It’s Beer O’Clock But Where Is The Good Beer?

I’m running a series on Facebook called Beer Is Beautiful, largely featuring this woman

and her associates. And other people I know.
The other day I tried ‘beer is beautiful’ in Cantonese in Honolulu Coffee And Cake Shop.
That’s the headquarters of the Happy Jellyfish People’s Democratic Language Bureau by the way.

“啤酒好靚呀！ (Beh jau hou leeng ah! Beer well beautiful ah!)” I said.
The waiter had an apoplectic fit. “You can’t say that beer is beautiful!”
“But it is! Look!”
“No, it can’t be beautiful( 好靚 – hou leeng). It can only be 好飲(hou yam – good to drink)!”
I knew that, but… some leeway here? No, it’s just not possible. But guess what? I’ll always say that beer is beautiful. Except the ‘lite’ this and ‘ice’ that (as described in the column above). They are for wimps!