{"id":12658,"date":"2006-04-21T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-21T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2006\/04\/21\/tenners-rule\/"},"modified":"2006-04-21T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-21T17:45:00","slug":"tenners-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2006\/04\/21\/tenners-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenners Rule?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a somewhat unusual phenomenon indigenous to Southern Maryland that I didn’t think too many people knew about. Well, the cat seems to be out of the bag now, as NPR<\/i> has now done a story entitled “Where the 10-Ounce Bud Is the King of Beers”<\/a> that sheds light on a local predilection towards “tenners.” That’s right, here in Southern Maryland many locals (and some transplanted locals) prefer 10-ounce Budweiser cans to the usual 12-ounce ones, claiming that “smaller cans taste better, stay colder longer, and that the cans feel better in the hand.”<\/p>\n

Reasoning with anyone about this has proven fruitless, as most proponents swear that they can taste the difference. One quote from a friend at work stands out in my mind: “I’ve been all over the world and drank a lot of beer, and the best beer I’ve ever had is a 10-ounce Bud.” I kid you not; he was stone cold serious.<\/p>\n

In case you’re wondering, it’s not a matter of money, as most of the time the 10-ounce beers end up costing the same or even more than 12-ounce cans, which still boggles my mind. I remember when I first moved down here in ‘97 and thought that I got an awesome deal on a 30-pack of Buds, only to find that it was a suitcase of 10-ounce cans rather than 12-ouncers. For the record, I’ll also state that my beer tastes have become much more refined since then. I guess you could say that this former Bud drinker has turned into a total beer snob. I think that’s for the best… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Finally, I’ve found that most people don’t mind a gentle ribbing about their preference. However, pointing out that 12-ouncers would stay colder if they just didn’t nurse them is considered by some to be taking it too far (especially after a few’ve been consumed)… \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

thanks to Ulana for the link<\/div>\n

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