This Is My Blood: Cloud Walker

Sometimes, when shit gets frustrating, it's best to focus on a single task, pour all your energy into doing it right, and then when you are done you'll feel a lot better. There was a lot going on today—obviously—and I was starting to feel a little overwhelmed. So I picked one task and went outside and just did it. Took my time a little but, I'm not gonna lie, but I didn't dilly dally. I just got done what I needed to.

During this early afternoon hour on this beautiful day, I set about turning an outdoor Fisher Price toddler's slide into an indoor Fisher Price toddler's slide. First, I took it apart using a special Fisher Price-provided plastic tool. Then, I cut tiny holes in the bottom of the plastic sides to let the rainwater (gallons of it!) to escape (and honestly, the holes might have been too tiny—they kept clogging up with the mold and algae that had grown in the still water). Then, I wiped every little nook and cranny down with soap and water. Then, I put it all back together. Then, I brought it inside for Willow and Martha to slide down.

I spent the too-short hour it took me to do this with a Victory Cloud Walker, a pretty standard hazy IPA. Nothing special to it, just the same ol' citrusy unfiltered bullshit you get from every other hazy IPA. But man, context matters here, and to sit in the sunshine, on my new patio, working on cleaning a child's toy, while an actual horse(!) watched my progress, all of it made my beer taste pretty darn great.

NOTES

BEER: Cloud Walker

STYLE: New England IPA

ABV: 6.8%

BREWED BY: Victory Brewing Company

LOCATION: Downingtown, PA

PURCHASED AT: Oxford Beer

PAIRED WITH: fresh air and farm air

GRADE: 2 pukes out of 5

 

BEER COUNT: 463 (It's another day of playing a game of "drink a bunch of other shit that you already had this year." I drank the other two No Brainers that were in the fridge. I had three Miller Lites today because I'll never stop drinking Miller Lites. I also had one Guinness because... I don't have a good reason for this, I just needed something non-hoppy. I am over par at this point as far as drinking pace for the year, so I'm going to have to work hard the next couple weeks to get this number down.)