Oakar Blues on Men Of A Certain Age

As I am doing a bit of web surfing, I remembered hearing about a TV show called - Men of a Certain Age, so I decided to check it out. The TV show is OK, but the beer they drink on the show is great. The actors were drinking Oskar Blue’s Dale’s Pale Ale. Although I was not so interested in the show, I would consider watching it because of the beer selection.

DPA & Chouffe in a Chouffe hat!

Tuesday was one of the first hot summer nights in Massachusetts. Yes I know I know it is August and this should be common place, but not this summer. In celebration we had a little impromptu party.

The moment I got home, my hubby came to greet me with a kiss and an open Dale’s Pale Ale. I couldn’t say no. OK maybe I could have said no, but I was not going to. Who can say no to Dale?

Dale’s Pale Ale by Oskar Blues – the best canned beer in the US and #1 for hikers. OK I don’t really know if it is #1 with hikers, that is just a guess and really a suggestion. When we hike and we want beer that is #1 on our list.

Tonight on the menu is Houblon Chouffe in a Chouffe hat. For those of you who don’t know what a Chouffe is, it means gnome in Flemish (one of the 2 main languages of Belgium). When we went to the brewery we got 10 hats and love to wear them when drinking the beer. FYI they have a very cute web site.

I just hear that my favorite bar in Amesbury - The Ale House – which is part of the Barking Dog family – has the Chouffe on tap. So I am going to bring the very nice, but gruff looking manager a gnome hat – and make him wear it. Ever see a man with a fu-man-chu wearing a gnome hat? Me neither. Should be a hoot.