A friend and I were discussing this today. I guess I myself and probably most on here would fall under this category. I'm still a noob but I know more about beer than I care to admit to any casual acquaintance.
We were comparing my beer nerdom to a mutual friend's weed nerdom. The guy is pretty into hydro growing. I love the stuff myself, but I just like to smoke it, really.
Whereas I can see someone being a weed nerd, I think brewing has certain immunities because its a craft with a rich tradition. When I brew, I don't feel like a nerd calculating strike temps and measuring OGs and such. I feel like my forefathers. If George Washington was a nerd, he was a nerd who could kick your ass.
Just my thoughts. Now I should get back to studying.
We were comparing my beer nerdom to a mutual friend's weed nerdom. The guy is pretty into hydro growing. I love the stuff myself, but I just like to smoke it, really.
Whereas I can see someone being a weed nerd, I think brewing has certain immunities because its a craft with a rich tradition. When I brew, I don't feel like a nerd calculating strike temps and measuring OGs and such. I feel like my forefathers. If George Washington was a nerd, he was a nerd who could kick your ass.
Just my thoughts. Now I should get back to studying.