{"id":3217,"date":"2021-06-16T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T19:13:09","slug":"beyond-the-bottle-sorta-kinda-normal-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/beyond-the-bottle-sorta-kinda-normal-maybe\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Bottle: Sorta Kinda Normal, Maybe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/no-mask.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/no-mask-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"No Mask\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/no-mask-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/no-mask.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It feels weird to think we\u2019re (hopefully) through the worst part of a pandemic. My wife and I managed to get our first dose of the Pfizer vaccine the very first day we became eligible here in California, and now we\u2019re counting down the days after our second dose until the 95%-ish immunity kicks in. As of writing this, the CDC announced that fully vaccinated individuals could feel confident resuming normal activities again\u2014even, dear god, indoor ones. Active cases here in Sonoma County have been hoving around 200 to 300, rather than the 7,000+ cases we\u2019d seen during peaks in January. We\u2019re this close to hitting our final reopening tier.<\/p>\n<p>It feels like, fingers crossed, the end of a very long, dark tunnel. Our pod has ventured out to our local go-to spot (Moonlight Brewing Co.) a few times now\u2014listening to live music and enjoying pints of their Reality Czeck lager and Bombay by Boat IPA, in well-spaced outdoor seating. Our \u2018nephews\u2019 played Legos and trounced us at card games. We ran into friends we hadn\u2019t seen in forever. It all felt\u2026 so oddly normal. And the beer has never tasted so good.<\/p>\n<p>How have things been shaping up in your area? If you\u2019ve been vaccinated, how did that first beer out taste? What local places have you been missing that you\u2019ve finally felt comfortable visiting again? Let us know on Twitter via the @RareBeerClub account. Also! Be sure to tip and treat your waitstaff well; they\u2019ve been through a lot making these spaces available to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels weird to think we\u2019re (hopefully) through the worst part of a pandemic. My wife and I managed to get our first dose of the Pfizer vaccine the very first day we became eligible here in California, and now we\u2019re counting down the days after our second dose until the 95%-ish immunity kicks in. 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