I'm getting my hustle on today, so we're jumping right into the good stuff and leaving the fluff behind. The beer and brewery for today are Sans Culottes, a 7% ABV biere de garde from Brasserie La Choulette in France. It pours a hazy gold and gives off a lemony, tart aroma. You notice flavors of yeast and grapefruit, with some light malt and a clean finish. There's a sweetness mixed in with some sour. Very good beer, well worth a try. Marci has also sampled this beer in her travels.
Let us now call some attention to the fact this beer name translates to "without pants" in English. While I'm sure if you drink enough of this stuff, you may end up not wearing any pants. However, the beer is named for the lower class supporters of the French Revolution, who wore trousers (or pantaloons) instead of the fancier culottes (silk breeches) of the ruling class. The imagery from these revolutionaries remains with us today - we frequently see politicians rolling up their sleeves or wearing casual clothes to prove they're "one of the people," despite their exorbitant wealth relative to the actual common man. Bet you didn't expect to learn something about the French Revolution today, but yet here we are.
Thing to Think About Today:
If we're going sans culottes, let's all think about... sans culottes Old School style. Which of course means WE'RE GOING STREAKING! As you can guess, it's not cool to play this video at work, unless your employer is cool with profanity and, let's face it, man ass. That's a risk you take when you run sans culottes through the streets, people.
Little known fact unless you live in my house: Marci despises Will Ferrell with every fiber of her being. Her hatred burns with the heat of a thousand suns. This video clip pretty much epitomizes her hatred.
The man does not lie. A thousand suns. I kid you not.
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