I don't know if you can draw conclusions from a trip just a couple of hours and laundry loads after hitting the driveway. Especially when you haven't even pulled out the digital camera to pretty up the post or to see if there are are any ideas in the images. So far these come to what I might still call a mind even after nine days and 2500 km:
- Kids continue to be a great reason why I don't have to pay duties on the excess beers being hauled back into Canada. Who would figure that many bottles worth that much could be described as "oh, and I have some beer, too" when asked at the border?
- Spending some more time in Albany to research the pre-lager ale thing would be quite fine.
- Wegmans grocery chain continues to make astounding moves into being as good as any good beer store in central New York. Huge selection. They even had Pinkus hefe. Nutty.
- I bought a 24 dollar beer. I can't believe that I did but it is true. Won't tell you what or where but we can all blame my loading of a counter when you have 8 minutes to buy a mixed case or two.
- Beer is a good ice breaking gift but no one really wants to talk that much about it. I don't think I go on but in most situations good beer to guys with kids hanging off them is pretty much like good jam to a kid who likes toast. Tasty or not tasty is all that matters.
- 24 hours later, Aventinus is still striking me as great with a good steak.
- I wonder whether the Sam Adams glass is the Segway of good beer? Works perfectly well but, upon reflection, no one seems to be following the example.
Nothing too profound. I was, after all, not really a beer trip - though I found myself taking photos of brew pubs I didn't even enter. I will have to think a little more about what that might mean.