As a proud beer drinker, I was quite glad to see that TMC: The Mining Company announced a whole new selection of beers that is somewhat inspired. Hell, they even gave the selection its own page. My mouth began to water as I scanned the beverage offerings that read like a list of old friends.

Red Stripe and I have had a very intimate relationship that is marked by slurred words and heightened laughter. Woodchuck Cider has lulled me to sleep just like mom used to do while reading me bedtime stories. LaBlatt Blue isn’t the kind that I would add to my social networks, but I’d happily subscribe to it. And while I don’t normally go for blonds, Fireman’s #4 is a worthwhile crush with its tender and sweet deliciousness and hard-bodied Texas roots. But sometimes he gets jealous of my standby girlfriend, Stella. It’s a thing.

We don’t seem to have a strong beer-focused bar (much less a pub) in the gayborhood a la The Amsterdam or The Ginger Man, but TMC comes damn close. Pilsners beware, because I am about to destroy you.