Boozin’ Blog

A couple of beer goddesses recently found their way to my inbox.

The first is nothing more than a damn big beer. Heartland Brewery is now selling a three liter serving of beer that they call the Beer Goddess. They say that they are reasonably sure it’s the biggest single serving of beer in the world. (Pitchers don’t count.) But they’d like to know if you know of a bigger one.  If you do contact them at beergoddess@heartlandbrewery.com.

The second beer goddess takes a little more explanation.

Here’s the story. Utah beer has been undergoing a renaissance in the last few years. The state has long been closely associated with Mormonism and with that came some pretty restrictive beer brewing and selling laws. Despite these laws the craft beer industry managed to produce some respectable brews. Recently the state began lifting some of the restrictions that held brewing back and the brewers responded by making some really remarkable beer.

One Utah brewer of note is Wasatch Brew Pub & Brewery. Even if you haven’t heard of the brewer you may very well have heard of their best known beer, Polygamy Porter. The brand’s tag line is “Why just have one?” I’ll give you a moment to chuckle to yourself.

The popular brew has produced an odd and, at least for my part, completely unexpected backlash. The Beer Goddess Ministry of Utah has been formed by ex-Mormon Jezebel with the declared mission of getting equal beer rights for women. I’m not really sure what that means; to my knowledge there is no law nor institutional traditional that restricts women from drinking beer. (Naturally I’m aware of the moronic perception that women like beer less than men but this has nothing to do with equal rights.)

Nevertheless Jezebel seems passionate in her mission and has even developed a beer brand designed to counteract beer drinking rights disparity. Never mind that the beer doesn’t actually exist, apparently it’s enough to just have a label. Jezebel encourages her disciples to apply the label for the fake beer brand Polyandry Ale to real beer bottles as a show of solidarity for her cause. (Polyandry is when a woman has many husbands as opposed to polygamy where a man has many wives.)

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