Dear reader,
if you are reading this blog, I can only suppose we share a similar passion for beer, but today's post also shows another passion of mine... humor. And in this particular case, british humor.
Even if the jokes I crack every now and then are not the funniest, the talent of groups like Monty Phyton are an object of my admiration. That is why I find it great that the black sheep brewery came up with this 4,7% golden ale to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the most famous british commedy group.
Monty Python's Holy (Gr)ail - Carried to Germany by two migratory swallows
The first time I saw this 500ml bottle was not in a bar or in a store. I saw it in a post on 9gag, long ago, while browsing through it in a boring afternoon. I found the word play in the lable quite clever and enjoyed the movie reference (tempered over burning witches)... I set a goal to get me one of these bottles, probably during a trip to England, but had no idea of when that would happen. At that time I had recently moved to Karlsruhe and was still exploring the local beer scene, getting to know the bars and making day trips to neighbouring cities to check the local breweries.. England was not in the plans for the near future...
That's when a friend indicated to me a local bar called "Oxford". I searched the address on the internet and went there with a couple of other friends. While flipping through their beer menu, I got a pleasant surprise... They had the Holy Grail! It was easier than I had thought! I didn't have to face blood-thirsty bunnies, I wasn't requested to get shrubberies by the knights who say "Ni" nor had to engage in a sword fight with a black knight or in a charade game with an old man guarding a bridge.*
Now, I am not one to believe in destiny or anything like that, so I was simply amazed that within two months after learning about the existence of this bottle I coincidentally came across it in a local pub at the town to which I had just moved!
The next day while talking to the friend who indicated the bar, I commented about that coincidence and about the big variety of beers they offered. He looked a bit surprised, appearently the bar he indicated to me should have some variety, but not that much!
When double checking the address, we found out that there are two "Oxfords" in Karlsruhe, which used to belong to the same owner, but not anymore. He had indicated the Oxford Cafe, but for some reason I ended up at the Oxford Pub.
Maybe I shouldn't be so skeptical about destiny when it comes to beer...
Cheers!!
*if you don't get the references, watch the movie! If you get them, whatch it again, just for the sake of it :D
