We’re working to get the law changed here, too. But there is a lot of pushback from restaurant owners and liquor stores. It’s so messy.

So the “award” on the beer made it okay for people to like it?

That’s... a complicated road to get from point A to point B. The simpler explanation is likely the conclusion that the study arrived at. 

Just... yeah. If I ever get my hands on a TARDIS, I’m going back to 1998 and scooping up Jude Law and taking him to some universe where we cease to age because... yeah. 1998 Jude Law would make a nun reconsider.

I attempted this. It did not go well, unless you like soap-flavored beer. I know cilantro tastes like soap to some people (it’s a genetic thing, apparently) but for some reason, when it broke down in the beer, that was the overwhelming flavor that resulted.  I just don’t think it worked with an IPA, but adding…

Don’t be!! I’m a reformed beer snob and brewer and I frickin’ love 90% of what the Sam Adams label puts out. Summer Ale? Gimme some! Cherry Wheat? Not sharing! What Jim Koch and the Boston Beer Co has done for beer drinkers in the last 35-ish years is a gift and I don’t think the craft beer scene would be what it is…

No shit, Sherlock. I’m a brewer.

Exactly. Making people feel stupid is not a good business practice no matter what industry you’re in.

I haven’t made my way down that far, but up where I am, Cypress has a card you can look at Demented (RIP) would just wave you at the door, all “go have a look around.” Devil’s Creek in Collingswood is running a video. At Man Skirt and Czig Meister in Hackettstown, they literally pointed at the tanks and were like,…

DING DING DING.  New Jersey and its liquor laws is a special relationship indeed.

Yes, I’ve brewed a few of them. The joke I saw was for a “clear stout” that looked like water but with a head on it. Pretty hilarious, actually. 

In New Jersey, the current law requires brewery patrons to “take a tour” of the facility. It’s a total pain in the ass if you’re an owner (because you have people traipsing through your brewery all the damn time) and it’s a pain in the ass if you’re a regular because you really only need to tour ONE brewery ONE time…

I’m a lady and I love IPAs. The hoppier, the better. If it can also double as paint thinner? SIGN ME UP.

I don’t think those guys understand the nature of a prank, because that just sounds like them being assholes. A good beer prank is like the one I saw that was talking about a glitter beer or a clear stout. This just seems like a sad attempt at dick-swinging. Like, we get it, my dudes. WE GET IT. [eyeroll]

I am also baffled and amazed by these stories. I knew I was pregnant pretty much instantly. It was a very weird certainty!

I am! There are plenty of choices one can make in one’s life. NOT being a poacher is definitely one of them. 

Yep. I got my KitchenAid for my wedding (I joke that it’s the only reason we got married and it’s only half a joke, really) 19 years ago and it’s in perfect condition. I have blown up so many other appliances in that time, but the stand mixer is still... um... standing. 

I cannot tell you how much glittery lint I have pulled out of the dryer lint trap as a direct result of having a girl child. I think she’s past the All Glitter All The Time stage (and about to become a baby Goth, hahaha) but for a good solid 4 years, there was glitter in every load of laundry. Now it’s maybe every 5th…

OMG NO.

The Midwest encompasses A LOT of space.