OPTIONS

The good old days are coming back! Even the beers with the odd names are reemerging.

Used to be, you’d be in a bar with your best girl. You turn to her and ask, “Hey baby, how about a Blatz?” If she didn’t slap you, you could either get her a beer or blow her a fart. Your choice. Blatz is still available.

Or you could say, “How would you like a Schlitz?” or, “I’ve gotta go have a Schlitz. I’ll be right back.” And of course you would not expect your girlfriend to still be there when you returned. Schlitz beer is still around.

The classic old bar-stool yarn was, “Hey baby, how about a Greasy Dick?” The good news is you can still offer her one, and when she nods enthusiastically, you once more have the option of getting her either a bottle of Griesedieck, which is again being brewed here in the U.S. after a long period of non-availability; or the other option. The choice is yours. Just don’t try to taste her Busch without permission.

Me? I’ll stick with India Pale Ale.