United Nations of Beer

Beer Hunter T-Shirt

by Tom Warin

Beer Hunter T-Shirt
(Zazzle)

Beer hunting was once the hobby of a few harmless bearded eccentrics, but these days it is serious business.

Beer hunters roam the world looking for the rarest, most endangered beers.

From Westleveren 12 to vintage Thomas Hardy's Ale, there is always something to drive the beer hunter to take bigger and bigger risks.

Some beer hunters just want to collect, some want to consume and some are just in it for the hunt. These are the most dangerous of all, because they will typically destroy their quarry and burn the brewery to the ground if given half a chance.

Did you ever wonder what happened to the Marie Celeste Brewery of Lyons, France? The Whispering Ghost Abbey Brewery of Scotland? The odds are that you have never heard of them, because they were wiped out by beer hunters before they had ever produced more than a handful of beers.

Specialty retailers sell equipment to help the beer hunter. Gauges to measure the rarity of beers. Special ammunition designed to shatter beer bottles while leaving humans unharmed.

They also sell camouflage, such as this Beer Hunter T-Shirt, available from the surprising well-behaved people at Zazzle. Nobody will ever suspect that your are a heartless, beer-hunting machine when you wear this to your local bar.