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February 7, 2008
I am VERY EXCITED to report that now you can buy my very
favorite beer of all time, Franziskaner, right here in Athens!
Allow me to give you a brief history of my relationship with
Franzi.
In February 2006, I went to San Francisco for a vacation
with Mer and Pete. While there, we went to Suppenküche,
a German restaurant. Not only does Suppenküche have a
wide varierty of delicious German food, they also have an
impressive bar, with very knowledgable bartenders! One of
the bartenders helped me to pick a beer he thought I would
like based on my tastes, and I FELL IN LOVE:
Franziskaner is a hefeweizen, with notes of citrus, banana,
and clove. While in San Francisco, I got to enjoy Franziskaner
again when I went to a carryout and bought a six pack to take
to a friend's outdoor barbecue.
When we got back to Athens, I was excited to
buy a six pack and introduce my friends to my new LOVE! I
was so disappointed to discover that no store in town sold
this amazing beer. I felt as if a little piece of my soul
was missing.
Then, in May, Meredith and I went to the annual NBIA conference.
This year it was in St. Louis. Figuring we'd have better luck
in a big city, we googled "St. Louis + Franziskaner"
and sure enough, we found Cicero's, a restaurant that serves
Franziskaner on tap!
Then it was back to Athens, where I would continue my life
without. But then in April, I was at a market in Akron, and
found that they sold Franziskaner by the bottle! YES!!! I
bought some and brought it home. I finally got to enjoy Franziskaner
for the first time in Athens.
Since then, I have bought bottles to bring home a few times
when I have been at fancy stores in big cities.
But just the other night, my cell phone rang. It was Tom,
calling me from Broney's, to inform me that they have Franziskaner
on tap. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What amazing
and wonderful news!!!!! We had plans to get together the following
night, so I insisted that we choose Broney's as the meeting
place. Broney's isn't my usual scene, but if they have Franziskaner
on tap, I will be drinking it.
When I arrived and saw the Franziskaner logo, I had a momentary
panic that maybe it was a mirage, or a cruel, cruel joke,
but when the bartender pulled back the lever and the delicious
nectar from the heavens began to flow into my glass, I knew
that I had found my true love once again. Franziskaner and
I were reunited and now our love was free to truly blossom!
THE END!
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