". . .the great flagons in the tavern at the end of the world"


. . .are, of course, not filled with Sam Adams beer. And everyone here has, of course, sworn off it entirely. But that is certainly no excuse for resorting to Budweiser. Even the lowliest supermarket has a wealth of choices. Guinness is no longer the gaseous battery acid brew that it was not so very long ago for those who had the misfortune not to live in Dublin. Their "Widget, a plastic ring inside canned GUINNESS Draught which releases nitrogen into the beer as it is opened, creating a creamy, long-lasting foam" has made Guinness in cans almost the delight it is in Dublin.

Disputations has brought up an excellent point. Not drinking Sam Adams will make their market share go down. A good thing. Drinking more of a competitor's product will make it go down even more. A better thing. We are, after all, called to sacrifice.

Anyway, I need a beer to console myself after the Angel's razor thin loss last night.