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So today, I have returned! Well, technically last night I returned, but I've been laying around my house recuperating from my week up in Northern Michigan with my boyfriend's family followed by some time with my own family.

I got to enjoy what living in Michigan is all about. It was a great week filled with kayaking in Lake Michigan, canoeing, water slides and roller coasters, open fire cooking, petting llamas, donkeys, goats and a camel, watching Michigan's only live animatronic chicken show, fresh fudge, camping, hand made cheese and ice cream straight from the dairy farm, and of course, beer.

I have been so content over the past week, it's been hard to get back into going to work. It was even hard for me to muster up the will to post again because I just want to go back on vacation!

But here it is, I know breaking through that first post since vacation barrier is the hardest part.

So I'll ease back into real life with BEER SWAG.

I'm happy to post another etsy find this week. I've actually seen lots of varieties of beer soap, mostly oatmeal stouts because of the moisturizing benefits of oatmeal.

Though this is such a plentiful product, I found a beer soap that I'm particularly drawn to because it uses IPA and has actual dried Amarillo hops on top!

This soap is from NaturalDreamDesigns. It looks awesome and definitely would be very exfoliating. The amarillo hops will give it a nice piney scent. It's made with lots of natural oils as well, so it looks like it would be great for your skin.

 


Though this is my favorite, their etsy store has other great soaps, including other beer-related options like this wheat beer soap with orange essential oil and honey.


 

Anyway, I know this is short and sweet, but it's late and I'm exhausted. I'd rather save my energy for an actual beer review in the (very) near future.

Sleep tight world!



 

BEER SWAG

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Somehow Wednesday keeps coming back around and it's officially time for another BEER SWAG* post!


I really feel horrible about not having at least a second review for this past week, but I've been sick with god-knows-what summer bug that apparently no one else got but me. So I haven't been on my tasting game, not only with beer, but with just about everything. This becomes increasingly sad when I think about how much free food I received over the weekend, and how little of it actually tasted like anything to me, or how painful it was to swallow some of the crunchier stuff. I actually started refusing some free food options. REFUSING FREE FOOD, WHO AM I?

I embarked on a quick beer sampling with my friends Tim and Andy on Monday, but I still couldn't taste much. Last night I actually enjoyed a beer for the first time in a while, and I chose my favorite rauchbier from Brauerei Schlenkerla. It actually did taste different from the few times I have had 
it in the past, so I didn't trust myself to review it. But tonight! There will be a review tonight!



*If you started reading this for BEER SWAG, then just skip over those two paragraphs and come down here.

So this week, I further explored etsy and ventured out of my financial comfort zone to look at some of the really nice investment pieces they have for the beer lover within.

This was how a stumbled across the etsy shop Tauton Green. They specialize in, as they put it, "exotic wood home accessories." Lucky for us, quite a few of these accessories are beer related.

Each piece is made to order from a variety of exotic woods layered in gorgeous intricacy. Some of the woods include Black Walnut sourced from Peru, Bloodwood from Africa, Mahogany from Honduras, or Flame Maple from Massachusetts. (just to name a few).

At this point, I think it's best to let the products themselves do the talking.









Hopefully you got a chance to properly marvel at their handiwork. If not, skip over to their etsy shop and get ready to look at pages and pages of stunning woodwork. 



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Time for a little more BEER SWAG?


I think so.

First and foremost, I wanted to update on the fact that I did in fact receive the shirt I bought from MittenWear!

Here it is in all its comfy glory.

 (pardon the "I just got out of work and don't give two shits appearance")

And I'll make this BEER SWAG post brief considering how long last week's was, and I really want to have time to check out a new beer tonight.

This tie makes me want to wear a full suit to work.

Cyberoptix has created this beauty using vintage botanical prints of hops, wheat, and barley. In their shop,they've actually got quite a few different colors of ink and pretty much any color tie you could possibly want, as well as other goodies printed with this particular image, including scarves, bow ties and pocket squares.




I love how they advertise them as custom printed for weddings. I can just imagine a line of groomsmen wearing these ties, it would look really wonderful.

I should have found this around Father's Day! I don't think this would get the typical "not another tie" reaction.



BEER SWAG

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So I'm going to start doing this weekly segment called "BEER SWAG" (this is in all caps because I kind of picture some sort of weird drill sergeant yelling the title) because in my various beer-related crusades around the internet, I've found some really amazing products and handmade creations that I think really contribute to craft beer culture.

And hey, when you're looking for a unique gift for the beer lovers in your life, or for yourself just because you're awesome and deserve a present, check back weekly for awesome beer-related that I have hunted down and looked into.

Family members and boyfriend, this weekly segment is dedicated to you.

Cheers to BEER SWAG!

Though I've been finding plenty of things to post in the $100-$300 range (falling under the "if I win the lottery category"), I figured I'd start out with something affordable, simple, but also totally necessary.

This Drink Michigan Beer shirt is $20 off etsy from a shop called MittenWear. Based out of Farmington Hills, this shop has tons of ways to help you show of some Michigan pride, but this shirt definitely is the best offering.


Check out the shirt HERE!

Gotta love the tiny stein in the middle of the R.

The best part about this shirt, for me, is that even the guy in the corner who's been drinking Greenbush's Rage all day (14.6% abv) can tell what it says because the lettering is HUGE and BOLD.

This shirt is 100% cotton and comes in Great Lakes navy blue. 

So if you feel like your love for Michigan beer simply can't be contained and you want to tell everyone you pass by, consider buying this shirt and let it do the talking so you can focus on drinking your beer.



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