Last night I was forced into an awkward situation where there was no quality beer options. I shouldn’t say forced but I will say awkward at least. I had the pleasure of attending the late holiday party of my former employer.

What made it so awkward you may be asking yourself, well I’ll tell you. First seeing large groups of people that you used to work with is always weird. I was never quite friends with most of these people, I have nothing against them but we were just coworkers.

Second, what do you talk about with old co-workers? Usually you talk about the company, which in this case hasn’t been doing so hot. I was also asked a slew of questions about my current job which was really awkward because my new job kicks the shit out of my old one. Everything about it is better, the hours, the pay, the fact that I have four Nugget Nectars sitting in the office fridge.

Third and finally was that I was there with my girlfriend who works at said anonymous company. Now this in and of itself is not very weird; being some place with your girlfriend. However the last time I saw most of these people I had a wife and the word divorce was not in my vocabulary.

The worst part of the evening was the beer selection. It was a tough call between Budweiser and Michelob Ultra but eventually I made the decision to go Ultra. I figure if I’m going to drink piss it may as well be low in calories. I had my choice of paying $4 for a small glass of beer or $8 for a pitcher. I opted for the pitcher to share my pain with the few people left in attendance that I know and like (or possibly dislike).

Now the thing I find puzzling is why not have a better beer choice? The event was held at a local hall, Martin’s East, where you can’t bring in your own drinks. There is no other choice than to pay for the beer that they serve so why not serve a higher quality beer with a better price point? Charge $6 for a glass, $12 to $14 for the pitcher and they would more than cover there costs. More importantly I would be happier and that is a very important thing.

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