Guinness over Fireman's 4: "Blackdraft"
est. 12/21/11 8:35 pm at B&J's Pizza, Corpus Christi, TX (staples location), named by ejc
I need to start documenting these things. In a stroke of genius, Zeller gave me the idea of making a book of Guinness floats. Let me go on record as saying I love Guinness. And i equally love floating it over other good beers and then naming the concoction. There are the already established ones like the "Black & Tan" (Guinness over Bass) and there are a few more newly established ones like the "Oprah" (Guinness over Fat Tire, called "Oprah" because it's fat and black. Please don't be offended, that's just the way it goes), and the "Dark Side of the Moon" (Guinness over Blue Moon), but then there's all the one's Hector and I have come up with ever since we started floating Guinness first at Outta Bounds and now at Jack Ash's and House of Rock. Naming them is truly as enjoyable as drinking them. There's a science to it. It can't be so obscure that the bartender won't understand the connection. In fact, when you order your newly named beer for the first time, you don't say "Ok, i want a Guinness over Shiner.." you simply say "I want a Black Eye (named by yours truly and Hector months ago at Outta Bounds)" and you watch the bartender's gears turn and when she says "Ahh.. Guinness over Shiner?" it's like you just mentally high fived each other. Granted, they're not always going to figure it out, but when you tell them what it is and they give you that, "..nice.." along with the head nod, you know you have a winner.
"Remember kids, cantuCCFD drinks for science. Don't do this at home. Drink Responsibly."
Last night was a fun night out. Had pizza and beer with Kristi at B&J's then met up with Hector at the other B&J's and then over to House of Rock for Beer School. The 3rd Wednesday of each month they not only have $2.50 beers (and they have some good ones) but they also let you sample a handful of beers for free too. Good friends + good beer = good times. Even the girl who got drunk and wouldn't stop ranting about how firefighters should see saving a pet's life to be just as important as saving a human's life couldn't stop the night from being fun (sorry, hun, if i'm in a fire and a kid is trapped then yes, i'm stepping over the cute wittle puppy if it means saving the kid). I don't think i helped things when i sarcastically joked about getting bonuses when we chunk small animals into the fire. Oh well. She was already on my nerves. I needed to vent ;) And of course we save animals. All i was saying to her was that i'm pretty sure the father and homeowner of a burning home would be pretty upset when instead of coming out with Sally i come out with Spot. Priorities, people.