Epic Transformation

It’s time for me to talk about my third love, following writing and science-fiction. Beer! In conjunction with my writing tips posts, I’ve also decided to do a series on some of the better beers that I stumble across in my alcoholic perambulations.

My latest discovery is Epic Lager, brewed by the Epic Brewing Company in Auckland, NZ. This is a beautiful lager with the aroma of freshly cut grass and a full bodied hop-fuelled flavour that really lasts the distance right across the tongue. As far as lager that I’ve tried goes, it’s a stunner. My only criticism is that, for those of you who are sensitive to these things (like me), the Epic Lager may bring on a touch of the sniffles. Still, it’s well worth it. I’ve also tried the Epic Pale Ale, and it’s a damn fine one as well.

BTW – yes, the robots standing next to the beer are Transformers. The one on the left is an Autobot called Skids. The other is Ramjet. They’re original 80s transformers which I got for Xmas when I think I was about seven. You gotta love Transformers, even the latest movie which, despite way too much CGI robot fighting, was pretty cool.

It’s my habit to try out a new beer wherever I go, and I am always disappointed when a bar sticks to the tried and true favourites, and doesn’t have an obscure local brew lurking at the back of it's fridge.

I’m even more disappointed, even frustrated, with those of you out there who pick a beer and marry it, until death do you part. Can you really live a full life drinking only Heineken until you shuffle off this mortal coil? Let me put it in perspective for you. If you had a harem of 1000 beautiful woman, but chose only ever to sleep with the classic bleached blonde with the fake tits, would I be right to question your sanity?

So I beg of you to transform your drinking habits today. The next time you go to a bar, or to the bottle store, go for that beer you’ve never even heard of before, and give it a try. Break up with your bog-standard faithful beer, and as an ale-swilling Don Juan, sample as many different brews as you can. Who knows? Maybe the beer of your dreams is out there, waiting for you.