When I found them last Friday night, they were gathered out at Perini Steakhouse, sampling something called Fat Tire Amber Ale, plus several other brews from New Belgium Brewing Inc., plus eating a variety of sausage. Once a year we want to have a beer-tasting and, let me tell you, this is something different. This isn't Coors, bless Bill Reed's heart. It's really an adventure for us, a lot of fun. And this way, we'll never get tired of it all.
Variety remains the spice of life.
Since then, they've worked their way through the wines of several lands, including Australia and Chile, though the closest call came with a wine from France. It's released on a certain date and it's not one of those wines you let age. A good spanking But last weekend's beer-tasting took the cake when it came to the most unusual tasting the local chapter has mounted. When asked if he didn't enjoy the simple class distinction that wine-tasting offers over merely quaffing beer, he conceded it was nice. It's a sausage thing.