When I sat down, I planned to write an April Fool’s Day article full of half-truths & out-right lies for you to enjoy. But after looking through my emails this morning, I thought I’d take the lazy route and just share the efforts of others…
Bruery Light – ‘It comes in 40s!’
We think this is a beer you will not only love on first sip, but you will love after your 8th game of beer pong.
Bland Tuesday
The Bruery & Budweiser have combined their extensive knowledge of brewing with rice by using twenty-one different varieties, to create this yellow, watery, undistinctive, and almost completely tasteless lager.
Flying Dog ‘Canis Minor’ Series
All four styles will roll out nationally in June. To celebrate their release, Flying Dog will be hosting a variety of Canis Minor Beer Dinners in major markets around the country.
Lost Abbey Disaster Relief
The Lost Abbey Brewing Company mobilized resources and personnel to assist in international reliefs efforts following the severe disaster that destroyed much of the affected region’s craft beer supplies.
*What is the deal with April 1st?
April Fool’s or All Fools’ Day is a custom of playing pranks in Northern America, Britain, Scotland (where it is called “Gowk” or “Cuckoo Day”), Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany (“Narrentag”), Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Russia (“Dyen’ Doeraka,” literally, “dunce’s day”) and even in Japan. The precise historical origin of this most lighthearted of unofficial holiday is unknown. The earliest explicit mention of an April Fools joke was found in a French source from 1508, and there exists a Dutch parody on the custom from 1539. But these sources indicate that the custom was already well and universally established. It is probably a tradition that evolved out of many local customs, all having in common the time at which they were kept: the beginning of April.
