I think the Bud Light updates are going to come to an end this week, with the news of Modelo unseating Bud Light as America’s best selling beer.  Once again, Mexico wins by doing what it does best:  giving Americans what they didn’t think they would want.

You know, like donkey shows.

This is my review of Mother Road Brewing Sunday Drive American Lager:

Yesterday a coworker of mine during the awkward moments before the Zoom meeting begins quipped “at least the sky isn’t orange anymore.”  At which point I interjected and informed the majority east coast based team that this sort of thing happens where I live all the time. A sky filled with smoke, dust, or apparently grasshoppers occurs at least once a year.

Snake Plisken on line one

Still, 2/3 of the country lives on the eastern seaboard so I get it—this is weird for them therefore it gets to be a thing.

The fun part is Canada is taking the blame for this in a less than heroic way.  Lashing out in their signature politely at the conspiracy theories that range from space lasers, flame throwers, and even hockey players predicting this is the impetus for “climate lockdowns.” No, the obvious explanation is the Matrix-approved conspiracy because self-awareness is no longer a thing.

I intend to throw more fuel on that conspiracy fire by suggesting maybe Canada’s problem is they were dumb enough to try out DEI compliant hot shot teams (TW: The Blaze):

Since May 1, dozens of firefighters and prospective firefighters have gathered at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, for the Women-in-Fire Training Exchange, better known as WTREX. WTREX is designed to provide an opportunity for people “of all different genders, ethnic, and racial backgrounds to explore the growing role of women in fire management” and to gain valuable “experience in wildland fire operations.” Participation is capped at 35 enrollees, though an event flyer warns that acceptance into the program will be weighed with “diversity and inclusion goals in mind.”
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Sometime that evening, the fire was listed as “out of control,” but thanks to a fortuitous rainfall and the help of five helicopters flown by pilots of unknown racial and gender identities, the fire was upgraded to “being held” by about 11 p.m. In all, three extra hectares — about 7.5 acres — were burned, affecting a local cemetery and a couple of horse-farm buildings. There are no known reports of human or animal injuries.

Choose the explanation that suits you.

 

This beer is actually more interesting that it appears. It looks like the average, run of the mill, lawnmower style Pilsner.  Its not, its a bit more interesting than that.  Maybe they couldn’t get their hands on Czech style hops and found they had a shit load of hops to suit their large IPA repertoire the hippies and Indians in the norther part of Arizona seem to love—I don’t know.  Its a Pilsner that has the ever so slight grapefruit backing that one might find in a grapefruit IPA, but not so much that I am wondering if I need to squat more to counteract the onslaught of phytoestrogens from hops in the beer.  Its still balanced nicely like a Pilsner.  Screwy but it actually works. Mother Road Brewing Sunday Drive American Lager:  3.1/5  4.5-5%ABV