TheCADJockey
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Me: "I'm a homebrewer."
Them: "Why are you in my house?"
Them: "Why are you in my house?"
Me: "I'm a vegan."
Them: "Why are you in my house?"
For some reason I have been hit with a variation of "What do you do with the grain when you're done" by the last 4 or 5 people I talked to about AG Beer.
"Man, that'd be great for hogs" - Where the hell would I keep a hog?
"Oh Wow, you could totally feed that to chickens if you had some" - /smh
"Can you grind that down for flour now that you're done" - ?????
After that there are more than a few variations on "wow, this tastes great, you should open a brewery." No thanks, I like having a hobby not a second job
I tell him I brew beer and he tells me that isn't legal... yeah I had to get him to get his boss out because he didn't believe me it was legal and he wanted to arrest me!
How does everyone respond to the "What sort of styles do you like to brew" question after you say you are a homebrewer?
I waffle between "I brew whatever happens to catch my fancy while reading articles about a beer styles". Or I go back to "Mostly German and Belgian style beers with a smattering of American styles".
Either one produces the trademark face.
I usually tell people, "I don't use refrigeration or heating, so I brew whatever's in season. Lagers in the winter, saisons in the summer, ales in the spring and fall."How does everyone respond to the "What sort of styles do you like to brew" question after you say you are a homebrewer?
I waffle between "I brew whatever happens to catch my fancy while reading articles about a beer styles". Or I go back to "Mostly German and Belgian style beers with a smattering of American styles".
Either one produces the trademark face.
Whenever I mention future brewing plans when I happen to be over, mom keeps asking me "What are you DOING with all that beer?!" And I patiently explain, AGAIN, the mathematics of ~50 12oz per 5 gallon batch and 2 beers a day plus like a quarter of the batch given away to friends and family or brought to parties. (Plus, you know, having choices for any given day...)
And occasionally comments that she keeps expecting my apartment to contain a giant stainless steel or copper tank, like at Sudwerks. Because apparently some part of "5 gallon batches" is unclear. :smack:
We recently moved into a small subdivision (13 houses in the middle of a cherry orchard in Northern Michigan) and while cleaning the garage one day, one of the moms from the neighborhood came by to introduce herself.
After a few pleasantries, she sees my burner and propane tank.
Her: "I've been telling my husband to get a heater like that for when he's working outside in the winter."
Me: "Oh. That's actually a burner for homebrewing."
Her: "My husband is a police officer."
Me: "..."
"Wouldn't it be a lot simpler just to go to the store and buy a 6 pack?" I HATE being asked that question!
We recently moved into a small subdivision (13 houses in the middle of a cherry orchard in Northern Michigan) and while cleaning the garage one day, one of the moms from the neighborhood came by to introduce herself.
After a few pleasantries, she sees my burner and propane tank.
Her: "I've been telling my husband to get a heater like that for when he's working outside in the winter."
Me: "Oh. That's actually a burner for homebrewing."
Her: "My husband is a police officer."
Me: "..."
At the request of the groom, I took a cooler full of homebrew (Belgian dark strong at that) to his wedding last weekend. The compliments were overshadowed by the very apparent shock (from those that had never tasted homebrew) that it was drinkable and even tasted good.
I'm not sure what they were expecting. Maybe that I would haul some undrinkable swill 350 miles through 4 states.
Them: "Hey you brew beer, do you know Scott (last name)?"
Me: "...Yes, but not all homebrewers know each other. Do you know all the other Polish people in town?"
This has happened at least three times with the same person referenced.
Yeah so many more people are learning about what great beer tastes like now. The paradigm has shifted from fizzy yellow watery beer to something that's not "that" anymore.
A few years ago if you handed somebody a snifter of a Belgian Quad and they'd turn their nose up because it was dark. God forbid if it wasn't watery and slightly sweet. It had to be see through.
I've stopped trying to convince people that good beer should actually have flavor. But it's nice when occasionally a BMC drinker will try a quality brew and be surprised that there is more to the beer world than they imagined.
I get tired of hearing the old adage "You know you can just go down to the store and pick up a 6 pack of beer and drink it right now right? Not have to wait months to drink it."
It doesn't help that my SWMBO did wine and it takes her less than 45 minutes to make a 5 gallon batch of wine in the fermentor and chugging along. She loves to tell anyone I tell I'm going to have a brew day, "And he literally means AAAALLLL DAAAAAY... It takes him like 7 hours to brew beer..."
So that's I guess what annoys me lol
Speaking of flavor....
My tongue is bittered out.
Just had a 4, 4oz sampler flights of....
Green Flash Brewing, West Coast IPA, 8.1%, 95 IBU
Stone Brewing Co., Ruination 2.0, 8.5% IIPA, 100 IBU
Sierra Nevada, Hoptimum IIPA, 10.4%, 100 IBU
Brickstone Brewing, APA, 6.25% It's like does this have hops?
For some reason I have been hit with a variation of "What do you do with the grain when you're done" by the last 4 or 5 people I talked to about AG Beer.
"Man, that'd be great for hogs" - Where the hell would I keep a hog?
"Oh Wow, you could totally feed that to chickens if you had some" - /smh
"Can you grind that down for flour now that you're done" - ?????
After that there are more than a few variations on "wow, this tastes great, you should open a brewery." No thanks, I like having a hobby not a second job
Almost getting arrested, yeah that's pretty annoying ... if there was a Tazer involved I would say you win.
pawnch them in the berries and be all, "You could go pay for that somewhere, but I'll do that for free!":rockin:
Oh you brew beer? Can you make anything good? Like can you make bud light?
I get tired of hearing the old adage "You know you can just go down to the store and pick up a 6 pack of beer and drink it right now right? Not have to wait months to drink it."
It doesn't help that my SWMBO did wine and it takes her less than 45 minutes to make a 5 gallon batch of wine in the fermentor and chugging along. She loves to tell anyone I tell I'm going to have a brew day, "And he literally means AAAALLLL DAAAAAY... It takes him like 7 hours to brew beer..."
So that's I guess what annoys me lol
And everyone in town knows that Scott is a homebrewer so you should, too. Wait, turns out you DO.
I think the consensus is that it would be funnier if you don't know Scott. Please revise and get back to us.
I know Scott. He's a dick!
How long until someone posts the official "do you know Scott? He brews beer!" thread?I know Scott. He's a dick!
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