Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The state game

Ever play the alphabet game or the movie game on a long roadtrip? Or via text message with your brother when you're supposed to be at a meeting? Well here's a new one: try to name a craft/microbrewery in every state of the union. Here's how i did, off the top of my head:

Alabama:
Alaska:
Arizona:
Arkansas:
California: Anchor
Colorado: New Belgium
Connecticut: Thomas Hooker
Delaware: Dogfishhead
Florida:
Georgia:
Hawaii:
Idah0:
Illinois: Goose Island
Indiana:
Iowa:
Kansas:
Kentucky:
Louisiana: Abita
Maine: Allagash
Maryland: Clipper City
Massachusetts: Harpoon
Michigan: Arcadia
Minnesota: Summit
Mississippi:
Missouri: Anheuser-Busch! (cheating?)
Montana:
Nebraska:
Nevada:
New Hampshire: Smuttynose
New Jersey: Flying Fish
New Mexico:
New York: Brooklyn
North Carolina:
North Dakota:
Ohio:
Oklahoma:
Oregon: Rogue
Pennyslvania: Victory
Rhode Island: Narraganset
South Carolina:
South Dakota:
Tennessee:
Texas: Shiner
Utah: Wasatch (Polygamy Porter)
Vermont: Otter Creek
Virginia:
Washington: Elysian
West Virginia:
Wisconsin: New Glarus
Wyoming:

Oof, only 23 of 50 and that's counting Budweiser. The beauty of this game, of course, is that it can be played both competitively and cooperatively, and a real competitor would use this as an opportunity to sample beers in the 27 states he missed. Which reminds me, this meeting is boring, I'm thirsty.

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