Woman Honors Late Husband By Celebrating Their Anniversary With 50-Year-Old Beer
This is a sweet story…with a touch of barley and hops. Diane and Ed Nesselhuf were married on Valentine’s Day, 1971. Shortly after their wedding, the couple traveled to Colorado, where they picked up a can of Coors Banquet beer, which couldn’t be bought anywhere else at that time. Remember that from Smokey and the Bandit? According to KCAU-TV, that can of beer brewed with “Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water” stayed with them, unopened, throughout their marriage. Even after Ed passed away in 2016.
To celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on February 14th of this year, Diane decided to pay tribute to her love by finally cracking open that beer and taking a drink at her home in Vermillion, South Dakota. After opening it, Diane was amazed to see the carbonation and suds were still there. She said the beer was surprisingly tasty after all these years, and it was good, even though she “thought it would be full of crap.” Ha! I hope Ed had a good laugh over that. Cheers, Diane!
