Friends, as we sit here on the eve of Thanksgiving, we can't help but look back on the past couple of years and reflect on all the things we have to be thankful for.
Beer, yes, but also the breweries and pubs who continue to be awesome hosts to us. Most importantly, however, we're most thankful to you, the friends of Frank About Beer..
It's been AMAZING meeting so many of you in our travels, or at Beer Club, or even at the dentist's office (yes, really) and becoming not only fellow beer lovers, but friends.
One we're particularly thankful for is Joey, a longtime fan of Frank About Beer who Christian had the pleasure of meeting at this year's Sykesville Chili & Beer fest. We'll let him tell the story.
The beer gods must have been looking out for us that day because Joey and I were paired up to pour beer for DuClaw Brewing Co. Joey's an avid homebrewer, and by the time I'd arrived at the tent, he'd assembled the taps and had the lines routed properly through the cooler and ready to go.
At this point, I was admittedly nervous.
After all, I figured out pretty quickly that Joey was incredibly knowledgeable about beer. The bar of beer knowledge had been set pretty high - and we hadn't even started pouring beers yet!
As it turned out, I had nothing to fear. We quickly fell into a rhythm, slinging glasses of Sweet Baby Jesus (DuClaw's peanut butter porter) and The Funk (blueberry wheat) while working the crowd like madmen! Calls of, "HALLELUJAH that's good beer!" were balanced with calls to the crowd to, "get DOWN with The Funk!" amid off-key strains of George Clinton and Parliament.
Then we came up with the idea of a Beer Fest exclusive - a black & tan made from the two beers. It was christened "The Funky Jesus," and word spread up and down the block.
We had a line that stretched across the street, and doubled back on itself. My voice was used up by 3pm.
But wow, did we have fun. And we hadn't had a drop to drink! This was taken care of shortly after the end of our shift when the two of us, accompanied by Melisa from GrogDog, worked our way through the beer tents, all the while stopping to take photos with fans and toasting this great event.
The thing is, there are a lot of Joeys that we've met over the years - and many, maybe like you, who we can't wait to meet.
So THANK YOU for your continued support, comments, and friendship. We are unbelievably thankful to have you with us.
Cheers!
Christian & Eric
