Liquid Bread
By Daniel Davies really likes Budweiser.
I’m not prepared to refute or defend Davies’ post — it’s actually quite interesting, even if his defense of Bud is actually a refutation of anti-Budweiser ideology rather than a purely aesthetic celebration. And that’s fine, since Budweiser is such a overdetermined brand that I’m not sure I can even say what it actually tastes like anyhow. What intrigued me, though, were the several references (in the post and in comments) to the merits of Budweiser as a “breakfast beer.”
I don’t believe in angels, but I could swear I heard a chorus of them singing when I read that phrase. Maybe I just fell off the turnip wagon, but I’ve never really thought of anyone other than my first-year college dorm mates drinking beer first thing in the morning. I’ve certainly wanted to drink first thing in the morning — plenty of times, really, and with increasing frequency as I get older — but I’ve never actually followed those impulses, probably with good reason.
Still. I submitted my final grades yesterday, and I need a plan for the summer. My wife doesn’t finish up with her kids until early June, so I’ve got about three weeks of unsentried breakfasts before the fun ends and I have to explain why I’m drinking at 7 a.m.
Recommendations? I suppose I could start with Budweiser . . .