Brass Monkeys

 I first started drinking around 15 years old, when I 

was just a young punk kid who didn’t really care about the taste or quality of beer. I drank whatever was around and whatever was cheap and easy to get. High school parties always had the worst beer like Coors light and Bud light, but most of the people I hung out with drank Olde English, Colt 45, Stroh’s, Schafer, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Steel Reserve. Those were the cheapest beers at the time, but every year the price seems to go up a bit and the quality goes down. My favorite thing to do was drink Brass Monkeys, which was usually an Olde English 40 oz., mixed with orange juice. The way we made them was by drinking down to the top of the label and then adding orange juice. Once you added the orange juice, you seal the top back up and turn it upside down so it mixes well. Once you’re done mixing, open it back up and enjoy! Last week I went 

to a party and I figured I’d pick up something cheap and easy to drink. I decided to make brass monkeys but the only malt liquor in the store were 16 oz. Olde English cans. I never made brass monkey in the can before but i'm always down to try new things so I picked up a few and they were on sale for $1.19. The only thing I needed was some orange juice but luckily I had some with extra pulp at my house. I don’t think I ever had a brass monkey with extra pulp so I was pretty excited to see how it would taste. I cracked open a can and drank a little less than half the beer then added my orange juice. I mixed it up the best I could then took my first swig and it was delicious. That brass monkey brought back some memories and its always a good time drinking one of those. If you never had a brass monkey before, you should definitely give it a try. They’re cheap,easy to make and will make your boring party into a happening time! If I were to rate the brass monkey in the can with extra pulp, I’d give it a B. Another cool thing to do is pick up strawberry banana orange juice and mix that in a 40. It has a awesome pinkish color to it and taste amazing.