Beerluck V

Beerluck V:
Rules: Bring a 6-pack of beer, wrapped. People are arranged in a non-specific order and they unwrap a 6-pack in said order. If one type of beer shows up twice, a shot of nasty liquor is the consequence. If you are thoughtless and bring a gross beer, the committee votes and consequently you may have to take a shot of nasty liquor.

To those of you who may be unaware, a beerluck is a wonderful opportunity to explore and exchange some of the best beers in the country. California, Oregon, and Colorado beers frequent the beerlucks because, well, the fine people of these states just know how to make good beer! Other countries* (Phuket from Thailand and Imperial from Costa Rica) may try but they all end up tasting more or less the same.

Beerluck V welcomed a smaller crowd, a wonderful selection (minus the aforementioned Thai and Costa Rican beers), and no talk of jenkem. We turned the exchange into a white elephant, but there weren’t too many swaps. The 2 losers became “Edward 40-hands” – forced to drink the watered down domestic beers of Miller and Bud. The 2 winners were rewarded/punished in a similar fashion but with good beers – Rogue Shakespeare Stout and Russian River Damnation.

I brought El Toro Poppy Jasper Amber. I received Deschutes Obsidian Stout. A fair exchange!

Highlights included: Bear Republic Red Rocket, Rogue Mocha Porter, and Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale

Needless to say, drunken-ness ensued, beer-pong was played, hips were harassed and events of the night became blurry. Very blurry, in my case.



*Sorry for the generalization. I am a big fan of some international beers. Guiness and Stella probably make the top of the list.


!Oh and prior to the event, Igor and friends tried to get Beerluck listed on Wikipedia. The motion was declined and marked for a speedy deletion. They were accused of such harsh crimes as sock-puppetry and single-purpose accounts by the hounds that protect Wikipedia. Check out the ridiculous argument here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Beerluck