Exactly.... when we, especially when we're newly converted to something, come in like evangelists, thinking we have to "convert the masses" to whatever it is we're into, we just come off sounding like *****es.
And it gives the hobby and beer geeks a bad name, because instead of being geeks we end up coming off as beersnobs.
Hell, Anthony Bourdain has been calling out those kind of people, and pissing off... But you know, he's right.... when we cop a superiorthanthou attitude we look like jerks.
Anthony Bourdain on Beer Snobs, Bad Food Trends, and 'Road House'
Don't be one of THOSE new beer zealots.
If you want to make something... make something because you CARE ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS.... because you're being a good friend. Making something THEY ENJOY....
Not because you think you're better than them... not because you're judging their beer choices. Guess what, they're not dumb, ignorant, stupid, sheeple or whatever deep down you unconsciously think they are because they like mass market beer (And if you think deep down you aren't looking down at their beer choices... believe me, the fact that you CARE what brand or type they're drinking, and that you used words like "problem" and "tasteless" means that you ARE)
Make something because you think they will truly enjoy it.
And be prepared when that's kicked that they run out for a case of Bud Light... because to THEM beer is beer.... just something they enjoy without giving much thought about... not a
passion or
obsession like it is for us- they might have a passion for something else that makes no sense to us... that's human nature.
I hate to break it to you... craft beer has been easily available for 30 years now... and especially for the last decade.... I'm sure they've passed it by on their way to get the beer THEY LIKE... AND they've probably tried a few and STILL decided this is their tipple of choice... That's what they want, that's what they've CHOSEN to drink.
So what? It's beer.....
Don't be the great white savior of your neighborhood just because you've discovered something cool... Do it because you like your neighbors and what to share a part of yourself with them... NOT because you want to "save" them.
We see this all the time with new homebrewers.... "I must go save them....."
Now if you want a beer that they will probably ENJOY...
Cream of the Three Crops Ale is one that many folks brew for BMC drinkers, especially for parties or weddings where it won't be just beer geeks, but normal people too, and they want them to have a good time too.