When I lived in Arlington some of us from my office would go to the Flying Saucer every Wednesday night for pint night. Drink a beer. Keep the glass. We had a lot of fun, and I got a few wild stories to tell out of it.
At some point I decided to get on the Saucer’s Ring of Honor. Basically it’s a con to get you to drink lots of beer at their establishment. I was just starting to drink beer, and it sounded like a good way to find out what kind of beer I liked. I joined the UFO Club and drank three beers a week until I was in the 170 range. 200 was the magic number to get a plate on the wall with your name on it. Then I moved to Austin which had no Saucer at the time. So, I gave up on the whole thing. No big loss. My stint in the UFO club accomplished what I was looking for. I had tried a lot of beer and found a lot that I liked. I moved on with my life in a clean hygienic manner.
They have a Flying Saucer here in Austin now, and it is maybe ten minutes from my house. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting that plate after all these years. So, last Friday Mack and I went to the Saucer and I joined the UFO club again. I thought about trying to convince them to count my first 170 beers, but my taste has changed so much over the years I thought it would be fun to drink them all again. So, I’m at one beer now.
My first beer was Red Stripe. It’s a pretty ubiquitous lager style beer, but one of my favorites. It’s brewed by Desnoes & Geddes Limited in Kingston, Jamaica. It’s a light beer, but not as light as a pilsner. I’d say Red Stripe doesn’t fit neatly into any of the styles of beer actually. It’s pretty unique, and I can’t really compare it to any other beer. I rate it a great beer, and it is definitely in my top 34 beers. I’m doing a top 34 because ten just isn’t enough and I didn’t think I could really rate all 200. Honestly, most of them just blend together into a sea of foamy brownness. The 34 came from my age. Now, go have a Red Stripe!
At some point I decided to get on the Saucer’s Ring of Honor. Basically it’s a con to get you to drink lots of beer at their establishment. I was just starting to drink beer, and it sounded like a good way to find out what kind of beer I liked. I joined the UFO Club and drank three beers a week until I was in the 170 range. 200 was the magic number to get a plate on the wall with your name on it. Then I moved to Austin which had no Saucer at the time. So, I gave up on the whole thing. No big loss. My stint in the UFO club accomplished what I was looking for. I had tried a lot of beer and found a lot that I liked. I moved on with my life in a clean hygienic manner.
They have a Flying Saucer here in Austin now, and it is maybe ten minutes from my house. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting that plate after all these years. So, last Friday Mack and I went to the Saucer and I joined the UFO club again. I thought about trying to convince them to count my first 170 beers, but my taste has changed so much over the years I thought it would be fun to drink them all again. So, I’m at one beer now.
My first beer was Red Stripe. It’s a pretty ubiquitous lager style beer, but one of my favorites. It’s brewed by Desnoes & Geddes Limited in Kingston, Jamaica. It’s a light beer, but not as light as a pilsner. I’d say Red Stripe doesn’t fit neatly into any of the styles of beer actually. It’s pretty unique, and I can’t really compare it to any other beer. I rate it a great beer, and it is definitely in my top 34 beers. I’m doing a top 34 because ten just isn’t enough and I didn’t think I could really rate all 200. Honestly, most of them just blend together into a sea of foamy brownness. The 34 came from my age. Now, go have a Red Stripe!
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