October 7, 2016 - Comments Off on The Craft Beer Explosion of Vietnam (and the Sketchy Beginnings of my Beer Obsession)
The Craft Beer Explosion of Vietnam (and the Sketchy Beginnings of my Beer Obsession)
Note: I originally wrote this piece for the Neat Pour audience. Though it's not quite my style (part of my goal with Silly Sir is to make great beer appealing to casual drinkers by avoiding describing it so much), I think it makes for a pretty interesting read.
In the Beginning...
I started drinking beer when I was three-years-old. A curious miniature me demanded a sip from my mother's can of Budweiser. “You won’t like it!” she insisted. She was right. It was here, at this early age, that I learned beer tasted like piss and vinegar. It was an awful substance, and I couldn’t understand why grown-ups liked the stuff. I swore I’d never drink beer again–in hindsight, I realize that this sentiment was exactly what my mom wanted to hear.
In my defence, all the cool kids were doing it...
