Skinny and Stout. I get it.
So here’s what it says on the can, ”The night is quiet. You’re sitting on the deck with your friends enjoying the warm night air as it blows gently in off the lake. Everything is calm. And someone yells, let’s go skinny-dipping “. the story goes on and on and on finally ends up with this philosophical statement ” hurry, cause you don’t want to be the last one in.” and in big letters on the can” Don’t Be the Last One In.” Well despite my limited experience on the subject, let me tell you a thing or two about skinny dipping. Maybe it goes without saying but you don’t want a bunch of cranky old men drinking beer and jumping in the lake with no clothes on. You don’t even want that visual. And maybe I have a limited social life but I’ve never been drinking beer by the lake when someone shouted “let’s go skinny-dipping”. Maybe I hang out with the wrong crowd, although if we were skinny dipping it would give the term “hang out” a whole new meaning. Even my old buddy JT, who swims like a fish, would never suggest jumping sans trunks. If he did he get some pretty funny looks from the rest of the gang.
But if some of you are adventurous and after a few brews decide that a skinny dip would be fun here’s some advice for you. You definitely want to be the last one in. Let me repeat that to ensure it is clear because you will thank me for this sage advice. Make sure you are the last one in. That’s the only way you will be sure that you’re not the only one naked when the rest of those untrustworthy bastards take off with your clothes and alert the neighbours and the media and are waiting for you to get out of the water with their smart phones ready to take pictures that will be posted to every Facebook known to man or woman. Also be aware that the phenomenon known as shrinkage is very real, and watch out for those snapping turtles.
So what about the beer? Well it comes on strong, it’s midnight dark and thick and chewy and it takes a couple of drinks to acclimatize yourself, but it’s pretty smooth and flavorful once I got into it. But I did drink it with my clothes on, and the only dippin’ I was doing was my chips. So when it comes to this stout, good beer, but bad advice on the can.
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