Funny things you've overheard about beer

ruger988 said:

One of the big local breweries is Devil's Backbone... I went to a Buffalo Wild Wings a few months ago (they actually have a surprisingly decent beer selection) and I saw a Devil's Backbone tap handle...

Me:"What Devil's Backbone beer is on tap?"
Bartender:"Yea, its Devil's Backbone"
Me:"Right, but which one?"
Her:"The one that says Devil's Bacbone"
Me:"Yes, I know which tap it is, but which beer comes out of it?"
Her:"Devil's Backbone (with a stupid look on her face)"
Me:"I'll take a Coke"

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Sooooooooooo... why didn't you take the Devil's Backbone ????? beer? Is some of their beer crap or just particular on what style you want?
Situations like this are hard because you just don't know who is at fault:

• The employee if they take no interest in what they are selling and what they have been told/taught
• The employer if they have not bothered to actually train their staff
• The distributor if they do not detail to the bar what they are actually selling them
• The brewery (if it is local) if they do not bother to check that their product is being represented as they want it to be
• The costumer if they expect all the rest should always do their job and not bothering to ask the right question

Instead of asking which beer (to which the uninformed server would of course reply "beer, you stupid fool", ask closed questions first to gauge their understanding - Do you know if it is the Lager or the Pale Ale.

So, that came out as a bit of a lecture sorry! I guess I see it as there are many places where the chain of good beer sales can fall down and if I approach it not expecting every par to be functioning at the least I am not disappointed, and at most I am impressed when it does all fit together

mattd2 said:

Sooooooooooo... why didn't you take the Devil's Backbone ????? beer? Is some of their beer crap or just particular on what style you want?
Situations like this are hard because you just don't know who is at fault:

• The employee if they take no interest in what they are selling and what they have been told/taught
• The employer if they have not bothered to actually train their staff
• The distributor if they do not detail to the bar what they are actually selling them
• The brewery (if it is local) if they do not bother to check that their product is being represented as they want it to be
• The costumer if they expect all the rest should always do their job and not bothering to ask the right question

Instead of asking which beer (to which the uninformed server would of course reply "beer, you stupid fool", ask closed questions first to gauge their understanding - Do you know if it is the Lager or the Pale Ale.

So, that came out as a bit of a lecture sorry! I guess I see it as there are many places where the chain of good beer sales can fall down and if I approach it not expecting every par to be functioning at the least I am not disappointed, and at most I am impressed when it does all fit together

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Mainly because I wasn't in the mood to educate anyone at the time and she became condescending pretty quick. There are plenty of good beer bars in the area that I frequent so my feelings weren'ttoo hurt, I took the easy way out and went for a Coke that day. Any bartender that doesn't take the time to learn what the twenty shiny handles are behind them doesn't deserve my money.... just my $.02.

ruger988 said:

Mainly because I wasn't in the mood to educate anyone at the time and she became condescending pretty quick. There are plenty of good beer bars in the area that I frequent so my feelings weren'ttoo hurt, I took the easy way out and went for a Coke that day. Any bartender that doesn't take the time to learn what the twenty shiny handles are behind them doesn't deserve my money.... just my $.02.

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Fair enough, that's the problem with the internet - there is not way to convey emotion/tone. It sounds like she fits into #1 on my list (and the previous reply's server does too) and no amount of teaching from you is going to get them to care.

I have started to not even bother asking waitstaff what beers they have. I just take a run past the bar and look at the taps myself.

Saves everyone a whole lot of trouble

ruger988 said:

One of the big local breweries is Devil's Backbone... I went to a Buffalo Wild Wings a few months ago (they actually have a surprisingly decent beer selection) and I saw a Devil's Backbone tap handle...

Me:"What Devil's Backbone beer is on tap?"
Bartender:"Yea, its Devil's Backbone"
Me:"Right, but which one?"
Her:"The one that says Devil's Bacbone"
Me:"Yes, I know which tap it is, but which beer comes out of it?"
Her:"Devil's Backbone (with a stupid look on her face)"
Me:"I'll take a Coke"

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very unlikely it would be anything but 8 Point or Vienna Lager, with odds heavily leaning towards the VL

When it first came to a clydes near me they had the Schwartz beer on tap. I personally like that one better than the Vienna lager.

GrogNerd said:

very unlikely it would be anything but 8 Point or Vienna Lager, with odds heavily leaning towards the VL

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Actually, I think it was the Ramsey Stout, I saw it pouring later on. We get pretty much all the DBB taps up here in Charlottesville, not just the flagships.

DrunkleJon said:

When it first came to a clydes near me they had the Schwartz beer on tap. I personally like that one better than the Vienna lager.

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used to live right around the corner from that one. Seminary Towers

now I live around the corner from the Ashburn one

my favorite is still the one at Tysons. with the porn on the walls

GrogNerd said:

I have started to not even bother asking waitstaff what beers they have. I just take a run past the bar and look at the taps myself.

Saves everyone a whole lot of trouble

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Amen to this. Unless I know the staff is very knowledgable which seems fairly rare.

GrogNerd said:

I have started to not even bother asking waitstaff what beers they have. I just take a run past the bar and look at the taps myself.



Saves everyone a whole lot of trouble

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I do this too, depending on the restaurant I'm at. I have bad eyesight though, so sometimes there is a lot of standing there and squinting going on, depending on where the taps are located, but it's still easier.

ruger988 said:

Actually, I think it was the Ramsey Stout, I saw it pouring later on. We get pretty much all the DBB taps up here in Charlottesville, not just the flagships.

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nice.

up here in LoCo, we don't get much else from them. seems like so many new breweries opening up in Loudoun and further west in Clarke and Frederick counties, our local bars and taphouses are making room for those.

At a pizza place in New Haven...
Me: Can you tell me which Sixpoint spice of life it is that you have?
Waitress: It's an IPA
Me: Yes but which one is it.
Waitress: They use a single hop for it.
Me: I realize that, I was wondering which hop was used in this one?
Waitress: The distributor doesn't tell us. (LIES!!!!)
(Wife makes cringe face expecting me to be a pain in the ass)
Me: OK, I'll have it....

Not sure which one it was in the end, should have just gone for a gandhibot can....

Never pass up Gandhi Bot!

GrogNerd said:

used to live right around the corner from that one. Seminary Towers

now I live around the corner from the Ashburn one

my favorite is still the one at Tysons. with the porn on the walls

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Hah. Im only 5 swerves away from being parked in my driveway. Heck I can and have walked home from there when I had a few too many. I like the bartenders.

Havent been to the Tysons one yet. Have been to the Chinatown, and Ashburn ones too though.

DrunkleJon said:

Hah. Im only 5 swerves away from being parked in my driveway. Heck I can and have walked home from there when I had a few too many. I like the bartenders.

Havent been to the Tysons one yet. Have been to the Chinatown, and Ashburn ones too though.

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now you HAVE TO GO to the Tysons one, just to see the 70s porn on the wall

Not that terribly funny but I got a cheap laugh out of it...

I'm going over craigslist looking for homebrew stuff (kegs and glass carboys mostly) and came across an ad for Beer Bottle Tiki Torches. Just for fun I clicked on it. (it's pretty much exactly like it sounds).

The funny part was where the seller says "If this isn't the bottle you want just ask, chances are I have what you are looking for!"
The bottles shown: Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite, Bush Lite, Angry Orchard, Coors Lite, and Bud Lite.

Cheesy_Goodness said:

Not that terribly funny but I got a cheap laugh out of it...

I'm going over craigslist looking for homebrew stuff (kegs and glass carboys mostly) and came across an ad for Beer Bottle Tiki Torches. Just for fun I clicked on it. (it's pretty much exactly like it sounds).

The funny part was where the seller says "If this isn't the bottle you want just ask, chances are I have what you are looking for!"
The bottles shown: Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite, Bush Lite, Angry Orchard, Coors Lite, and Bud Lite.

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I see the lids are just sort of sitting there. Should be awesome when someone knocks one over.

Haha molotov cocktail?

I can see some drunk wandering around, seeing one that's unlit, and taking a swig.

Jupapabear said:

Haha molotov cocktail?

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"In recent news, rioters were seen throwing tiki torch beer bottles at riot police..."

Gameface said:

"In recent news, rioters were seen throwing tiki torch beer bottles at riot police..."

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"Hey lieutenant - what's that smell?"
"I believe they're throwing citronella at us, sir."

in OBX last week:

got to a bar after a friend who had ordered and was drinking a 21st amendment bitter american draft. when the waitress cam back i ordered the same. The waitress just shook her head either telling me no they don't have it or i just confused the hell out of her. i pointed to the tap handle and she seemed to know what i wanted. about five minutes later a different waitress came back and told me that they just ran out of hell or high watermelon. i was confused because i didn't order that. i said i ordered a bitter american.. "yeah, the hell or high watermelon bitter american...we just ran out". you have 20 beers on tap...learn them.

I found a beer store yesterday that had a lot of high alcohol 4 packs which is pretty much much what I drink anymore exclusively anymore. Honestly, if it's under 9%, I'm pretty much not interested. So I got a 4 pack of Boulevard The Sixth Glass (10.5% and delicious) and when I was checking out I said, "I've never been in here before. You guys have a lot of good high alcohol 4 packs over there. That's pretty much all I like anymore so I'll definitely be back." The guy says, "yeah man I know. If you like high alcohol stuff you should try Dave's Pale Ale or some Crispin."

elkshadow said:

I found a beer store yesterday that had a lot of high alcohol 4 packs which is pretty much much what I drink anymore exclusively anymore. Honestly, if it's under 9%, I'm pretty much not interested. So I got a 4 pack of Boulevard The Sixth Glass (10.5% and delicious) and when I was checking out I said, "I've never been in here before. You guys have a lot of good high alcohol 4 packs over there. That's pretty much all I like anymore so I'll definitely be back." The guy says, "yeah man I know. If you like high alcohol stuff you should try Dave's Pale Ale or some Crispin."

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I've never understood the obsession for high ABV beers. I mean, I won't discount them either way, but if I am shooting for the most alcohol per glass, I'll drink scotch

Probably already up but here goes
I was at a party with friends and one chimes up that he likes Guinness because they only use barley and the difference between Guinness in Ireland and the US is all the preservatives the FDA requires them to put in it.

atom said:

in OBX last week:

got to a bar after a friend who had ordered and was drinking a 21st amendment bitter american draft. when the waitress cam back i ordered the same. The waitress just shook her head either telling me no they don't have it or i just confused the hell out of her. i pointed to the tap handle and she seemed to know what i wanted. about five minutes later a different waitress came back and told me that they just ran out of hell or high watermelon. i was confused because i didn't order that. i said i ordered a bitter american.. "yeah, the hell or high watermelon bitter american...we just ran out". you have 20 beers on tap...learn them.

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To be honest I like both of them! I would have taken either.

NickTheGreat said:

I've never understood the obsession for high ABV beers. I mean, I won't discount them either way, but if I am shooting for the most alcohol per glass, I'll drink scotch

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Well, I guess I didn't word it well enough. It's not that I'm going for ZOMGALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!! It's that the beers I like are high ABV. Big Belgians, barleywines, Quads, IIPAs, etc... I've been drinking good beer for more than 20 years and my tastes have just moved toward big beers here lately. I will drink lower ABV beers of course. I just prefer big ones. (That's what she said)

elkshadow said:

Well, I guess I didn't word it well enough. It's not that I'm going for ZOMGALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!! It's that the beers I like are high ABV. Big Belgians, barleywines, Quads, IIPAs, etc... I've been drinking good beer for more than 20 years and my tastes have just moved toward big beers here lately. I will drink lower ABV beers of course. I just prefer big ones. (That's what she said)

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You can't call TWSS on yourself. Not cool.

Barley_Bob said:

You can't call TWSS on yourself. Not cool.

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Of course you can. You can do whatever you want! (thats what SHE said!!)

So I went to a local brewpub for a snack, with my wife, before dinner, and opted into beers before a night of wining and dining. I don't like any of their regular offerings, but their specialty beers can sometimes be tasty.

I ask about the seasonals, and they just have a sour beer. I asked what kind of sour, and that's where things declined.

Me: "what kind of sour beer is it?"
Her: "it's REALLY sour"
Me: "yeah, but is it a lambic sour, kriek/cherry sour or some weird red/brown colour (Flemish)" (I was trying to be nice, I didn't want anything Flemish)
Her: "oh... it's... kriek"
Me: "Perfect, I'll have a pint"

5 min later

Her: "Oh, the bartender says it's a 'berliner weisse', and here's a shot of raspberry syrup if it's too tart.. it's REALLY tart"
Me: "ok, thanks"

My wife gave me a death stare through the whole thing... I just didn't want a Flemish, dammit! I'll give the waitress credit for BS'ing me, then correcting herself... that's probably how I would have dealt with it as a waiter

And the BW was the mildest BW I've ever had... bit of tartness, but nothing to merit a whole shot of syrup :S

Of course you can. You can do whatever you want! (thats what SHE said!!)

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Slightly off topic, and imma let you get back to the thread, but my buddy had one of the best TWSS of ALL TIME

He was working on a roof with a guy he was intentionally trying to aggravate and they were nailing sheets of plywood to the frame of the house with a nail gun. The following conversation ensued
Buddy: I can't do this anymore, it's too hot
Other: Quit your complaining and get to work
Buddy: But I don't like this nail gun, it keeps blowing air in my face.
Other: Yknow what I'm sick of your complaining! I've been taking it in the face all ****ing day and you haven't heard a complaint out of me have you?
Buddy: THATS WHAT SHE SAID

Mojzis said:

To be honest I like both of them! I would have taken either.

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i dislike hell or high watermelon but it didn't matter, they didn't have either one. I think she thought hell or high watermelon was the name of the brewery.

This guy I work with " I like ale it's more flavorful then regular beer." also from the same guy "Ale sure is more expensive then regular beer." He also has been buying Game of Thrones beer just b/c it has GOT on it & he tells me he tried the Take the Black Stout first thing he said about it aside from that he drank it in a chilled glass was "man it was a dark beer" :smack:

NO DUH! but you should at least give him an "E" for effort!

Traffic was bad coming home yesterday and I spy a new Taphouse. Been open for 2 weeks so I stop in to let traffic die down. Buy a flight of samplers. One white IPA, 3 IPA's and a saison. The three IPA's tasted almost exactly the same. I was looking if I wanted to try something else when I see they have Coors Light for a growler price of $12. Only the nitro was more expensive. These are from some of the best breweries in the northern part of the state.

"All homemade beer tastes like Samuel Adams."

Sure...except when it doesn't.

drainbamage said:

"All homemade beer tastes like Samuel Adams."

Sure...except when it doesn't.

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Do you know my father in law? To him every beer I brew is either 'just like' a Sam Adams or a Guinness. Even my blonde ales, IIPAs, etc. :smack:

Well, in all fairness, Sam Adams does brew some 60 different beers. So maybe he's partly right?

unionrdr said:

Well, in all fairness, Sam Adams does brew some 60 different beers. So maybe he's partly right?

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I did consider bringing that up, but I think it would have blown his mind if I suggested there were more than 4 styles* of beer.

*Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Dark Beer

You might have a point there. If he gets to liking even a few of them, you could create a monster...

unionrdr said:

Well, in all fairness, Sam Adams does brew some 60 different beers. So maybe he's partly right?

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Yes, but they all taste pretty much the same too.