July 16, 1993

My upstairs neighbors, Tom and Linda, invited me out for free beer. They had joined the "Beers of the World" club at Garfield's, a regional chain. Getting all the beers on their cards punched would result in their names on a plaque and personalized glass beer mugs to be kept at the bar for their use. The problem was that neither of them liked any imported beers, the majority of the 25 or so on their lists. So they asked me to come, bought the beers, and had me drink them. I believe that the pictured bottle is a Guinness, and I recall also having a Red Stripe that evening.