dawn_kiebawls
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(sorry for the rant, had to get it out)
So a few weeks ago I took SWMBO on a birthday trip up to Valentine, NE to float the Niobrara National Scenic River (may be recreational river..doesn't matter..) The float went PERFECT! We never (ever) have weather cooperate for us on our vacations and were absolutely blessed this time! Now, on to the gear grinding..
After the float we were both pretty wiped out but decided to make the short drive into Valentine, NE to hit the local brewery (Bollo Beer Co.). It was excellent! Cool atmosphere, fun blend of people to watch ranging from young hipster-ish locals, tourists here for the river, bikers, local ranchers and of course excellent beer all under one roof. I was sitting next to a guy at the bar who would constantly take sips from his flight and smirk or say how unbalanced, or over/under hopped something is, how generic they seem (wild plum gose using locally sourced wild plums doesn't seem that generic to me) and says they're no competition to ANYTHING that comes from Bend, OR where he's from.
I strike up a conversation about Bend and how I worked several wildfires up there, acknowledged their beer scene and mentioned that I'm actually from Eastern (Omaha) NE. He apologized to me for being from Nebraska, then goes to say he left Nebraska 10 years ago for the holy land of Bend (so he, himself is from NE..) and goes on to say how nothing my state is capable of producing can compare to a dumper out of the famed Boneyard (I haven't had the pleasure of trying their brews yet so maybe its true..unlikely, but possible).
At this point I am thoroughly pissed the hell off but play it cool and calmly inform him that the head brewer at Bollo Beer Co. is, in fact, one of the old brewers FROM BONEYARD!!! Suddenly every last drop he drank was delicious, inventive, and truly something to write home about. The brewer was serving behind the bar at that moment and watched me slap him with some knowledge and about burst out laughing.
It really rubbed me the wrong way how in someones mind (WHO'S FROM F'ING NEBRASKA) that just because you're in a small rural town the beer can't be good, or that for some reason you're better than the people and the beer because of where you currently live? Kick rocks..
Thanks for reading! Thats my long winded rant, feel free to blow of some steam of your own!
So a few weeks ago I took SWMBO on a birthday trip up to Valentine, NE to float the Niobrara National Scenic River (may be recreational river..doesn't matter..) The float went PERFECT! We never (ever) have weather cooperate for us on our vacations and were absolutely blessed this time! Now, on to the gear grinding..
After the float we were both pretty wiped out but decided to make the short drive into Valentine, NE to hit the local brewery (Bollo Beer Co.). It was excellent! Cool atmosphere, fun blend of people to watch ranging from young hipster-ish locals, tourists here for the river, bikers, local ranchers and of course excellent beer all under one roof. I was sitting next to a guy at the bar who would constantly take sips from his flight and smirk or say how unbalanced, or over/under hopped something is, how generic they seem (wild plum gose using locally sourced wild plums doesn't seem that generic to me) and says they're no competition to ANYTHING that comes from Bend, OR where he's from.
I strike up a conversation about Bend and how I worked several wildfires up there, acknowledged their beer scene and mentioned that I'm actually from Eastern (Omaha) NE. He apologized to me for being from Nebraska, then goes to say he left Nebraska 10 years ago for the holy land of Bend (so he, himself is from NE..) and goes on to say how nothing my state is capable of producing can compare to a dumper out of the famed Boneyard (I haven't had the pleasure of trying their brews yet so maybe its true..unlikely, but possible).
At this point I am thoroughly pissed the hell off but play it cool and calmly inform him that the head brewer at Bollo Beer Co. is, in fact, one of the old brewers FROM BONEYARD!!! Suddenly every last drop he drank was delicious, inventive, and truly something to write home about. The brewer was serving behind the bar at that moment and watched me slap him with some knowledge and about burst out laughing.
It really rubbed me the wrong way how in someones mind (WHO'S FROM F'ING NEBRASKA) that just because you're in a small rural town the beer can't be good, or that for some reason you're better than the people and the beer because of where you currently live? Kick rocks..
Thanks for reading! Thats my long winded rant, feel free to blow of some steam of your own!