">The Beer Junction</a>, where beer snobbery is king.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673842520123958712noreply@blogger.com