Day 210, July 29 / Budweiser

Day 210 /  July 29, 2011

Budweiser

Anheuser-Bush, St. Louis, MO

A

NG

P

G

VG

O

Isn’t it ironic…

Here I am, at an award-winning brewpub.  Surrounded by people drinking 2 Very Good beers, 2 Good beers, and 1 Passable beer.  And I’m drinking a Budweiser. 

I was warned this might happen.  I tried to avoid it.  Sweetwater only has 5 beers on tap at any given time.  I had one of them earlier this year, and I had the others Monday through Thursday.  I begged the bartenders to put something else on tap.  I asked if there was a secret keg anywhere.  They tried to talk me into a Black & Tan, but that would be beers I already had, mixed in the same glass.  I even had a backup growler of Chipotle Porter from the Sterling Sweetwater location in the car.

But the deal was, I’d be at the bar at 9pm.  My only choice was Bud.  They also had Miller Lite (had it on a hangover day) and Beck’s NA (aka Not Beer) in bottles, and that’s it.

I couldn’t convince any of my friends (or my wife) to have a Bud with me, and I can’t say I blame them.  I haven’t had a Budweiser all year – I was thinking I’d give it a Passable grade, but compared to Sweetwater’s Naked River light it was… well, Not Good.  ‘Nuff said.

So what did we prove, and what did we learn?

• The bartenders at Sweetwater are good people, even if they couldn’t find a secret beer for me.
• If you offer your friends one free beer, they will do whatever they can to expand that to more free beers.
• No, I didn’t get a free beer out of it.
• I had a taste of what it’s like to be a regular at a bar… and it was kind of fun.

Thanks to everybody who joined me at Sweetwater this week.  Actually, I should say, “You’re welcome,” for the beers.

 

I’ve got an idea for another social experiment later in the year…. Stay tuned!

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	Gold Rush Ale	Wit’s End Ale	Iron Horse Black Lager	Naked River Light	Budweiser Really?
Jeff	G	G	VG	P	NG
Corey	G	P	VG
Henry		VG		G	Pass!
Kevin		G
Greg			VG	NG
Carrie			G
John			G
Mark			G
Jeremiah				P
Rosie				P	Pass!
Linda				P	Pass!
Katie					Pass!
Average Score	G	G	VG	P	NG