I got the last of the Ayinger Marzen.

No more till Oktober (German spelling intentional). It's good shit, Maynard.

I went to Canyon Lake Liquors, the high-end, rich-people liquor store. Drove all the way across town for it. On the Westside, in my town anyway, is where they keep all the rich people. I live downtown in the the North-central section. Lots of young people mixed with working-class. North is the ghetto and the Valley is where they keep the disappearing middle class.

Now you know my city.

Of note in the liquor store: they have a wide selection of very yummy beer, the best in town in fact, but they also carry the standards, like Budweiser. Tonight they were having a sale on 20-packs of Bud Light. The sign referred to them as "family packs".

I thought it was amusing.

The customer service is stellar at Canyon Lake Liquors. I was taking my time, doing some hardcore perusing, and the guy came out from behind the counter and asked me what I was in the mood for. I told him "something Bavarian". Just as I said that, I noticed the GERMAN BEER sign.

I'm like, "Oh, here's the German beer."

And he goes, "Yeah. German beer is very similar to Bavarian beer."

Indeed.