Recent content by DrZ

Finally someone I can agree with When someone says, "I don't like dark beers because of Guinness," or "I don't like craft beer because it is too hoppy." My first inclination isn't to put them down, it is to try to reeducate that person by informing them that there are plenty of stouts which...

My problem is with people who think that American Light Lager is all that is worthwhile without having ever really tried something different. If thinking that someone should be knowledgeable about a topic before espousing their opinion makes me a snob and a jerk--I'll take it. Most craft beer...

I think that is the other side of the coin--the person who thinks they are a beer geek/snob, but is even more ignorant than the masses. If someone who has tried an acceptable variety of other beers (say at least 50) could explain to me why they really love American Light Lagers, and why they...

My personal favorites are usually one of my friend's fathers or perhaps a neighbor who decline when offered a beer at my house. If I say, "If you don't like beer, we have plenty of other stuff to drink." and they reply, "Oh, I like beer, but only good beers--like Bud Light, not any of that...

The sad thing is how often I have heard this line, and yet the person doesn't realize it sounds just like saying, "I don't like Mexican food because I had a burrito from Taco Bell that one time." And they refuse to believe that any other beer would be different.

No points for wanting to educate people, huh? Seriously, has no one else ever run into someone they wanted to beat because they trash-talk homebrewing and craft beers with no knowledge what-so-ever? I'm not trying to tell people what they should and should not like, I'm just trying to fight...

I don't really mind the people who actually like it, but I occasionally run into folks who haven't really tried much of anything else, and think that it is the ONLY thing worth drinking. I usually try to offer people a cream ale, or a different lager, such as a bock or helles as a starting...

I would like to think of myself as a Beer Geek, because I really love beer, and not only want to learn as much as possible, but educate others as well. But when faced with someone who pontificates about how Bud Light is the best beer on the planet, and they can't stand that "thick bitter crap" I...

Does anyone know where/ how I could obtain a sample of Saccharomyces eubayanus? Since it is the "other" parent of Saccharomyces pastorianus (along with Saccharomyces cerevisiae), I would be interested to see what type of beer you could brew with it. As an uncultivated yeast, I'm sure there...