It doesn't take much to excite a Canadian. A roadside chain hotel in central New York with a pool to placate the kids. A grocery store with a great selection of beer and many other things at great prices. I am moved to haiku.
Grocery store beer
Bests Our Government Store's shelves.
Tears fall by the cooler.
Or maybe:
Five twoonies in hand
Chump change. Yet pale ale by Dale?
Checkout mate of milk.
You have no idea, you free people. Whether Wisconsin protesters or Tea Party... protesters, well, you have no idea. At all. Extra points for haiku in the comments.
Comments
Joel - February 19, 2011 10:47 PM
Yes our beer is good
But y'all have half liter cans
Grass always greener
Ethan - February 19, 2011 11:33 PM
I could haiku; I am inclined to limerick instead:
Said Allen, the foreign beer blogger
"This country is swimming in lager!
The selection astounds me
These prices could drown me
I'm bringing back more than I oughter!"
(I took some liberties with the meter and, clearly, the rhyme, but ... I did in 5 mins; whaddya want?)
Herb Meowing - February 20, 2011 12:21 AM
Hi-dittum-dottum
The froth is on the bottom
Bottle upside down
It's Darwinian.
You brew it...you drink it all.
Mistakes take their toll.
Your best beer ever
It may not be but it's beer
Better brews ahead.
Time Will Heal Your Brew.
Pipeline Hurtin' If It Don't.
Brew Day...Dead Ahead!
---
HM
Gary Gillman - February 20, 2011 9:01 AM
A Canadian in
Syracuse, New York, you say?
S-Wonderful, Double IPA!
Gary
Joel - February 20, 2011 9:57 AM
Now you're seein' why
They're drinking a lot of beer
There in C-N-Y
Richard Paxson - February 20, 2011 10:10 AM
Brewski cantata
Protestors march, then head to
the Ale Asylum!
http://aleasylum.com/
John Hoffman - February 20, 2011 1:58 PM
::Wonders whether the association of people protesting in response to a localized political problem to the vague and flailing protests of a loosely connected group is fair, haiku, limericks, or no.::
Alan - February 20, 2011 2:40 PM
Who can explain art? Interesting to note, however, that Richard is in the heart of the protest so maybe they are offering a discount at Ale Asylum in Madison WI to anyone who mentions this blog and the haiku thread. I bet they are.
Ethan - February 20, 2011 10:24 PM
Oh, fer chrissakes; I misspelled your "Allen." I *am* sorry.
Fee free to correct and delete this comment, ere Ethan's error endures eternal embarrassment.
Alan - February 20, 2011 10:50 PM
Suckah! You burn in the comments hell for all eternity.
Actually I was thinking you were tring to fit in with Canadians as we pronounce Allen as "Al - eh - yen" up here... except that I am down here as I write this. Drinking beer I bought - again - at a grocery store. 7:35 pm on a Sunday at that.
Robert - February 20, 2011 11:04 PM
They're writing haikus
Because of all the good brews
In North Syracuse
Alan - February 20, 2011 11:59 PM
Ommegang made thee.
Teen checked ID. Old, fat, grey:
Still, I've Hennepin.
Ethan - February 21, 2011 1:22 AM
No, I'm only about 3/8ths that clever, sadly; I was just sloppy and am far more familiar with the two-l Alan, by virtue of having constantly been asked in my youth "Ethan? As in, Ethan Allen?" (they usually meant the furniture store, not the Green Mountain Boy.) As well, Buffalo has an Allentown and an Allen Street runs through it.
But glad you're enjoying all the CNY beer you can purchase late on a Sunday :) If you can find it, 3 Heads is a new company out of Rochester, and their beers are terrific, or at least the three I have had are: The Kind IPA, Skunk Black IPA and Blimey English Ale; still haven't had the coffee porter- Java Sutra, I think.
Craig - February 21, 2011 10:37 AM
And yet again, a missed opportunity to visit Albany. You may have heard of it, home of "Albany Ale."
PEI Beer Guy - February 21, 2011 8:13 PM
I saw on "PEI Blogs" that you are an Islander. I found it funny how two people whose beer blogs I frequent from time to time are Islanders like myself. Also surprised was I that you worked for silverorange, as S. Garrity's an acquaintance of mine, too.
Plus, I love a good haiku - who doesn't?
Islanders away
Reviewing beer, just like me
Who woulda thunk it?
Alan - February 21, 2011 9:08 PM
I am not an Islander.
PEI Beer Guy - February 21, 2011 10:36 PM
Sad. I wonder why you were listed as such... maybe someone mistakenly thought you were 'cause you just worked for an Island business?
Alan - February 22, 2011 8:37 AM
Steverino, I could not bear not stating the truth on the rejectionist "Islander Day" which, for auslanders like me, is a slap in the face. Tough row to hoe you have picked blogging about beer from PEI. I home brewed to keep myself sane. Nice to see that you can find Charlevoix and Caracole in Halifax now. You will need to make a trip to Maine, soon.