A local sports talk radio show was doing caller vs intern trivia and one of the questions was...
"What ingredient is not in Ale that is found in regular beer?"
Intern: "Hops" -with no hesitation
Host Missanelli: "Correct"!
My head damn near exploded, then I tried to correct the host via Twitter and he called me Skip and reiterated that Ale is NOT beer!
PEOPLE!!!!! ARGHHH
I hear waaaaaay too often in bars some variation of "the hoppier the better" or "the more IBU's the better." I guess they don't care about their taste buds, or have pretty much destroyed them.
Can't hate on noobs, though. We were all noobs once. And the noobs definitely help pay for this craft beer renaissance or whatever it is.
Referring to me,I think he meant getting past the 1st three days without a cig. It's actually about two weeks to get over the physical addiction. I just got tired of 5 bucks+ per pack. And wasn't enjoying the taste as much anymore...]
Yikes. I was going through about $145.00 a month on smokes. UnbyGod-leavable compared to 35c for cigs & 25c for gas when I was a teen.
I gave a Michelob Ultra drinking friend of mine a sip of my Harpoon Leviathan and she gave me a disgusted look and said it tasted like hairspray.
why do people always know what hairspray tastes like? I had a friend that always said Killians tasted like hairspray. we started calling it Aquanet.
why do people always know what hairspray tastes like? I had a friend that always said Killians tasted like hairspray. we started calling it Aquanet.
Nothing wrong with a good Ipa. That said I dont look for only high ibu beers when buying beers. Sometimes I am in the mood for a nice hop punch though. At least they know what an ibu is. Most people I talk to about beer have not the slightest clue. Even after I tell them, they forget within a week.
Whenever I go out for a beer or two I always have this thread in my mind hoping that somebody will say something incredibly stupid so I can come back here and share it. Finally had one last night.
I went to one of the local sports bars with my girlfriend for their "Taco Tuesday" (good tacos for cheap) and asked the obviously new waitress what micro-brews they had on tap. She gets a really confused look on her face and starts naming them... Coors Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite. My girlfriend cuts her off before she can name any more and says "No, he meant craft beers". "Oh!" the waitress said "in that case we have Blue Moon, Hefeweizen, Rampant IPA..." I cut her off right there and said please bring me a Rampant.
After finishing my Rampant I ask her what other craft beers they have on tap. She gets excited and tells me about the new Stone IPA that they just tapped; "it's really dark though". So I'm thinking it's a Sublimely Self-Righteous and order one of those. She comes back to me and it looks like a black IPA but it has no hop smell at all. I ask her to double check to make sure I got the right beer. She comes back and tells me "Yep, that's the Stone Porter you ordered".
:smack:
Shiner is an import in Texas so they are importing it from Texas
Must be made in the "with beans" part of Texas.
(Slowly backs away.)
I've had that sort of experience a few times, and yes, usually at sports bars. I don't expect wait staff at those places to be up on craft beer, so I save them the trouble by doing a bit of reconnaissance first. I take a quick walk by the bar to see what they have on tap before sitting down. Then I can just ask for a particular beer.
Billy-Klubb said:hells, I'll say it! I like beans in my chili! in fact, I won't eat chili without beans! and I don't want to hear any argument from a state that calls all soda/pop a Coke, unless it's Dr. Pepper.
I agree. I never make or eat chili without beans. Never.
Maybe I've had too many beers tonight(trying to float an old keg) but I can't make sense of this post.I have had this happen a few times. Even got told once they don't have one after I asked the bar tender what was on tap tonight. Sever came back, said they never knew they changed the beer selection and what I ordered looked better than what everyone normally orders. I really wanted to ask if it was one of the same 3 I was told. :smack:
If craft beer = IPA, I would hate craft beer. Actually, I do like some IPAs, but they have to be pretty balanced.
Anyway...I had the old "You ever have one blowup on you?" from a customer when I was delivering some of my homebrew to the guy at the local liquor store. I jokingly told him only when I didn't keep an eye on the flame. And of course he proceeds to tell me how I can keep it from blowing up on me. I just let him feel good about giving advice to me and went about my way. Why be an ass when you don't have to be?
ianw58 said:This is the PERFECT place for your post and photo.
And it's very pretty. Almost as pretty as this one...
[...]And it's very pretty. Almost as pretty as this one...
I hope we never meet. being an ass is what I do. (note: sarcasm) see how it works on 2 levels?:rockin:
It'd look even prettier with some carbonation...
Cheers!
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