"I like beer" =
Cousin Eddie likes beer.
I'm just having some fun here. We're not debating gay marriage. Were just talking about beer. I've enjoyed hearing others comments, even their sarcasm. Don't take things to seriously.
Liking beer and being a discerning beer drinker are not mutually exclusive.
Stout is not my fav.
"......I appreciate what Schlitz did bringing back their 1960's all malt recipe and love it that beer." ~BierMuncher
Thanks BierMuncher, I was beginning to think I was the only one here who would admit that they loved a good Schlitz too! I'd like to find and extract Schlitz clone some time!
All hail the Kiss of the Hops!
And then there was a couple of people who just liked brewing for an excuse to sanitize. I think that's a great reason to make beer.
Somebody either needs to learn what sarcasm is, or is becoming quite the flame baiter now.
It was a joke much like the original poster who said he likes to sanitize. Was it you?
... Then there were those who argued against my point that you can't really say you like beer if you only like a small percentage. I think the problem comes from an ambiguity in the English language. If I say "I like my house", or "I like my car", or "I like my beer" it's pretty clear what is meant. But if I say "I like houses," "I like cars" or I like beer," it's not as clear. Do I mean I like all houses? Do I mean I like only some of them? Does it mean that I like most of them?
Nope....but if it was a joke, that only leaves it as you being a flame baiter.
I think the problem comes from an ambiguity in the English language. If I say "I like my house", or "I like my car", or "I like my beer" it's pretty clear what is meant. But if I say "I like houses," "I like cars" or I like beer," it's not as clear. Do I mean I like all houses? Do I mean I like only some of them? Does it mean that I like most of them?
"poorly crafted, watered down, mass produced, catering to the lowest common denominator beers?",
When one communicates in generalizations, that person is going to have to deal with others who are not going to view the subject the same as the speaker or writer.
Pot, Kettle. There are plenty of mass produced beers that are quite good.
But, are they "poorly crafted, watered down, mass produced, catering to the lowest common denominator beers"? That is a pretty clear and definitive statement.
That actually gives me a different perspective on what someone might mean by "I like beer":
Imagine someone says, "I like houses." What would that mean to you? To me it means that this person takes an interest in houses and wants to know more about each house that he comes into contact with. Perhaps building methods, architecture, decor, what it looked like when it was built as opposed to now...
This does not mean that the person likes all houses in the sense that he would want to live in all of them. I may not even mean that he has an interest in all houses: cookie-cutter development houses may not be so great to look at.
Does that mean that this person does not like houses? Not at all! Instead it means that the phrase "I like houses" should be interpreted as "I have a deep interest in houses."
Similarly, "I like beer" should be interpreted as "I have a deep interest in beer." It doesn't mean that you like to drink all beer out there; instead it means that you have an interest in how beer is made, what styles exist, how they differ, and what is different in modern beer than beer from the past. You may not like to drink BMC, but you're probably still interested in how it's made in comparison to Sam Adams or homebrew.
This argument sound alot like my brothers-inlaws view. They basicly just think they dont like different beers because other people tell them they suck.
1 of them will only drink bud light.
the other one will only drink miller light. If you dont have the right one they will just drink water instead.
But, I always have a 1/4 barrel on tap for when they come over. Its Either Blatz or Hamms because its way cheaper.
But I just leave the plastic cover from either Bud light or Miller light on the bench where they can see it and they dont think twice about it because they think they are drinking what they want.
I am not saying that you aint gonna tell the difference between Honkers ale or London Porter from a Bud, but Cmon, beer is beer.
I think this pretty much sums up at least my feeling when I say "I like...."
it's much more concise to say that versus "I have a deep interest in..."
Nice post.
Just because I love NY Strip doesn't mean I stick my head in a cows ass.
This thread is funny. I almost don't know what to do.
Hmm... was I offended by the first post? Do I like beer? I make my own!! Or did I laugh at the post? Was it a joke? A clever ploy designed to bring out the best or worst in the readers? How scandalous! I may have read the post and thought it was a serious question, worthy of a well thought out and serious response. Well my $.02 will get lost in this silly mess anyway, so I guess I have to say something.
I like beer....
The flavor of beer, the styles, the color, the process by which it is made and everything that makes you enjoy or hate it, is not beer. Those are just the things associated with beer that we use to formulate our preferences.
Do vegans not eat animal products because they are gross? No, it's because they believe it's wrong to use animals as/for food. It has nothing to do with the products.
Do you love or hate life? Life itself? Or do you love or hate the things in your life that make it happy/miserable?
What does any of this actually have to do with BEER?
Roman
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