365 Days of Beer

I know, the title sounds like a wrestling pay-per-view show.

But it was Memorial Day weekend and mayhem ensued!

You may have already read about Saturday's trip to the north fork of Long Island, but if not, scroll down a bit and be sure to read that. Today I'm here to talk about Sunday's BBQ festivities.
Picked up Chris and Max in my neighborhood, then headed out east again (only into Nassau County), to Jeff's house for a BBQ. Traffic was heavy but manageable. We made a pit stop at the Beverage Barn to pick up 2 12 packs. Tina was working and unfortunately couldn't join us.

I brought along a new beer! So here it is:

162) Tuckerman Headwall Alt - This is a German style brown ale, or altbier, but from a microbrewery in New Hampshire. This was the first time I had tried an altbier, so I have no real frame of reference. I enjoyed the balance of maltiness and hops. The pour, as you can see below, is a rusty copper. This was sent via the Beer of the Month Club, so I have 2 more opportunities to try this and better familiarize myself with the style.


Tuckerman Headwall Alt

After the new beer was out of the way, I proceeded to help Kaval "kill the keg" that he brought over for the BBQ.


It looks huuuuuggeee, I know...

The photo is deceptive and makes the keg look bigger than it is, but it was a 5L, and that's a lot of beer for 2 people to finish off.

So after drinking a lot, and eating lots of hot dogs and hamburgers, what better to do than play a DRINKING GAME?!

The game we played was Drug Dealer, and as you probably all know, you usually designate an Ace card as the cop, while another suit card (we used a Jack) is the drug dealer. Every other card is a number card.

You deal 1 card to each player around the table, and once all the cards are dealt, it is the job of the drug dealer to "make a deal" with another player, by winking discreetly at them.

The person who receives the deal then has to say "the deal has been made." What makes it fun is if the person receiving the deal waits a little bit before announcing this, just to build the tension.

The next step is for the cop to reveal himself and then attempt to point out the drug dealer. If he chooses wrong, the player he chose shows their card and the cop has to take that many drinks. You keep going until the drug dealer is found.

Now, if the drug dealer makes a deal with the cop, he is "busted" and has to chug the remainder of his beer.

We also have some additional rules we play with.

- We took out a number card and replaced it with a King. If the cop chooses the King (who rules over all) the King can raise his finger and hold it there while the cop is forced to drink. You have to show some mercy though, because if the other person gets you in another round, they will make you pay.

- If there is a definite "loser" in the round, such as when the cop goes around the whole table without finding the drug dealer, or if the drug dealer makes a deal with the cop, you have to put on the special crown and sit in a designated spot by yourself for the next round while everyone mocks you and perhaps throws shit at you.

I was the first "loser" because I winked at the cop and was given my proper "coronation". See below:


Joy...

As you can see the crown is actually a modified 12 pack case. Just cut off one of the smaller sides, and make it look like a knight's helmet and you've got it.

So... that's 162 beers down, which I noted is the number of games in a baseball season.

"Only" 203 to go...