We headed to a local spot called House of Beers to watch Leslie's guitar teacher play some live music and were joined by another close friend, Anthony. The venue, which boasts its 48 flavors of micro brews, was a completely new experience to me. We decided to order a flight of 6 different types of beer and that's when it dawned on me: Amidst the laughter, great music and beer tasting, there was an interesting concept on sampling the different lagers and ales.
Sampling is a method that is overlooked when it comes to dating. We often conjure up a type of person we are most attracted to and never venture far from the self imposed "type". Even when it is clear that the type of person you are normally attract to is not really a good match for you. Tasting new "types" is a daunting task and often causes unnecessary anxiety but, who knows if that's the key to finding your true match?
Some of the beers such as the Kona were dark and similar to Guiness but upon tasting you were shocked into the cold coffee taste of the lager. While others such as the Delirium Tenrums ( spell check necessary) were a light blonde ale that of a typical Budlight but, tricked your taste buds into thinking you were eating Gerber's Banana baby food with the subtle hint of bananas.
Just as the beers appeared to look a one way but tasted completely different, people may appear to be a certain way or have certain interests but only tasting will truly allow you to experience the full flavor of the person.
I ended my Saturday with only one thought on my mind: Have I been confining myself to a certain 'type' of guy?
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I have to comment on this post. First of all, I would like to state that when but is employed in a sentence, as in "Tasting new "types" is a daunting task and often causes unnecessary anxiety but, who knows if that's the key to finding your true match?" there must be a conclusion to the sentence, such as "we should continue to taste anyway" or some sort of denouement, or else it isn't a complete thought. Also, I would like to express my distaste in comparing any microbrew to budlight. There are NO microbrews that can be compared to budlight because they are not brewed the same way. It is almost like comparing any high quality restaurant to Mcdonalds.
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