It’s a first: We stopped by Star Liquor yesterday evening to see what was featured at the Friday afternoon beer tasting and somehow, don’t ask me how, we didn’t end up taking any home.

Before this, we always ended up picking a six-pack from the brewer who was handing out free samples. They always offered a sip of at least one at the tasting that we liked so much that we had to take home more. This time, through no fault of the guy handing out samples, we didn’t. Weird.

It happened this way: We strolled past the coolers, looking at the tasty new brews on display, making our mental wish list. I grabbed a bottle of Central Waters IPA because I’d been jonsing for it all week. B picked out a four-pack of cherry stout that the store owner recommended, and finally I grabbed a sixer of Mighty Arrow, a seasonal beer from New Belgium Brewing (one of the first signs of spring). Having reached the limit of what we could comfortably carry, we paid, said our thanks to everyone and headed home.

Mighty Arrow is soooo tasty. Get yourself some. [Disclaimer: I don’t own any stock in New Belgium Brewing. I wish I did, but I don’t.]