We've been privy to a bit of supernatural mumbo-jumbo lately. You know, ghosts, spirits, "shadows", that sort of thing.  It seems that the sorts of people who claim to be able to "feel" these sorts of things get "strong feelings" of this sort in certain areas of the brewery. 

Frankly, we feel sort of weird about it all.

Sorry for the vagueness but isn't that really what a lot of this ghost hunting is all about?   You've probably seen the show Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel, or the five other shows just like it (and yes, that is two blogs in a row of Travel Channel references; we get it, we need lives...).  They're usually about a group of grown men going into dark, empty buildings with night-vision cameras and scaring the crap out of each other.  Our favorite part is when a cat meows or water drips from a pipe and the sound is funneled through some device that looks like a modulator thingamajig from Radio Shack circa 1967.  Inevitably it is translated as, "get out" or "help us" or some other creepy thing other than a cat's meow or a water drip "proving" that ghosts do exist.

What does all of this have to do with us?  Well, these ghost hunters kind of remind us of some craft beer bloggers and aficionados who are constantly searching for things that aren't necessarily there; like the never ending pursuit of the "BEST" beer.  They sip, and rate, and sip, and blog and to this day they haven't found the best one yet.  The problem is that, like apparitions, the best is what you perceive at that time and place.  So, if Zak Bagans hears ghosts and you don't is he wrong?  (This is not a question of reality or sanity but one of perception).  Well, we think someone like that is only wrong if they impose their perception on you.  You want to believe in ghosts, go ahead.  Just don't insist that muffled sounds and cold breezes are, in fact, spirits.  If you have a favorite beer, that's great, but it may not be someone else's.

Drink what YOU like, and don't be pigeon-holed in to thinking it's not the "best"; to you, it is.  And have an open mind, because after saying all that, this old building is pretty creepy when you're all alone in the wee hours of the night...

For your information a cow's eye is a bit smaller than a cue ball, there was a small amount of money to be made and in no way, I was informed, did it taste like chicken...

* - The Four Peaks Brewing Company, Brewsletter and all subsidiaries do not necessarily condone or advise the activities that sometimes take place at our establishment.  Most of these stunts are done with very little preparation or forethought by people with even less training.  Four Peaks recommends that you DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!  That being said, we are all proud of what you accomplished Heidi, and we're pretty sure your parents are too!