The Session - The Good Stuff

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Today’s post is brought to you by The Session. It’s a group writing project where beer (or in my case beer-related) bloggers from around the world write on a single beer-related topic on the same day (the first Friday of the month). This month’s topic is The Display Shelf: When to Drink the Good Stuff, and the Session is being hosted by The Ferm.

I admit that I am almost always ready for a celebration. I can rationalize opening the “good stuff” on any day of the week. I was exceptionally productive today, let’s open the good stuff. It’s sunny, let’s get the good stuff and have a barbecue.

As far as I am concerned, every occasion can be special. I do, however, tend to center the (real or rationalized) special occasion around the good stuff. I do not open a bottle I have been saving for after we’ve already dipped into the everyday stuff. The point is to enjoy the good stuff, not be blind to the taste because we got carried away with our celebration. Which is why on holidays I either start with the good stuff or skip it all together.

I am also not a collector. This may or may not be a product of my ability to find any reason to celebrate something. I can keep good beer and wine cellared, but rarely longer than needed. I do wonder what it would be like after several more years. But, in the end, I know I will succumb, and find some reason to celebrate and open the good stuff. I never regret it.

So, when do I drink the good stuff? Right now!