On our trip to the Outer Banks last year, Dan had one of the most amazing devices ever created. In fact, there’s a good chance it wasn’t made by man, but spawned from the hopes and dreams of drunk college students the world over.

The instrument was simply a pair of flip flops, but hidden underneath the flop was a bottle opener. Yes, a bottle opener.

In OBX it was all the rage, we all wanted to use- what basically amounted to Dan’s shoe- the sandal to open our tasty adult beverages.

Well this year, he’s in for it.

I found a device that’s amazing-ness surpasses that of the sandal-disguised bottle opener, the hat-disguised bottle opener.

Isn't it the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?

It’s not really disguised, though. I mean the opener is right out there on the end. In fact, there’s a chance I could put an eye out with that thing, but whatever.

Dangerous. Pointy. Delicious.

Oh well, off to the airport. Got a plane to catch so I can use this thing on the beach tonight.

No, my spacebar isn’t broken. I just wanted you to know I was shouting the second title because of it’s importance. But it’s not important enough to be first… moving on…

Just a quick mention, that summer is officially here. How do I know this? Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy is in stores!

While I’m definitely a fan of pale ales, stouts and pretty much anything that isn’t made by Anheuser-Busch, Coors (for my purposes, Blue Moon is not technically a Coors product) or Miller, I must say that I enjoy the Shandy immensely.

It’s beer with lemonade! Imagine bubbly lemonade that gets you drunk. When I first heard Summer Shandy described I thought to myself,

“Well that sounds absolutely awful. I’d be better off putting mayonnaise in the sun for a few days, then mixing it with Jägermeister.”

But now that I’ve tried it? It’s absolutely delicious.

Grab a six-pack, crack one open and take a seat outside. You’ll know that summer is here.