As if there wasn't enough about the hop mania adrift in this sea of a craft beer world, I come across something that (in the words of comedian Lewis Black) caused me to remind myself to breathe. I ever so slightly recall catching a glimpse of this, but this weekend was the first time I saw visual evidence of hop chap stick via Atlantic Farms.
I drink a lot of beer, but I wouldn't classify beer as my addiction at all. My addiction is chap stick (we can all agree that chap stick is now an accepted term and not just the name of a singular product, right?). I've had eczema for pretty much my entire life. For those of you that don't know what it is, eczema is kind of like a dry skin disorder. My hands are constantly dry and itchy and my lips are easily chapped.
I need chap stick on me at all times. If I don't have it for any period of time I'm liable for chewing off my own lips, so to speak. Few people have the ability to keep a tube of chap stick for its entire duration. I'm one of those people. I was once a part of a college project where it was required to set up a promotional event for a client. We gave out several goodies and had a bunch left over. I happily took the chap stick that remained.
As long as I'm not chewing my own lips I'm remain in a calm and sane state. I never put much into colors or flavors. Do we really need hop-flavored chap stick? Hop enthusiasts can now choose from flavors such as Lavender, Grapefruit and (are you ready for this?) Double IPA. Just when the overwhelming amount of intensely-hopped beers have started getting under my skin the subject seemed to find different avenues into my life!
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