A very scientific comparison of beers

Since BusyDad was kind enough to gorge himself at a Barbeque and gain a pound in my honor last week (and because Brad is working late and I am putting off scrubbing my stove) I decided to conduct a little experiment.

You know how I have a deep love of Yeungling Lager?  Well, that's how BusyDad feels about NewCastle.  So I went and bought a case today (luckily, I live in Pennsylvania where you either pay for a full case of what could be potentially shit beer, or you buy it by the 6-pack in a bar and pay treble the going rate). 

So let's get to work:

Step 1:  Price comparison...and please remember that I am the one who, through being a cheap-ass who totally takes advantage of "loss leaders" at the local supermarkets learning to be frugal, now refuses to pay more than $.40 for a box of (brand name) cereal.

Yeungling is $17 per case, NewCastle is $30 per case.  Pretty pricey beer for a dude who just found a new job this week, donchathink Jim?

Oh - and in honor of your poncey little British beer, I put the NewCastle price tag on a Winnie the Pooh notepad...he's British, isn't he (or is that Paddington Bear)?

Step #2:  The glasses

I am a firm believer that the proper stemware means everything when it comes to enjoying a drink.  Serve me a martini in a margarita glass and you'll be picking olives out of your ears.  And while there is the standard bar comeback of "it's already in a glass", let's try to be a LITTLE classy shall we?  Since I didn't feel like hand-washing the Waterford pilsners, I had to improvise with my favorite beer mug:  my Pittsburgh Steelers one (and yes - I live just outside Philadelphia...but the Eagles suck!).

Sorry BusyDad, unless you want to send me a NewCastle glass (or a male model who does dishes), Yeungling wins yet another round!

Step 3:  The Pour

I haven't been able to pour a decent headless beer since I was the Beer Wench at Phi Psi's (2 years running, thankyouverymuch!).  Unfortunately, that was 18 years ago and my skills have deteriorated.  However, it seems that I give great (or at least better) head on NewCastle than on Yeungling! (take THAT you perverts who find me through search engines....perhaps this post will now start beating out the "MILF List" one!!)

Step 4:  The taste

I was going to take a picture of my tongue, but after the "giving head" crack, that might not be the best idea.  Ok - NewCastle tastes pretty damn good. I do like the slightly more bitter beers for many reasons, one of which is that I tend to slow down and savor them more as opposed to drinking them as casually as I would a Diet Pepsi.

So NewCastle wins this round...Happy Jim?

Step 5:  Finishing the beer

Guess which glass I refilled?

Ok - the truth is, I inhaled the NewCastle, then realized that I had an open can of Yeungling that needed to be finished. 

But it could be said that I saved the best for last, right?

Or it could (and will) be said that I am looking for a hiding place for my NewCastle so that Brad can't get his grubby little hands on my new favorite slightly-above-mid-price beer

Ok Jim...your turn.  And since you obviously now have tons of disposable income, I think that you should have to compare my favorite "lower-high-end beer" with your beloved NewCastle....choose from Maudite or La Fin Du Monde, both by Unibroue (it's a Quebec brewer)

Just don't upstage me with flashy videos....and don't let Fury do any taste-testing!