I Suck At The Union Brew House

tonight i did something rather spontaneous: i went to the union brew house located in weymouth. now, i suck at the union brew house. i have not been to the union brew house in quite some time. the last time i went, i went with my friend (andrea) and we saw an old friend (kevin).

needless to say, tonight i went to the union brew house... again with andrea. earlier in the day, andrea and i had conversed with each other via instant messenger. she had just recently sent off her final car payment and with work being such a stressful situation, she wanted to celebrate of sorts. as i had no plans for the night, i decided to celebrate andrea's achievement with her.

so, we decided to go to the union brew house. for me, it was my second time ever going there. one of the draws about going to the union brew house is that... as andrea put it... the brew house is like quincy... only not really. that may or may not be true. for me, i just wanted to sample the alcohol because there is a lot of variety in terms of beer that is offered at the union brew house. the union brew house offers this challenge of sorts whereby if a patron drinks all of the 99 bottled beers that they offer, they will receive a plaque with their name on it and a free t-shirt. as i am a sucker for free t-shirts, i (and andrea) decided to take up the challenge.

with a scorecard to keep track of all the beers, andrea and i had a nice dinner accompanied with a variety of bottled beers. i had a mushroom swiss burger with spicy fries. the meal was very good... and the plethora of fries were actually spicy. the beers i had imbibed when the night was done were: hoegaarden (i loved the name), julius echter hefe-weissbier, long tail seasonal, negro modelo, newcastle brown ale, old speckled hen, and wachusett seasonal.

making things more interesting was the fact that my favorite brother-in-law (pj) showed up as well. pj absolutely chuckled when i had called him during our dinner. the last time i had called him, i was face down in my front lawn... a result of a little too much scotch. using the same lines i said during that fateful incident, i convinced him to meet us at the union brew house.

consequently, pj showed up at the union brew house and the three of us hung out together. it was actually pj's first time at the union brew house. in fact, for a place he has never been to, pj actually enjoyed the union brew house. anyway, the three of us hung out... imbibing on a few drinks or so... laughing and whatnot as we enjoyed each other's company.

partly through the night, a woman and a man approached our table. i was actually amazed because the woman happened to be pj's cousin (tiffany). tiffany looked so different with her glasses and her different hair style. even pj did not recognize tiffany until she took off her glasses. tiffany was with her new boyfriend (darren) whom she actually met at the union brew house.

anyway, tiffany and darren joined us at our table. apparently, there has been a big to-do with tiffany's new boyfriend because darren had to pass the "pj test". darren had already met tiffany's parents, yet for some reason... pj was next on the list to meet him. luckily, we just happened to be at the union brew house when they were at the union brew house. (i have been told that tiffany and darren frequent the union brew house a lot since they both live not too far from the place.)

truth be told, darren seems like a nice guy. in fact, he seems a whole lot better than tiffany's ex-husband... whom i refer to as the alaskan assassin (because he came from alaska).

for the rest of the night, the five of us sat around the table... hanging out... laughing and being silly. it was quite the fun time. i may have been sillier than the rest because i tend to laugh a lot more when inebriated... not that i was inebriated or anything. (i think darren would like to take me home because i laughed at all of his... and tiffany's jokes.)

darren, by the way, is the youngest of 14 children. he apparently seems to know everyone... much like my friend (carlos). in fact, darren used to work at the union brew house, so he knew a lot about the beers that the place offered... and the waitstaff.

unfortunately, the night of silliness had to come to end. after all, my hugging ways can only last so long. nonetheless, i had a fun time tonight with andrea and pj... and tiffany and darren. it was definitely a fun night. and with 7 bottled beers down, i have 92 on the list to go. hopefully, i can complete the remaining task of drinking the other bottled beers and get that t-shirt. i don't even know what the t-shirt looks like, but i hope it's worth it.

let's see... 99 bottles of beer... each priced to be at least $5 or more... that would be close to $500 or so... i'm guessing a $500 t-shirt should be worth it. the t-shirt better be laced with gold. perhaps someday i'll find out.

interestingly enough, i learned tonight that a man has earned about 7 plaques and t-shirts... by himself. that's quite the motivation... either that or quite the drinking problem.

regardless, i had a fun time tonight. i probably don't spend as much time with pj and andrea as i should. it was definitely fun tonight.