Beer

Beer should be one of the four food groups and at the top of the food pyramid. I recently read in the local paper that there are two kinds of beer: cold and free. This past year son-in-law Tim and I took up making our own beer. We made nearly ten different kinds between the two of us and shared our brew-making results. It was all good, and we both learned much about the process of making beer. We stashed cases of the various brews in our coal bin and brought it out for any and all who wanted to try our our efforts. Either we made good brewskies, or none of our victims complained.

Many years ago brother Maurice, his wife Anne, our mom, and I traveled to Europe, and we knew that we were going to have a great vacation when the first B & B where we stayed in Holland, was a place where our folks had stayed when they had traveled in Europe. Mom even remembered the lady who ran the B & B. Anyway, we had a lovely time and frequently tasted the local brewskies. One day we were in Munich having lunch, and we had ordered "Zwie Bier" to be enjoyed with our lunch. Now at this time we were in our late 40's or early 50's, and Mom announced, "Boys, don't you think you have had enough beer?" Our response, given to the waiter was, "More beer!" To this day we can say, "more beer" to each other and begin laughing. Now in our late 60's and early 70's, I suspect that Mom thinks of us as BOYS, but knows that we will still order MORE BEER.