“Well,” he says, “we have…
“Imperial Milk Stout with Frosted Animal Cookies, Strawberry, Raspberry, Milk Sugar, and Vanilla…
“Imperial Milkshake Stout Conditioned on Oreos…
“Imperial Stout with Toasted Coconut, Coffee, and Cinnamon…
“Salted Caramel Butter Crisp Pastry Stout…
“Imperial Stout with Blackberries, Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla, and Milk Sugar…”
“So,” you say, interrupting the list, “the answer is no?”
“Well, if you don’t like our stouts, you might try an IPA. We have IPA with Strawberry, Rhubarb, Milk Sugar, Graham Crackers, and Vanilla…”
“I’ll just have iced tea,” you say with a frozen smile.
Now, you may think this is a little exaggeration, and it is true that Dr. Boli has once in a while indulged in slight exaggeration to make a point. But these names are taken straight from the list at a brewery in Sharpsburg, a brewery that lives in part of the old Fort Pitt Brewery, which once produced the most popular beer in Pennsylvania.
Apparently the word “beer” no longer means what it meant when Dr. Boli was younger.