Where Art Thou Beers?

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We went out of the house yesterday when the sky showed signs that it was going to clear up. The husband wanted to buy something and he invited us to go along with him and have lunch outside too. While I was not really in the mood, I thought about grabbing a beer, so "Okay let's go!" said I. We bathed Anyeong impromptu, showered, and then drove away just around noonish time.

On the way out, we were thinking about going for a meal first. The challenge is that not many establishments around town are open on Sundays. Businesses here know how to honor the day and give their staff a proper rest on what most call a "family day" - that is because Sundays tend to be a day when families go out or simply have 'lazy days' in their homes.

I was thinking about the Casa (Double C) which had a good view of the mountains but it's an hour's drive away and the husband said he was already starving. We had no other option than the Café where we often go. And we were there just over a week ago. But it's the closest place we know that opens on a Sunday.

We had what they call Pic-A-Pic on the menu. A set consisting of the good ole clubhouse sandwich, Gimbap, Lumpiang Shanghai, fries, and some dumplings. The husband added a bowl of Ramyun. He was so hungry that he went ahead to eat while I attended to Anyeong, lol!



Then I asked about beers. The attendant said they weren't serving any. Ouch! A good glass of cold, sparkling beer would have been a perfect match for the dumplings. We got a pitcher of cucumber-flavored juice instead, haha!



"We will find something later and bring it home," the husband said as we ate. Anyhow, we stayed there for an hour or so, letting our little guy play then left for groceries and of course, beers!

Lucky for us, our favorite grocer was opened. However, they didn't have any alcoholic drinks. They don't want to pay the "sin tax" (taxes for tobacco and alcohol products) and we understand because those types of tax are quite exorbitant.

We moved to another store, a smaller one close to the private school. They didn't have any too which for us is weird. There isn't any other place we can think of. Most are closed. The husband thought of his friend's shop but when we arrived there, they didn't have any too. We stopped by every small store we saw along the way and found none.

Seriously?

Our little guy was already getting bored in the back seat. He wanted to go home, lol!



We drove past the route home to another bigger shop by the church but it was closed. The next shop owner laughed at the husband saying, "Didn't you know nobody in town is selling any alcohol? We are in an election ban." Oh geez! So that is why! "Could you give us just 2 or 4 if you have any of the canned ones?" the Farmboy asked. "I would love to but we don't really have any. We do have Cali if you want," the store owner teased.

The local election is on the 30th and as usual, during such periods, no one is allowed to sell any alcoholic beverage or he will be slapped with a hefty penalty. I wondered how the bars in the town center were doing. I doubt that they would be asked to close. But they probably have curfew hours.

Anyhow, that's how the disappointing yet fun hunt went. We got back home with 4 cans of chilled, non-alcoholic pineapple-flavored drink. The closest thing we got that looked at least like that sparkly brown-golden-colored liquid called BEER, lol!

The taste? Sweet, crisp, and refreshing!



And yes, I did pop another can while in front of my PC just to quench my beer thirst! Perhaps next time, we get to drink some real beer. Until then, Happy Monday, frens!

This is #BeerSaturday week and I would like to invite @fantagira to write a post in any language about beer with at least 3 pictures. The challenge ends on Thursday :)

All photos are my own. 23102023/11:00ph

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Some say that if you soak in beer, your skin will be beautiful.
Do you believe it?
!lolz
!meme

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Oh, that's very interesting. I don't know if it's true so not sure if I believe it or not hehe.

!LUV

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Foods are looking delicious. I wish I had been there.
Hehe, That means alcohol is banned till the election and you guys finding it here and there. At least you get the beer🤣.

Is it also a beer lover🤣🤣?

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They were good, we finished them all and yes, we feel like fools going around trying to find some beer when there's a ban, !LOLZ

And I wouldn't want my little guy to love beer, haha!

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Cucumber juice is better than beer though hehe . Anyeong looks good and handsome hehe

!LADY

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Hahaha, the look your dog gave was hilarious, can we go home now Mom? hehe.

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Haha, yeah. He refused to stay with me in the front seat. He was obviously happy when we arrived home.

!LUV

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Hehe, he will be like "finally home. " I've dropped my dogs outfit by the way in case you care to check it out. Haha

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At least you had found looking for some beer although iba ang naiuwi no, lol. The looks awesome, a good treat for Sunday's little gala uwu.

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Haha, yeah. Nawindang ako bakit lahat wala. Yon pala ayaw lang ata magbenta. Or siguro talagang walang nagbebenta kasi bawal ang alcohol sa barangay namin and kahit don sa ibang barangay kung san kami kumain.

Happy new week !LADY

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Beer things on point

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You really had a wonderful time
The beer, food and all other things are looking awesome

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Yah! You had me at beer!

What a nice jaunt and even nicer refreshment.

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Haha, I love how your post is both informative and entertaining. You did a great job of describing your experience in a way that made me laugh.

I can imagine how disappointing it must have been to realize that you couldn't buy any beer because of the election ban. But it's also kind of funny to think that you ended up buying a non-alcoholic pineapple-flavored drink instead. I hope it at least tasted good!

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Sarap ng pagkain. Di ako umiinom ng beer pero gusto ko ng Cali Shandy. Hehe

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Oo din. Ngayon din lang ako uminom ng Cali. More on wine ako, d masyado sa beer.

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Just the way we see the party going, the food looks fun and your dog is super cute too. Enjoy your drink.

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