Beers of the World
The rest of the weekend went well. Saturday was a day of fun and excitement at the Food and Wine Festival.
EPCOT, as you may know, is partitioned into countries, with scenes exhibiting the plethora of stereotypes that Disney engineers held about all 12 nations of our great planet. So, in that vein, the food/wine/beer exhibits were sectioned by country. Heather enjoyed a Lamb Slider from New Zealand. In “Argentina”, I had a Spicy Beef Empanada worthy of José Olé®. I sipped, even in 90 degree weather, a small cup of Cheese Soup from Canada.
You’d think this would mean there were exciting beer selections from these countries. But unless Tsing Tao, Kirin, and Peroni make you feel like you’re sitting in Beijing, Tokyo, or Milan, the beer selections at the Festival were nothing to write home about. The only beer I hadn’t heard of at the entire festival was Brahma, a fruity Brazilian brew. Blah.
Sam Adams, over in the “America” exhibit, had a whole smattering of Sam Adams brews, like their Cherry Wheat and whatever. That normally wouldn’t pique my interest at all, but they had a “11th Annual Festival Brew” that was a nice robust porter. Probably the best Sam Adams I’ve ever had, though their Summer Ale isn’t terrible.
All in all, there wasn’t much free beer, and there wasn’t anything I hadn’t had before, so I call it less than optimal. However, it was a day of walking around, stopping every 10 feet to eat and drink, and watching fireworks, so as far as theme parks go, I wholeheartedly approve.
Saturday evening was fantastic. We filled up exquisitely at The Yachtsman steakhouse and then had a front-row seat for the fireworks display back over at EPCOT. We returned home only to watch Georgia squeak by yet again against Ole Miss. Do I regret this year’s wager with Rusty? No. Am I worried about it? A little.