It’s been quite some time since I first discovered my love of beer, so long that I sometimes forget the fun that I had discovering the whole new world of flavours available to me. As such, I quite enjoy the chance to taste beer with people who are just starting out with their appreciation of craft beer, it lets me vicariously relive some of that past enjoyment. I recently had the chance to do that on a trip to Galbraith’s with a couple of friends, including one Chris Witty, who has only recently discovered craft beer. I thought I’d share some of the personal notes he made as we sampled the various beers on tap.

• I feel like this beer is too good to skull, but I feel I should be skulling because I’m drinking beer.
• Antipodean tastes better than Bob Hudson.
• Play 4-way chess
• I’m excited about the brown one (Grafton), my nipples are tingling.
• Antipodean better than Bellringers better than Bobs.
• Dark one was good. Tasted like dark beer.
• Emerson’s is good, tastes like cars.
• No comment.
• Yep, definite fossil fuels taste.
• Forgot to put my arm down for a minute there.
• Bananana (personal comment) – Hefe.
• The Resurrection tastes like blue cheese.
• Pint of Emerson’s, Glass of Resurrection.
• I’m in a dilemma, I don’t know which one to finish first.

The other taster on the night, who tends toward the esoteric, also made some comments.

• Ho ho ho! Beer is good, ho ho! Bring me my child Bride! It’s time for intercourse with Heather!
• The talk turns political. Maybe it’s the beer, but we long to march and hold placards and lynch white men in business suits. Tomorrow maybe. After the booze poos.
• A sea of swill has deadened our tastebuds; a mere malorum composed chiefly of hops and regret. We should never have killed that hooker.

Sometimes it really is quite nice/entertaining to see what other people think about their beer.