Mmmmm, Alchemy is tasty!

Last night, after an afternoon of painting and furniture arranging, I headed out to my esteemed watering hole. Some of the usual crowd was there; my former roommates and a myriad of band club shirts. After schmoozing with the youngin's for a while, they were in need of another pitcher. I offered my services as any good alumni should and headed to the bar to replenish our refreshments.

Now the order was for Bud Light, but that was poo-pooed by the staff. I actually thought they were going to think less of me had I stuck with the order. Then one of them made a proposition; a challenge, if you will, to test the science of beer drinking. He dared me to purchase a pitcher of Lonestar ($6.00), accompany it with a bowl of limes, and pawn it off as pitcher of Dos Equis ($10.50). For those of you equation-based thinkers:

So out I come with a pitcher and limes. I tell the crowd its Dos Equis. The gratitude of the undergrads is apparent as they go to fill their cups Hungry-Hippo style. Then come the oohs' and aah's and oh-that-tastes-good's. I was able to procure a half-cup for myself and I gotta say it was pretty darn good. Later, I returned to the bar to boast of my scientific discovery before heading home for the evening.

No one seemed to be the wiser to their participation in my experiment. This would usually mean a success, but then I started considering the variables. Perhaps the young pallates were too inexperienced or inhebriated to distinguish an import from a cheap domestic. Perhaps limes change the flavors of all light-colored beers to taste alike. Perhaps this was a success because the keg was aged properly. The only way I can come to a final conclusion is more research... extensive research... and limes.