Times are tough. Anywhere you can save a dollar helps, and Saturday night while I was out watching the Final Four games I was reminded of a great way to save money. Order beer by the pitcher, and avoid tab shock. Sometime in the last few years I lost touch with my old friend the beer pitcher, and descended into the world of six dollar pints, g&t’s, and splashes of coke. Sign of maturity? More like a slap in the face of frugality. Pitchers of beer just make sense. Sure it would be cheaper to go to the distributor, get a thirty pack, sit at home alone and drink, but that is more of a weekday activity. Pitcher’s are social. They bring tables of drinkers together. Unquestionably, they are a great beer delivery system. The downside? You’ll never be confused for a big hitter ordering a pitcher of beer. Rappers aren’t rhyming about pitchers of beer, but who are we kidding, it’s a bottom line world, and I’ve realized I can’t afford to not be drinking pitchers of beer. So welcome back pitcher, maybe I’ll see you this weekend.
