As a proud home brewer, there is nothing I like better than sharing the juices of my labors with friends. I value their honest opinion, positive or negative to allow me to improve my brews.
Except.......
My circle of beer snob friends who are either homebrewers themselves or drink only high quality or craft beers routinely enjoy my homebrews or give me constructive advice on improvement.
Others who find out I homebrew and say "I like beer" but consider Budweiser, Coors Lite etc... to be 'beer' and have barely ingested a hop in anger usually take a few sips, say something vaguely complimentary and leave the beer mostly unfinished.
Now, I have no problem with people who like the Light American Lager, as I have put away quite a few of them myself, and on a hot summer day, they are pleasant, but it is kind of a waste of homebrew when the recipient is going to compare it to Coors Lite.
Every summer I decide to brew a lightly hopped summer session ale, but somehow it always ends up a bit more hoppy and a bit more alcoholic than I planned. This summer I am going to really try to make a light ale, if for no other reason than to have something to share with my "light American lager" friends.
Anyone else out there have these kinds of experiences?
Except.......
My circle of beer snob friends who are either homebrewers themselves or drink only high quality or craft beers routinely enjoy my homebrews or give me constructive advice on improvement.
Others who find out I homebrew and say "I like beer" but consider Budweiser, Coors Lite etc... to be 'beer' and have barely ingested a hop in anger usually take a few sips, say something vaguely complimentary and leave the beer mostly unfinished.
Now, I have no problem with people who like the Light American Lager, as I have put away quite a few of them myself, and on a hot summer day, they are pleasant, but it is kind of a waste of homebrew when the recipient is going to compare it to Coors Lite.
Every summer I decide to brew a lightly hopped summer session ale, but somehow it always ends up a bit more hoppy and a bit more alcoholic than I planned. This summer I am going to really try to make a light ale, if for no other reason than to have something to share with my "light American lager" friends.
Anyone else out there have these kinds of experiences?