Beer Saturday or Beerless Saturday?
Psssst..... Ya you. Come here. Get in a bit closer, I don't want @detlev to hear me.
Ok, the coast is clear... I'm off the sauce for January, I thought why not park it for a month and see how I get on. Lots of people give this a crack in Ireland, so I thought why not give it an auld lash myself, so here I am.
Rather than not take part in Beer Saturday for the rest of the month though, I decided that I'd look back on some favourite beers from 2022 and I might even buy a few beers this months and leave them aside for February. Any I'll kick off with a staple beer for any body who likes IPAs.
Sierra Nevada's California IPA
What they say
"A light American IPA which is very sessionable! Crisp and refreshing with citrus fruit notes, a hint of pine and a little caramel."
Yes, it is all of those things if memory serves. I might have to get a few of these for the fridge for February.
Beer Art
What can I say about the beer art here? Well it's distinctively Sierra Nevada, no question about it and it's a nice shade of blue, but for me it's a bit boring, a bit safe, a bit predictable. I prefer IPAs that really go for it with the Beer Art with something a bit mad looking. Leave the boring safe labels to Budweiser, Heineken and the like.
Will It be a long month
I don't think so actually and in a lot of ways I am looking forward to it. The only potential spanner in the works would be if my local Gaelic Football team were to win the semi final tomorrow and go on and win the All Ireland semi final tomorrow and then go on to win the final.
Now as per below the bookmakers don't fancy us to win tomorrow, but I think they have it wrong and 15/8 odds are great value, because Moycullen have a few gears that they can get to if they need to and I reckon they will do the job on Sunday and make it to the final.
If they somehow got to the final and won it, I'd have to consider a night off, but let's not cross that bridge unless we come to it.
Join Us
Thanks to @detlev for this ongoing and excellent contest for beer lovers around the world. Why not join yourself? Just tell a story about beer with a few photos or drink a beer and tell us about it.
Sláinte and Peace out.
