Free Beer

[PepperElf]

That should get your attention.

My boyfriend and I did a little getaway this weekend and our hotel room was a short drive (the hotel provided the transportation) from a local brewery (Middle Ages). It turns out that every day except Sunday they have free samples in the afternoon - little plastic shots of beer. We were only there an hour but that was more beer than I normally drink in 60 minutes, so by the time we left (last call) my tongue was starting to stutter a little bit.

What an awesome way to entice business. Free samples daily... and they seemed to be doing good in sales too with people buying growlers (giant jugs) of beer, cases etc. And they were pretty awesome and friendly and happy.

Oh and there are two cats there, one was sleeping on the counter. What a cute kitty and we were allowed to pet it too.

And this morning I'm wearing the shirt I bought from the place. Very nice shirt actually.


After getting buzzed from the free beer (we bought some too of course) we walked to a packed rib joint for some food to soak up the alcohol.

[Jack7957]

That should get your attention.

My boyfriend and I did a little getaway this weekend and our hotel room was a short drive (the hotel provided the transportation) from a local brewery (Middle Ages).

Is this the brewery? If so, you were in my neck of the woods. I'm guessing if so, the BBQ joint you went to was Dinosaur.

[Dark-Star]

Oh and there are two cats there, one was sleeping on the counter. What a cute kitty and we were allowed to pet it too.

Aww! Get a pic of it? I LOVE 'office cats'!

[Jester]

I don't think anyone would be surprised that the thread title caught MY eye.

I would love to know where this place is, though I am guessing it is nowhere near my neck of the woods.

[lordlundar]

Jester, I don't think a brewery would WANT to park in your neck of the woods. It's just not safe without having the partiers drooling at the windows.

[TOLady]

Phooey - that's twice I've been caught out by the Free Beer!!!

I'm very fond of company kitties! A few of the stores in my neighbourhood has them - cute!

Now where's my free beer (illegal in my neck of the woods!).

[edible_hat]

There used to be a band around here called Free Beer. They always played to a full (yet disapointed) house.

eta: persons unknown used to go around writing "Beer is innocent!" on their posters.

[Jester]

Jester, I don't think a brewery would WANT to park in your neck of the woods. It's just not safe without having the partiers drooling at the windows.

Ah, you misunderstand the Key West mindset. While there are beerophiles like myself that would love to explore the brewery and take the tour, most Key Westers and visitors to this wonderful island are here to DRINK, not WAIT for their drink to go through all its stages to be made. If they want a beer, they want it now--they want it poured or opened, and they are not interested in how it's made, just how cold it is.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

[lordlundar]

most Key Westers and visitors to this wonderful island are here to DRINK, not WAIT for their drink to go through all its stages to be made. If they want a beer, they want it now--they want it poured or opened, and they are not interested in how it's made, just how cold it is.

Ah, but then they hear that there is a place with beer in the thousands of gallons that are stored in keg size containers, all within a quick drive and even a few of them would think a crowbar would be an ingenious way of getting to it, particularly when they're already fall down drunk and have been cut off.

No, most breweries know that being located near a party place is a fundamentally BAD idea.

[PepperElf]

Is this the brewery? If so, you were in my neck of the woods. I'm guessing if so, the BBQ joint you went to was Dinosaur.

Yep. Middle Ages and good old Dinosaur bbq.

My bf just melted over the ribs. His phrase was "meat drunk" ... and he's planning on bringing back some bottles of the sauce to make ribs for his parents.