Drinking a Beer While Grocery Shopping

I did something unprecedented in my seven decades on this sphere. It was completely legal, indeed encouraged. I drank a draft beer while grocery shopping. Right here Behind the Pine Curtain. It was a tasty Karbach Hopadillo IPA, brewed in Houston, one of my favorite Texas-brewed beers. It cost $1.08 with tax and came in a plastic cup. This is a grand opening special, and the price almost certainly will rise soon. I pulled out two dollars and told the bartender to keep the change – last of the big spenders. The bar is located inside Brookshire’s Fresh, a new grocery store and considerably...

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