Trev, Nicholas and I just had the wackiest Beer Store experience ever... We got to have beer at the Beer Store!!
So as we were pondering the choice of beer to buy, we noticed they had the Sleeman's 20th Anniversary Edition. Since we're not sure if we'll like it, as we have never had it, we asked if we could get a 6-pack. When they said it only came in 12's, we jokingly asked if it was any good. The very nice lady at the desk asked us if we'd like to try one. She has a case open out back, and she could crack one open for us to try. Well... we're not really the type that say no to free beer...
So around the cash we went, to the back, stroller and all. We feel awkward as we're totally out of place and other workers look at us like we're fish out of water. Anyway, the nice lady comes around the corner and cracks open a bottle and hands it to me. Well... I'm still not sure I'm supposed to be here, drinking beer in the middle of the afternoon, but what the heck, I take a nice long sip. It's not super cold, but it's chilled, and it tastes alright. I hand it to Trev and he has a sip. He hands it back to me and I have another sip. Everyone's really just staring at each other, so that's a bit uncomfortable. I ask myself - are we going to drink the whole bottle or do I hand it back to her? Gone are the days when I can easily drink a bottle in 5 minutes and all this staring is not overly enjoyable, so I hand the bottle back to the nice lady. She kind of gives us a funny look - perhaps she was expecting us to finish it, I don't know. Anyway, we got a case, so we'll be able to taste-test it a little colder.
Oh, and when I got to the cash to pay for it, a different person is working. He saw the whole thing, of course... Anyway, just as I'm taking the money out of my wallet, he asks me if I've been drinking...
:) Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thanks for this Jules - I had a good laugh while reading it. I had some free beer at the beer store the other day too - they had a 'tasting booth' set up for some beer that I can't remember the name of. I tried it, and then proceeded to buy a case of Steamwhistle. Of course I wasn't handed a whole bottle, just a little taster cup.
I'm curious - did you feel compelled to buy the case after she had let you try it?
Wonder what they did with the rest of that beer?
Love it! Excellent beer story:)
Hmmmm, I certainly think John and I would have chugged it on the spot, but you know how we are;)
I felt a little bit compelled to buy it, but really, I was buying something anyway so it didn't have to be it. Like I said, I wanted to try it colder, and I hadn't had Sleeman's in a really long time. So why not...
I too wondered what they were going to do with the rest of it.
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