Ahh, theme postings! I was going to include the bagels in an Odd Things article until the nice folks at Taylor Strategies offered to send me some samples of Guinness to write about, to which of course I said, “sure!” So:
Party in a Box
Obviously St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal for Guinness. I will not deny that it’s not only my favorite beer, but stout is the only style of beer I truly enjoy drinking. I didn’t expect to open the box to an explosion of green streamers and a strange little plastic cube that lights up green in addition to a Guinness glass and actual beer, but I’ll take it!
That green glow you see in the glass is actually the green cube, lit. It flashes in two speeds as well as stays on steadily until you press the button again. And raises many questions concerning its function and the level of taste of the Taylor folks, namely:
Am I supposed to put this in my beer? Will it turn the beer green?? If it does, will it flash hallucinogenically to convince everyone who sees it that they have had enough??? I’m getting a little punchy even thinking about it.
(I’m not going to. There’s no indication either way about whether it’s waterproof. I’m not taking any chances with my Guinness.)
There are two cans each of real Guinness and the new alcohol-free version. I intend to use the latter in shandys. The former I will drink straight or use in cooking. Stay tuned for a further report.
And now a rant:
Can There Be a Worse Cliché?
Green Bagels. I swear. In Giant Food in Olney. In the next basket, Irish soda bread (actually passably edible). In the next basket, challah???
