While some fly fishermen would have you believe that drinking cheap, swillish beer on fly fishing trips is more extreme than enjoying the good stuff, it’s one theory the Underground does not subscribe to.

Which is why we’re offering an image sure to get the attention of drunken discerning fly fishermen everywhere: A half-gallon “growler” of the Mt. Shasta Brewing Company’s latest stout:

a growler of Mt. Shasta Brewery's stout

Mt. Shasta Brewery's latest stout (and at 9%, it is)

At 9% alcohol, this bad boy not only tastes great, it will also put you far beyond caring about the day’s skunk – or even that compound fracture you sustained while wading at dusk.

And yes, this is crafted at the same brewery which drew the ire of a Vast Federal Agency for its use of “Try Legal Weed” on its bottlecap – a fight chronicled right here on the Underground (the leading fly fishing blog when it comes to the protection of your first amendment beer drinking rights).

They say money can’t buy happiness, but frankly, this half-gallon of rich tasty goodness suggests otherwise.

Come to me, my little growler of goodness. We’ll talk.

See you face down on the river, Tom Chandler.