Thursday, September 16, 2010

"You Look Midwestern"


Wednesday is one of my favorite days of the week. Why? Because it's Beer Club night!

Beer Club is this glorious club started by Ms. Social Chair - Kalyn. Every Wednesday, a group of people meet at the same bar, same time and share laughs & beers. Once you drink 100 different beers, you then get a plaque on the wall with your name and the time frame it took you to complete. I started on May 19th and I am only at 25 beers. UGH. So many more yummy beers to explore! Sorry liver - hold strong.

Proof it's real:
http://www.georgekeeley.com/ordereze/Content/3/Summary.aspx

The reason for this post is 2 things:
1) I had the most delicious beer last night: Southern Tier Imperial Pumking Ale
 - You must try this beer. As the bartender accurately described it, "it's like a burst of Thanksgiving in your mouth."

2) I was told on 2 separate occasions that I look Midwestern. Which begs the question, how does one look "Midwestern"? Prior to beer club, I went for a run in Central Park, so I showed up looking all Sporty Spice. Apparently my running attire oozes Midwestern.
Dude: "You're not from around here are you?"
Me: "No, I moved here from Chicago, but I grew up in Ohio."
Dude: "Yeah, that's what I thought, you look Midwestern. It's ok, I grew up in Oklahoma."
Me: ..... ok?


That guy left our table and another one sat down. We bonded over our love for outdoor games like cornhole and beer pong. When I said I was from Ohio, he said "yeah, I could tell. You're definitely not from the Northeast." I asked how he could tell. He said it was because I loved "outdoor activities - like cornhole, lasso golf and beer pong." Apparently, people on the east coast don't enjoy these finer things in life. Their loss... I will keep my Midwestern ways.

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