A big week, a long drive, and beer!

Ever want to write a post but have no idea what to write about?

I'm having that problem right now. There's a million things running through my head, but I just don't know what deserves its own article.

• my work is insane, and I'm suffering from imposter syndrome, which is a fascinating topic.
• I seem to have an addiction to screens or my phone. Which keeps me awake way too late at night and stops me from getting to the gym before work. Phone addiction is real, and it's also quite a cool topic.
• My wife is worried about her work, and also has a severe case of imposter syndrome (it's a pretty common issue with people, especially with those who are typically high achievers, such as the wife). So I'd love to write about her stresses and methods of dealing with things.

And then there's #BeerSaturday! I've certainly had my fill of good quality beer this evening. And after an insane week at work where I was frequently hidden away in the office from 6:30am to 7pm, I really needed something strong and tasty to distract myself with.

I was tossing up between a nice whiskey or a reasonably aged bottle of shiraz. So after driving 4.5 hours to Adelaide this evening, I spent 30 minutes in a nearby bottle shop trying to choose what to sip on tonight while I mulled over what I should write about on Steemit.

Well, I chose neither. I remembered while standing there in the bottle shop that I had promised to contribute to #BeerSaturday on a more frequent basis. So I grabbed a pack of South Australian beers and headed on home.

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So, what did I get?

Tonight I'm drinking some beers from a brewery that I've only visited once before and is a brewery located in Willunga which is close to McLaren Vale (which is one of South Australia's most famous wine regions).

The Brewery is called Fox Hat, and when I visited there a while back, they had only been open for about 3 months. At that time, their beers were good, but not great. It was a bit of a mixed experience where their IPA didn't meet my usual expectations. So I was happy to find their new IPA on the shelves in the bottle shop tonight.

The beer that I went home with is their Metric IPA, which is a traditional West Coast IPA.

And I have to say, I'm much more impressed with this IPA in comparison to their old one. The brewers have very clearly been perfecting their craft in the time since my last visit. This IPA is fruity, crisp, very well balanced, and overall a highly enjoyable beer.

Many craft brewers these days are making IPAs that have a ridiculous alcohol content (I've had many that were above 9%), but this one sits quite happily at 7% which seems more rationale and enjoyable to me.

So I'm very happy with my beer of choice tonight. And happier that it's provided a pleasant distraction to all those frustrating thoughts that run through your head after a very challenging week. And it also gave me something positive to contribute to #BeerSaturday, and so I'll leave this post here. But not before posting a picture of my insane dog, who was very happy to see me when I got home tonight.

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