I’m not a big beer guy, but I confess that I’m curious to try some of these seasonal flavors.

Doesn’t look like the Chocolate Lager will be available in the East Coast however. I’ll have to try Sam Adams’ Old Fezziwig Ale instead.

Marshall: I don’t know about this stuff. Beer isn’t wine. I don’t want to be discussing crisp finishes and hints of blackberries and chocolate when I’m drinking beer. Give me the good stuff. Scottish bitters or Irish stout. But the designer beers? You can have them.

Jim: Uh, guys, the blog is called On Tap. Of course we stand foresquare behind microbrews, seasonal flavors, and experimentation. I just had a great Palmetto Pale Ale down here in Hilton Head. Sure, you’re not always going to hit a winner, but sometimes you want your standard selections, and sometimes you want something a little different. I like some raspberry, or bumbleberry, or wheat beer Hefeweizens.

I’m not above a Budweiser, but I like the fact that the average bar today has a good half-dozen tastes on tap. Sam Adams Octoberfest, Cranberry Lambic, Killian’s Irish Red, the Magic Hat I had the other night, Pete’s Wicked, the varieties of Capitol City Brewing Company…

Remember, for much of the last year and a half I’ve had the option of Efes (okay Turkish beer), Tuborg or Carlsberg on tap. That’s it.

So appreciate the variety on tap at your local drinking establishment; you never know what you have, until you lose it…