I think it’s the passion. Athletes who have yet to secure that multi-million dollar contract playing there hearts out to make a name for themselves. And with today’s technology March Madness is only getting better. Now we don’t even have to have a tv to enjoy the madness, we can get any game we want streamed straight through the internet at little to no charge.
In 2006 it was
estimated that across the United States employers lost 3.5 Billion dollars in wages paid to workers due to March Madness. I’m sure the number has only went up from there. I can already guarantee that I will be caught watching a few choice games while answering various beer brewing questions. Fortunately, I’m a good multi-tasker! But if you happen to receive an answer such as: “Hi Ted, Even though you are not seeing any activity in the airlock, the beer is likely still…that’s a foul…he was fouled ref…fermenting.” So I apologize in advance for that.
Quite possibly one of the most enjoyable aspects of March Madness is setting up your brackets. Pining over the details, picking those all important upsets, and eventually reflecting on how you have the perfect bracket and scoffing over the obvious blunders your friends have made.
As with most sporting events,
beer brewing and more importantly
beer drinking goes hand-in-hand with March Madness. (Providing your not at work watching on your employers dime.) As I’ve settled on a
Pilsner for St. Patrick’s Day, it seems my March Madness beer will also be a
Pilsener. I think it will be a good fit. Not to heavy and easy to consume in mass quantities. And theres no question that it will be better then the Bud LIght someone will try to bring over. So sad. I know they're trying to help, but does having bud light around really contribute to anything?
With my beer queued up, additional screens on the way, bandwidth to stream multiple games, and enough basketball to watch from 12:00pm to 10:00pm, this quite possibly could be what heaven is like. And if its not, I might just be a little disappointed.
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