The "Just Because It's From Hawaii, Doesn't Mean It's Tiki" Thread - Bilge

B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 1:18 PM On 2011-09-17 12:08, JOHN-O wrote: Sorry, beer is not (nor will it ever be) Tiki. This is especially true if you subscribe to the belief that Tiki is part of space-age bachelor-pad cocktail culture. Sure you're allowed to tip back and enjoy a brewski inside the Tiki bar (I certainly have), but that's still no more Tiki than if you enjoying a Margarita or a Red Bull & Vodka. And It doesn't matter if that beer is a finely crafted microbrew, a PBR, or a brand that screams "Hawaii". Primo beer... NOT TIKI !! :D I agree with you, but..... I only have a few Aloha shirts that fit, and one of them is a nice Blue Primo shirt. what's yer thought on that? ok to wear at tiki events or no? by the way, I hate Primo beer, but I like the shirts. Jeff(btd)

On 2011-09-17 12:08, JOHN-O wrote:
Sorry, beer is not (nor will it ever be) Tiki. This is especially true if you subscribe to the belief that Tiki is part of space-age bachelor-pad cocktail culture. Sure you're allowed to tip back and enjoy a brewski inside the Tiki bar (I certainly have), but that's still no more Tiki than if you enjoying a Margarita or a Red Bull & Vodka.

And It doesn't matter if that beer is a finely crafted microbrew, a PBR, or a brand that screams "Hawaii".

Primo beer... NOT TIKI !!

:D

I agree with you, but.....
I only have a few Aloha shirts that fit,
and one of them is a nice Blue Primo shirt.
what's yer thought on that?
ok to wear at tiki events or no?
by the way, I hate Primo beer, but I like the shirts.

Jeff(btd)

Post #607116 by bigtikidude on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 1:18 PM