hexXedBrewing
Well-Known Member
My step-dad has always been a light beer drinker. Keystone light and the like. He'd have a Guinness or something "stouty" once in a blue moon, but nothing out of the ordinary.
A year ago, he and my mom brewed some beer together (mr beer), and he never really cared for the beers they'd make, but my mom did. She even has a beer club at work where they all bring a couple bottles in at work (lucky right? my work would never allow that) and take drinking notes.
Well last Christmas my step-dad finally tried a Stone beer that I brought home for my brothers (age 28 and 23). He would ask for a small amount while we were all eating at the table. And then he'd ask for a little more. (it was Stone's SSR). Once he was done with that, I asked him if wanted more, he said no, but I poured him what was left of the 750ml.
I didn't think anything of it at the time.
I finally visited them again last weekend, and I brought a ton of different beers for my youngest brothers birthday. While we were eating he'd want to try everything we were having, and then he said, "Man that one Stone beer we had for Christmas... the thick and strong one... that was really good."
I immediately remembered something Greg Koch said, "I believe in good taste and I believe in a consumer’s ability to appreciate good taste."
I laughed to myself and poured him another beer. "Man that beer must really be good if my step-dad genuinely likes it," I thought to myself.
Long story short... I didn't think he was ever a craft brew type. The big commercial guys must have scared him away from craft brews. I thought wrong.
Do you guys have any stories where your favorite craft brew turned someone around?
A year ago, he and my mom brewed some beer together (mr beer), and he never really cared for the beers they'd make, but my mom did. She even has a beer club at work where they all bring a couple bottles in at work (lucky right? my work would never allow that) and take drinking notes.
Well last Christmas my step-dad finally tried a Stone beer that I brought home for my brothers (age 28 and 23). He would ask for a small amount while we were all eating at the table. And then he'd ask for a little more. (it was Stone's SSR). Once he was done with that, I asked him if wanted more, he said no, but I poured him what was left of the 750ml.
I didn't think anything of it at the time.
I finally visited them again last weekend, and I brought a ton of different beers for my youngest brothers birthday. While we were eating he'd want to try everything we were having, and then he said, "Man that one Stone beer we had for Christmas... the thick and strong one... that was really good."
I immediately remembered something Greg Koch said, "I believe in good taste and I believe in a consumer’s ability to appreciate good taste."
I laughed to myself and poured him another beer. "Man that beer must really be good if my step-dad genuinely likes it," I thought to myself.
Long story short... I didn't think he was ever a craft brew type. The big commercial guys must have scared him away from craft brews. I thought wrong.
Do you guys have any stories where your favorite craft brew turned someone around?