Magic Hat #9 (On Tap)
From: South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery: Magic Hat
Cost: $2 pint special
We were going to spend the afternoon at the movies. It was my brother-in-law Drew’s birthday celebration (it’s actually tomorrow but he’ll be braving air travel back to New York and tomorrow he’ll have to worry about his seat mate’s underwear bursting [...]

JailHouse Slammer Wheat
Mrs. Dan and I took my 91-year-old momma out for pizza. Life stays in perspective somehow when you have your 91-year-old momma and your 3-year-old son sitting together in a pizza place, one sipping Merlot and the other lemonade.
I’ve always loved coming to Slices Pizza (downtown Griffin, GA) because its a [...]

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