Every Monday night, a nearby pub called the Flying Saucer has this great thing called Pint Night. Almost every beer on draft is $2.50. While that may not seem great at first, it gets better when you realize that imports from Holland, Belgium, and Germany can be had at half price. However, this does not result in lower tabs. It results in more beers.

Today's diet consisted of two Young Double Chocolate Stouts (substitute for dinner), a Dekoninck Ale, a Real Ale Fullmoon Rye, and a plate of cheese fries split umpteen ways. My multicultural beer-a-thon thus included the British, Belgians, and Americans. Next week, I plan on visiting the Czechs, Germans, and Brits (once again). I have a penchant for the British stouts.

In fact, I was rightfully upset when I asked for a Young's Oatmeal Stout two weeks ago and was turned down. Boddington's had replaced it on the tap. "What a crime", I thought. A mediocre, tasteless light ale gets trumped by a less popular, yet thoroughly superior stout. So be it. I'll boycott Boddington's. I talked to the manager and he said the replacement was due to Boddington's popularity and sales rate. Fuck sales, give me the real beer.

To make a musical comparison, we can say this: Boddington's is Blink 182 and Young's Oatmeal Stout is Fugazi.