I’m a Flying Monkeys fan. No not those mangy minions of the Wicked Witch of the West that swooped down to abscond Dorothy and Toto. I’m talking about the Platos of the pints, the Aristoles of the ales, the Socrates of the suds, the Kants of the can. Those heavy thinkers of the drinkers, those philosophizing primate aviators we know as Flying Monkeys Brewery.
I finally made the pilgrimage to their headquarters, a taproom decorated much like their beer labels. Upon presenting my COMDB business card they afforded me super special VIP treatment. First, in an informal ceremony, The Flying Monkeys bestowed upon me the prestigious title of “Beerologist”!* Truly a great honour. Then based on my Beerologist pedigree, they allowed me to sample one of their new brews not yet even canned, with the working title “Zod Time”. ** I can’t reveal the upcoming title because it is so secret it is only divulged in Signal chats with reporters.
When it comes to the big screen, working titles are often chosen to throw people off, and to keep some of the key plot devices, or even the type of movie, secret. How about some of these working titles versus final titles: Wimpy became Psycho; Comfort Food became American Pie; Star Beast became Alien; Black Mask became Pulp Fiction; Everybody Comes to Rick’s (the name of the play that the movie was based on) became Casablanca; Planet Ice became Titanic; and $3000 became Pretty Woman. What will Zod Time become? What on earth is a Zod anyway?***
I’ll tell you what a Zod is. It’s a light bright pour, very light for a lager, seemingly contrary to its high ABV personality. A very mild malt aroma. The taste is malt with fizz and a touch of grape! Sounds odd but it’s not odd, it’s Zod. Unique, flavourful and refreshing. Quite nice. The carbonation makes it not a big swigger but that’s probably a good thing at 7%. A crisp finish due to the fizz, not really a pils crisp. I never thought I would say this, but it’s a champagne beer that is actually very good. Another example of what a creative crafter can do that the big brewers can’t (or won’t). Well done Flying Monkeys.
As a working title, and especially as a unique lager, Zod Time works for me.
*Editor’s Comment: According to FM, a Beerologist is someone who drinks, and I quote “a shit load of craft beer.” Based on this definition I think you have earned the title.
**Editor’s Comment: It’s on the tap menu.
***Editor’s Comment: General Zod is one of Superman’s arch nemeses, a Kryptonian with powers similar to Superman when under a yellow sun. Although his fighting skills are superior to Superman due to his intense training on Krypton, since Superman’s exposure to the yellow sun has been much longer, his powers on Earth are greater than Zod’s. Because they are both from Krypton, they are both vulnerable to Kryptonite. There is a mineral on Earth, Jaderite that is sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide and has the same chemical composition as the Kryptonite of the movies. Krypton is a chemical element on the periodic table (Kr) which is an odorless noble gas in its natural state.
***Reviewer’s Comment: Our Editor is the only person who uses a super cool Superman villain as a segue to a snooze fest of a chemistry lesson.
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