The Good Beer
The Good Beer
As much as I love beer, I am not a beer snob. I’ll drink a finely-crafted microbrew IPA, or a can of BudLite. I just like beer. I like everything about it. It’s one of the most awesome beverages ever created. So a few years ago when my ex-boyfriend offered me a can of Miller Lite at a party, I thought nothing of it.
We had just started dating and this was the very first time I was going to his house to meet his roommates. They were having a party and ex-boyfriend was the only person I knew. As per usual, I wanted to make a good impression, which led me to be as awkward as humanly possible.
“Want a beer?” he asked when I’d been there for about two minutes.
Yes, liquid courage is what I needed. A can of Miller Lite would work as well as anything. So I cracked it open and proceeded to mingle.
Ten minutes later as I stood in the backyard trying my best to talk to ex-boyfriend’s roommate’s girlfriend, ex-boyfriend comes strutting out of the house with a Corona.
Again, I thought nothing of this other than “oh, Corona, I should find one of those.”
Perhaps the Corona had been brought in by a party guest for sharing?
No.
Apparently, ex-boyfriend had bought a case of Corona . . . for himself. The Miller Lite was for the party guests. The Corona, or as he called it, “the good beer,” that was ever so slightly more expensive, was just for him. After asking if I could have one, he said no and handed me another Miller Lite because that was what was intended for the guests.
Welcome to the party, Amanda!
Lessons learned:
A) Leave a party where Corona is considered “the good beer.”
B) Men who are unwilling to share one bottle of said “good beer” will not share other good things with you, like the covers, the remote control or their affection.
C) I should not be surprised that this guy still owes me money, four years later.
I like Corona too, but am not particularly exclusive in my beer choices. And now we have some of the story of why he is the ex.
Good that you learned these lessons while you were younger!
Also, lately I’ve been enjoying both Blue Moon and Blue Point Toasted Lager. Quite tasty.
when corona is the GOOD beer, you are in danger
What a moron. I’ll drink any beer of course, but Corona’s nothing special. Dude probably wanted to feel cool by being the only one at the party with a different beer and was willing to be an asshole to his date for the attention.
This is only the beginning of the stories about this guy. There will be more.
Travis hit the nail on the head, what a douche.
He was supposed to be your boyfriend? If he did not give you first dibs on the good beer, and on the good version of everything, then he was definitely not a keeper. La-HOO sa-HER!
We dated for some time. I have a wealth of material about him.
As soon as I read,
“The Corona, or as he called it, ‘the good beer,’”
I thought OH GOD AMANDA GET OUT RUN RUN RUN!
Ha! No worries Peg, we broke up over four years ago. I ran far away from that one!