@MLClark You have a remarkable and enviable amount of patience.
๐ Oh I don't know if I envy me.
It's a slightly different cultural context here, too. COVID denial isn't tightly interwoven into a whole host of other toxic, racist, authoritarian-leaning BS as it is in the West.
So, patience is a touch easier. :)
Ugh. I wholeheartedly understand. I had a local pub that became *exhausting* in Canada because fellows would take a perfectly charming chat and turn it into a chance to ask me if I thought feminism had gone too far, or some other such tedious nonsense.
I now live in a land with *very* few craft options - so I have to ask, to live vicariously through others: what's your brew of choice, when you're not too busy dealing with folks who could use a little more time "fermenting"? ๐
@MLClark But as for favorite beers, I love a good double or hazy IPA, something with a high ABV. I'm also a sucker for dessert beers, like a good coffee stout or porter. Something with chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and lactose. I even ran into one that had all those, plus chilis. Just spicy enough to tell there was a chili in there but not so much that it drove me away. Check out #beerme. You'll see a bunch of myfavorites.
I had to wait until I was back on the desktop to pin that most wonderful hashtag, but thank you so much for sharing your preferences and the existence of that lovely portal for vicarious imbibing!
I always loved a good Russian stout, and there were delicious sours making it into the Ontario scene before I left. There was just so much *joy* and pride that went into local breweries, though, that I also loved simply showing up and sampling the latest tap.
Now I kinda can again! ๐๐
@MLClark glad you enjoyed it. I have fun with that one. Whenever I try something new, I post it and see what people have to say about it. One guy was absolutely opposed to the idea of fruit and beer combining. I had to laugh at how strongly opinionated he was.
@MLClark oy, yeah people can be tiresome. Had a great chat going with a guy in that same pub. We spent an hour talking about all our favorite old movies. I made the mistake of mentioning that the older I got, the leftier I got. He told me that I was what was wrong with America today and wouldn't speak to me the rest of the night. Guess it's the reverse of the first story.