Apparently, this photo is stirring up controversy again. But we just love that beer is the President’s beverage of choice. We like that he takes down time on a Friday for a game and a brewski. And, what the hell? People are angered by this? We say the man’s got one of the toughest jobs on the planet. He deserves it.
Ah, warm fuzzies.
President Obama, if you’re reading this (ah, humor), please come back to Asheville and sample our wares.
Tomorrow’s the biggest game in football—Superbowl XLIII. Who are you cheering for? We’ll be rooting for the Steelers, since we lived in Pennsylvania. And, because of that we’re offering 5% off all PA breweries this weekend (Sat/Sun)!
We expect to get some heat for this, but why would you camp outside the Civic Center overnight in freezing temps for Phish tickets? Driving by there last night, after having Allagash Interlude ON TAP at The Thirsty Monk, folks were just kinda hanging out, huddled up from the cold and partying a bit. This we do not understand. We do not care for Phish. (*gasp* Did she just say that?) It’s not for lack of talent on their part—Phish is an incredibly talented group—it’s just that the whole “jam band” thing eludes us. We like a song structure. And we like songs to end in, let’s say, under 5 minutes. Guided by Voices is one of our favorite bands and some of their older ditties run about 30 seconds, which makes them sort-of the anti-Phish. But people go absolutely bonkers (including our friends) and we don’t know why. And, no, we have never been to a Phish show and, regardless, we don’t think it would change our opinion. That being said, we hope everyone got their tickets! It sold out in 6 minutes.
In completely unrelated business, Jason was on WLOS last night and this morning in the Absolute Le segment, “Do you have a second?”, featuring local businesses doing one-second commercials, a la Miller’s big advertising plan for the Super Bowl. Very clever! (And some free WLOS lovin’.) He’s wearing one of our boxing gloves and “punching” the camera while saying “Bruisin’ Ales.” Then, he got an extra spot in which he laments the end of football season. We believe the complete quote was: “It’s sad.” Man, that is great television right there. We hope WLOS posts a video of the spot! Jason can’t live without his football. This half would just like to see the TV room without the Fat Head.
After some pretty wacky dental work done, cut us some slack for the lack of posts this week. But we’ve still been busy. Starting today, if you’re a sports fan, you can hear our new radio spot on 1310 WISE—The Bruisin’ Ales Fantasy Football Sports Injury Report. Check it out during drive time after work.
More later, as soon as we’re finished dealing with life things this week.
A small group helped us kick-off Labor Day Weekend with dinner at the ballpark last Friday evening. The food and, of course, the beer were paired just perfectly. Hooray, Ommegang!
Beer spies also tell us that Ommegang is planning a Biere de Mars for the spring!
