apophistoledo
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I've got a guy I know, calling him a friend is questionable after this, who tries so hard to sound well versed in beer and will shout you down if you disagree with him. Well tonight I worked him into a corner on a subject and he saw it coming. His response was to go personal against me and my brews.
Now mind you his top 3 beers are Yuengling, Elliot Ness by Great Lakes, and the 120 minute IPA from Dogfish (which I learned tonight he has never actually drunk).
What pissed me off tonight:
1. He insists all lagers are crap, regardless of brewer. And yes, I am serious in saying he denies Yuengling is a lager.
2. "Fruit should never be a part of a beer for any reason." While drinkjng a Stone Brewery chocolate orange stout.
3. Insisting only Budweiser products use rice or rice products in their brewing.
4. Saying nothing can make a Bud Light taste good, while working on your third one that I had adddd a hop pellet to for learning about hop flavors and then arguing that I was lying about it.
5. Getting cornered in the argument, saying I suck as a brewer, then as we are leaving asking if I could brew up that "special batch" for him again.
6. All beers in his life must be compared to Great Lakes brewery beers, and I swear its because its the only brewery he has ever visited.
He comes across as one of those people that wants to look like they are hip on beer but when pressed have no real understanding or concept. Its tiring after a while. I like most types of beer, and can at least respect a well done one in a style I don't prefer. For him its too black and white.
Now mind you his top 3 beers are Yuengling, Elliot Ness by Great Lakes, and the 120 minute IPA from Dogfish (which I learned tonight he has never actually drunk).
What pissed me off tonight:
1. He insists all lagers are crap, regardless of brewer. And yes, I am serious in saying he denies Yuengling is a lager.
2. "Fruit should never be a part of a beer for any reason." While drinkjng a Stone Brewery chocolate orange stout.
3. Insisting only Budweiser products use rice or rice products in their brewing.
4. Saying nothing can make a Bud Light taste good, while working on your third one that I had adddd a hop pellet to for learning about hop flavors and then arguing that I was lying about it.
5. Getting cornered in the argument, saying I suck as a brewer, then as we are leaving asking if I could brew up that "special batch" for him again.
6. All beers in his life must be compared to Great Lakes brewery beers, and I swear its because its the only brewery he has ever visited.
He comes across as one of those people that wants to look like they are hip on beer but when pressed have no real understanding or concept. Its tiring after a while. I like most types of beer, and can at least respect a well done one in a style I don't prefer. For him its too black and white.