At approximately 11:30 on Saturday night, I rediscovered a few things about kegs. A party that I was attending ended and more guests at the party had choosen to drink wine and some sort of green liquor drink in a martini glass than beer. My house was the closest to reconvine with the remains of the keg.
- Half-full kegs are still fucking heavy.
- Some people have a sort of "free beer" radar and will materialize upon the mere suggestion that there might be beer nearby.
- Tapping a keg is like riding a bike. It's been years, but we immediately knew how to do it.
- People have very strong opinions about whether or not a pitcher should be used so we don't have to keep going outside for more beer. More people in my sample quite surprisingly chose fresher beer over laziness.
- The St. Arnold Lawnmower is quite tasty.
- Houston is surprisingly pleasant outside from the hours of 11:30 PM to 4:50 am in mid-September, especially if one has a front porch, a fair number of people, and some alcohol.
- A keg party in your late-twenties / early-thirties is a hell of a lot less messy than the same party with the same people in your late-teens/early-twenties. It's a lot less noisy too, though I am glad that the neighbors on either side of my house were out of town this weekend.
- You will, however, still end up with people crashing on your couches / chairs that night/morning.
- It is possible to end two parties without having finished off the keg.
- A quarter full keg is still fucking heavy.
There's a quarter full, tapped twice, ice melted away keg in my backyard if anyone wants to come over.
