I think she should have asked first. I mean, I do appreciate the gesture but it turned out that I have to drink some rot gut beer to make her feel good.
The story:
Today SWMBO went to the grocery store down the street to buy a few odds and ends. She came back with a big smile on her face and told me she saw something on sale and picked some up for me. I went out to the car to help carry in the groceries and I saw them...2 six packs of Michelob Shock Top.
"They were on sale and I know how you love Belgian beer..."
I replied, "Oh, this isn't Belgian...it's Belgian style." As the smile went away from her face I added, "But I'm sure it's going to be good!"
Whew...good save. The smile came right back. I thanked her and gave her a big kiss while I cried inside. Now, I haven't tried Shock Top before, but I know what to expect being a BMC product combined with what I have read on this site about it. I decided I would keep an open mind and give it a try....
I nearly spit it out as soon as I took the first swallow. WHAT A BUNCH OF PISS! HOLY CRAP! Not only is it bad...it is awful. Those who have tried and reported on this site did not do enough to quantify just how bad this swill is. It tastes like salty club soda to me.
To make matters worse, I know exactly what she passed up to bring me twelve bottles of urine. I'm not saying that my local grocery store has a tremendous selection of beer, but they do have Leffe, Chimay, and a decent selection of imported lagers (which I do enjoy as session beers). I stocked up for Christmas already for crying out loud. All she has to do is look in my beer fridge at the bottles of La Chouffe, Delerium Tremens, Duvel, and Tripel Karmeliat to know that this purchase was unacceptable. Why did she have to pick Shock Top? Is she secretly trying to punish me? It's Christmas for crying out loud...How am I going to get rid of this crap and make her believe that I drank it?
Christmas has gotten off on the wrong foot that's for sure...
The story:
Today SWMBO went to the grocery store down the street to buy a few odds and ends. She came back with a big smile on her face and told me she saw something on sale and picked some up for me. I went out to the car to help carry in the groceries and I saw them...2 six packs of Michelob Shock Top.
"They were on sale and I know how you love Belgian beer..."
I replied, "Oh, this isn't Belgian...it's Belgian style." As the smile went away from her face I added, "But I'm sure it's going to be good!"
Whew...good save. The smile came right back. I thanked her and gave her a big kiss while I cried inside. Now, I haven't tried Shock Top before, but I know what to expect being a BMC product combined with what I have read on this site about it. I decided I would keep an open mind and give it a try....
I nearly spit it out as soon as I took the first swallow. WHAT A BUNCH OF PISS! HOLY CRAP! Not only is it bad...it is awful. Those who have tried and reported on this site did not do enough to quantify just how bad this swill is. It tastes like salty club soda to me.
To make matters worse, I know exactly what she passed up to bring me twelve bottles of urine. I'm not saying that my local grocery store has a tremendous selection of beer, but they do have Leffe, Chimay, and a decent selection of imported lagers (which I do enjoy as session beers). I stocked up for Christmas already for crying out loud. All she has to do is look in my beer fridge at the bottles of La Chouffe, Delerium Tremens, Duvel, and Tripel Karmeliat to know that this purchase was unacceptable. Why did she have to pick Shock Top? Is she secretly trying to punish me? It's Christmas for crying out loud...How am I going to get rid of this crap and make her believe that I drank it?
Christmas has gotten off on the wrong foot that's for sure...