Draught or Draft?

Draught beer fonts at the Delirium Café in Brussels.
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Actually this is one of those "I got nuthin'" posts. It's not about beer, it's not about the difference between the words "draught," primarily an English usage as in the Queen's English, and "draft," which is what we colonials use as opposed to  "draught." Our cousins across the Pond use both spellings, though they mean different things. Here in the U.S. of A. we stick with "draft," though in some hoity-toity drinking establishments we will use the term "draught" for all of the fancy non-American beers they have on tap.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. Now I'm not a beer "snob," I drink what tastes best to me and it often depends on the occasion. For instance, if I can't make up my mind what I want, then it's Guinness. If I'm eating at Aidan's Pub, here in Little Rhody, then typically it's a Guinness with bangers and mash, if it's the meatloaf mountain...

What's a "meatloaf mountain" you ask? Well, officially it's "homemade meatloaf over grilled garlic bread, topped with mashed potatoes, grilled onions & beef gravy." The meatloaf is incredible (they don't mention that the meatloaf is wrapped in bacon, they should as it's delicious), they do mashed potatoes at Aidan's so well, the gravy is to die for. The gravy bit is odd, something else which I could not abide as a callow youth, which now I crave!

The only thing at Aidan's better than their beef gravy is their Irish whiskey gravy. Which has, you guessed it, whiskey in the mix. Tastes INCREDIBLE and, excuse me a minute...

Sorry about that, what with this Sparkling Isolation and all I haven't been to Aidan's in over a month. So yeah, I drooled all over my keyboard whilst expounding upon the gravy at Aidan's. Damn it I miss their food!

But I was talking about the sort of beer I like with my meatloaf mountain, typically I will go with a porter (did I mention that Aidan's has a superlative beer selection? Well, they do.), but not just any porter, this one -

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It has been described as "dessert in a glass," being a big fan of desserts, I rather like it, and it really does complement the meatloaf. I don't know why, I am no epicure, nor do I pretend to be one. I like what I like.

Hhmm, maybe this is a beer post, might even be a food post. Perhaps it's both, I dunno, I am pretty much doing a brain dump at this point. There are times when I fret because I don't know what to write about. So I just start writing. Odd that.

Okay, I miss the food at Aidan's, I miss the atmosphere at Aidan's. If you were to ask, Aidan's is to me, what Shakespeare's was to Lex. FWIW, I love both places. A visit to Shakespeare's is mandatory when I'm in San Diego, to Aidan's when it's Sunday, right after church. It's a tradition which The Missus Herself has not tired of, yet. (Though truth be told, there are Sundays when she says, "let's go somewhere else today." To which I always say "Casa Margaritas?" Which she will normally agree to, though the only thing she likes there is the Texas fajita. So much so that the last time we went there the waitress just looked at her, smiled, and asked "Texas fajita?"

The Missus Herself is not ordinarily so predictable.

For the record, I love pretty much the entire menu at Casa Margaritas. What do I drink for beer, er, cerveza, when I'm there? Easy question, easily answered, this -

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Usually at least two, I tend to go heavy on the hot sauce on my Mexican food. Love it.

Damn, I think Casa Margaritas is actually open for delivery now! Should I? I crave their burrito Mexicano, this damned hunkering down has put me off my feed.

I guess this is a beer and food post.

Now I'm hungry.

And thirsty.