Xpertskir
Well-Known Member
I don't understand them...
but we all used to be one.
It goes something along these lines... I am sitting at the pub enjoying my Brand X beer and some geek comes in and orders Brand Y, then begins to extol the virtues of why their beer is the superior beer, the hops used, the flavors they experience and the aging process of Brand Y beer.
Even more weird are those who brew but don't drink... And I have to agree with the_trout that buying good craft beer would be so much easier. Not sure about the "cheaper" part though once the equipment has amortized.
EDIT: I actually never appreciated beer as much as I do now that I brew myself. Now I pay much more attention to what style of beer I buy, how the flavor is, the aroma etc. Homebrewing has made me much pickier!
EDIT: I actually never appreciated beer as much as I do now that I brew myself. Now I pay much more attention to what style of beer I buy, how the flavor is, the aroma etc. Homebrewing has made me much pickier!
I am an ahole to them and I am ok with that.
It goes something along these lines... I am sitting at the pub enjoying my Brand X beer and some geek comes in and orders Brand Y, then begins to extol the virtues of why their beer is the superior beer, the hops used, the flavors they experience and the aging process of Brand Y beer.
I listen remaining quiet as they ramble on and once they stop I simply ask, "Oh do you brew?"
If they reply no then I simply turn away and continue enjoying my beer, if they brew I usually have a convo with them about anything but beer. I brew all day and talk beer all day, when I am enjoying a beer the last thing I want to do is talk shop.
Do you work at a brewhouse/ brewery? I enjoy talking about my HOBBY with others that share the same hobby. I could totally understand your point if that is your occupation, I hate shop talk with my buddies outside work as well. But, seeing as this is my hobby that I happen to love I like talking about it with those who can relate.
For me I don't hate on those people that don't know what they're talking about (usually my friends) I try to educate them to the best of my knowledge, which is the same I would hope somebody would do for me if I were throwing false info out there.
I do work as a brewer and very much enjoy talking shop with people over a beer but there is just a certain type I refuse to discuss beer with because it only reinforces their know-it-all persona.
I am not a master brewer and very well may never be, so what I share and discuss is what I have gained through experience of doing which is more than most but far less than others. I am not the officianado I wish I was, but even if I was I would just want to enjoy my beer and keep my opinion to myself unless someone asks for it.
I gotcha, I deal with quite a bit know-it-all persona on a day to day basis, and the best things to do is turn your cheek. At least you get to go to work everyday doing something you enjoy.
Not sure about the "cheaper" part though once the equipment has amortized.
When I raced 1/4 mile everyone had a 9 second car...but it was torn down right now.
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This one especially, i cant tell you how many times I have heard that one. Yes, I have to agree that it is not worth the breath or time to argue/discuss especially when most times it ends in agreeing to disagree.
i love to eat...i don't really enjoy cooking.
i love music...i can't really play any instruments.
i don't tend to worry about what others do (or don't do).
I've found reviews to be quite hilarious as well, those that call themselves "tickers". People that don't drink the same beer twice, ever, because "there's so much beer out there to try". Smile and nod, as Nightshade says, it's not worth it. Good for a laugh though.I admit I've laughed pretty loudly at some of the reviews on Beer Advocate. Some of these folks are the ones I think of as self professed "beer geeks".
Brewing has made me much more appreciative of the styles of beer and their inherent characteristics. Still lots of learning to do. Ok, now I'm thirsty .
but we all used to be one.
Every line of work has them
As a photographer I ran into them daily
When I worked on diesel trucks everyone owned a 1,000hp Cummins that got 27mpg
When I raced 1/4 mile everyone had a 9 second car...but it was torn down right now.
When I raced road course everyone had a car that pulled 140 through chicanes without cutting the rumble.
i don't tend to worry about what others do (or don't do).
I like the beer geeks that say all lagers taste like bud light. Or all lagers are crap OR they're more hardcore into beer mastery that they only drink IIPA's and that only TRUE beer drinkers drink only IPA and IIPA (said by a friend of mine)
It could not agree with this sentiment any more whole heartedly. My go to drinking buddy is "that guy". I seriously want to punch him in the face sometimes.
It could not agree with this sentiment any more whole heartedly. My go to drinking buddy is "that guy". I seriously want to punch him in the face sometimes.
You all still go on Beer Advocate? I stopped using that site because of some of the reviews; do we really need to know where you were and how much the pint was...
Not all beer geeks are bad just the ones that like to talk about the beer with out being asked.
I'm more talking about the uber beer geeks who treat drinking beer like collecting comic books. Hounding shops for special releases, traveling all over the country to go to breweries, and dropping hundreds or thousands of dollars a year shipping trades.
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