Guys Walks Into A Bar…

Posted by Jonathan Brink
June 24, 2008

Guy walks into a bar and sees three guys engaging a passionate conversation about something.  Curious that he is, he walks up to them and asks, “What’s the ruckus?”

“We’re trying to figure out what kind of beer this is,” the first guy says, a little taken aback by the interruption, but immediately turning back to his two friends.  “It’s amber color reveals the rich texture of an bass pale ale.”

“I would say it’s a porter,” the second man says.  “I’ve had porters before and they look just like that.  I’ve even made porter’s.  I used to make them in my house.”

I know it’s a dark lager,” the third man says.  “The rich color is closer to a darker amber color.  The rich pigmentation from the darker malts does that to it.”

“No it’s not,” the first man said, his voice rising in temperament. “Dark lager is darker than that.”

“A bass pale ale doesn’t sit in the glass like that,” the third man said, exhausting his disgust as he pointed to the pint.

“What’s that supposed to mean,” the first man said, throwing out a guffaw in furious passion.

“What do you think?” the second man said, looking at the guy who was still watching the conversation.  All attention was turned on him.

The guy looked at the beer, picked it up and drank it.  Set it down on the bar and said, “It’s good.”

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I want to be the guy who drinks the beer in life.

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  • monachusbellator
    Nice bro. Honestly, one of the best posts ever...wow. Who cares what It is, It's supposed to be tasted and enjoyed. We have so missed the point. I'm with you...cheers.
  • GIRL WALK INTO A BAR

    A girl walks into the bar and see's three other girls sitting around trying to decide what kind of Martini is in front of them, (it's a kind of pinky purple colour). The girl calls the waitress over and asks.

    ...

    yeah I know I missed the point of the story.
  • Monachus, I so with you too.
  • Laurel, you didn't finish your joke. So I don't get it.
  • yeah I'm not always so good at the joke thing - the point was, instead of sitting around wondering what something is, or just risking everything and taking a drink (I mean for all I know it could be Guiness...ewww), it's just easier to go to the souce and ask. Then you get to drink it and know what it is, and then next time you know what to ask for.

    ps. I offer no applogies to people who like Guiness - its not good. :)
  • I love Guinness. But I had to taste it to find out.
  • Ok I'll try another one...

    Two guys walk into a bar - the other one ducks...

    (I actually never really got that joke cause if they both walked into a bar then they'd both hit it)

    man I screwed it up again
  • laurel, do another!
    :)

    you may be messing the jokes up, but it makes me smile.
  • oh.. and if anyone doesn't want their lifebeers i'll drink them... especially if they are guiness.
  • After all this missional talk, I think I need a beer.
  • Three guys are in a bar having a great conversation about God and drinking a great beer. Their conversation was so Jesus-led, good and redemptive that one of the guys pulls out his MacBook to take notes. As the other two continue talking the guy opens up his Mac and reaches down into his bag to get his wireless mouse. On his way back up his elbow hits the who-knows-what-kind-of-beer-it-is and spills it into his laptop. $#@&%!! he yells as he scrambles to stop the glugging. His friends just laugh at him.

    But on a more serious note, I agree with Mucasbachner. You had me going and then instead of the anticipated humorous punch line you hit me square in the jaw with something unexpected and very beautiful.
  • By the way, reading this is making me very thirsty for a certain Streets of London...
  • Mark, I'd be happy to join you.
  • Mucasbachner? Is that something I don't know about?
  • Kind of an inside joke, reminiscent of God calling Jesus "Jesse". My goal is to call M a different—yet similar—name each time.

    Mucasbachner...game on!
  • monachusbellator
    Dang...log-off for a few minutes and BAM!! You miss a lot! Mucasbachner?? HAHAHAHAHAAH!! Yes, Streets of London sounds very good...the Chimay is calling me. What hit you unexpectedly and beautifully?

    Jonathan - You really should monitor the riff-raff you let post on your blog...especially when they spell their name wrong...it's JerEmy...
  • The guy who walked in, listened to all the bickering, then when asked his opinion he responded in a very Jesus-like way. He went above the ground level they were operating in and went to the essence, declaring it "good". I found his whole response very beautiful...

    I loved the point!
  • I like this story because it demonstrates the need for both sides of the coin. If all we do is talk about the beer, we miss out. If we only drink the beer, we also miss out (if you've ever had really, really good beer without talking about it with others you know what I mean) and more, if we don't talk about it, we may not find it again or drink some real garbage in the process.

    The point is that this story isn't about that we should not discuss the beer, it's that the discussion should never replace the beer drinking (of the good beer, i.e., it may help avoid some of the nasty stuff).
  • Rick, a friend of mine likes to say that Guinness is steak in a bottle. I like to agree.
  • Yeah maybe steak that's been blended up with garbage, then put in a bottle - I think you all need to come up here and have some real beer!

    (wow that was harsh even for me)
  • Hi Jonathan:

    Great Post. I hope you don't mind but I used the joke as a kind of parable in discussing the whole Barack Obama / James Dobson ruckus.

    Grace and Peace,
    Raffi
  • No worries Raffi. Glad I could be of help.
  • My personal favorites (at least of those easily attainable here in the mid-west) are Leffe and Warsteiner. But frankly I would only bother with beer in hurried, limited situations ... I'd much prefer Lagavulin Distillers Edition with a Cohiba Siglo VI ... but here I am talking about it rather than simply enjoying ... oh, oh ... you trapped me [sarcasm].
  • Lagavulin Distillers Edition - what is that a Scotch?
  • Can I just say I love the divine halo shining around the picture of the beer? How many times have I seen a tall glass of (I prefer dark hefeweizen, personally) and seen it illuminated with grace from above.
  • Well not just any Scotch but yes, that would be the proper category.

    :-)
  • Jessica
    A giraffe walks into a bar and shouts, "Highballs on me!"
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