Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This must be the only guy in America still drinking Bud Light.

and Travis Kelcey

Even Travis Kelce can't save Bud Light. It won't recover.

Bud Light is fine. Don’t you worry your pretty little MAGA head about it.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it was out of line to bring what he prefers to drink, but if the hostess was truly upset he should have let it go, or been willing to apologize for upsetting her.

Did they really need a 70qt cooler full, and to have it put out in public? He could have brought a six- or twelve-pack and given it to the bartender to ice for him when he needed a drink. Seems like he wanted to pull a stunt for attention, which is a bigger problem than bad taste in beer.

Nailed it.

I love this story and hope it's true bc it's so funny!

I would appreciate some insight into DH's behavior, OP. Does he resent friend's success? Or do they joke about it? Were they frat brothers/ hunting buddies/ golf pals who bonded over Bud?

Apologize for bringing beer? Did none of the other guests bring host gifts? Where I come from you bring chocolate/wine/ whisky as a token gift for every holiday party. I can see how a big white marine cooler in the back patio might disrupt the perfect image they want to present but...... it is the same gift everone else is bringing, just in a different package. To me it sounds like the hostess is jealous of the lifelong friendship you, your friends, and her DH have. My advice to you is don't pick sides and don't intervene. Stay out.

I think your husband is awesome. We hosted a Christmas party like that this weekend at our home. 80 guests. Two open bars. Cigar bar. 10 staff. Fully catered.

If my childhood buddies brought cheap booze I’d go out out there and join them. I’d be upset if my wife sent that note that your husband got. But he should apologize since she was offended.

Your DH was wrong and sounds incredibly immature and probably jealous of his childhood friend. He owes them an apology and should avoid their parties if he is ever invited to one again.

He should have been more discreet but I get drinking what you want to drink. I imagine there were other people there who happily would have drank it with him but didn't because they didn't want their wives to get mad.

Um, sure.

You not only owned the libs, you tranmogrified the trans. Long live bro culture.

How could you not be aware of this if you were at the party? I smell troll.

You married down, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was at a party and observed buddies of the host doing this I’d get a kick out of it and ask if they were sharing.

He should apologize for stressing out the hostess, but not for brining the beer.

He should apologize for bringing a cooler full of his own beer and making a big show of hauling it into their party.

He didn't just bring a six-pack and ask the bartender to stick it behind the bar for him (like another PP said would have been more acceptable). He brought a freaking cooler full of beer and made sure the hostess knew it was there. He's childish and attention-seeking. OP really should think hard about whether this is part of a bigger pattern of this kind of silly, look-at-me tendency.

+1 If it was truly about having beer of his choice on hand, there were better ways to do it, although I also question an adult who can't make due with the beverages being served. He wanted to make a spectacle. It was rude.

childhood friend so not out of line. If his actual fiend wasn't upset there is no worries. They were friend before the wife was in the picture.

This is hilarious. It was beyond rude (that is clearly not a byob gathering and esp not to lower the tone with a cooler in the backyard) your dh sounds insane.
Also insane for her to ask for apology but I can totally see why she felt like it was super not ok

He shouldn’t have done that but I would also have gotten a good laugh at her reaction. I love love love the finer things in life but I also don’t take myself too seriously. She should have just chilled

Anonymous wrote:If I was the hostess, I would have produced a massive jug of puffed cheese balls and had one of the catering staff stand beside the cooler offering them to the beer drinkers.

You’re my people.

I probably would have put on whatever football game in the basement and offered that up too.