thisisjohnbrown
Active Member
Edited November 19th, 2012
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To save you the time of reading all (currently) 27 pages, let me recap:
1. I am accused of being a troll - I am not
2. Most people think I should at least taste the beer - I still do not
3. The general consensus is that people wouldn't like me at meetups
No need to continue posting to this thread, as the majority of posts are now about how stupid the thread is and that it is too long and that it should die. I agree.
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Alright, I've been lurking around the forums for over a year, and been brewing about as long, and I am ready to make a confession, because I want to know how to proceed.
I am 30, and I have only drank alcohol 4 times in my life, three at 15, once around 2 years ago, and never beer.
My personality is that I think something is interesting, and research the hell out of it to learn as much as I can, and then move on. My wife wanted to know what beers go with what foods, so I started reading about beer pairing, and then about the styles, and then about the process, and then about the details of the process, and eventually, after talking about it with friends for a year, decided I wanted to try it.
I have brewed 37 batches (I keep meticulous notes), all based on science and best practices. My wife and brother are my alpha tasters, and I smell the ingredients, but I have never tasted any of it. I get feedback on a recipe, and modify it based on what that feedback is.
I approach it as a grand experiment, my bottling name is Sobeer Brewing, as in sober beer brewing. I put codes on the bottles and built a website, and people can rate the beers and give feedback on them and request branches with changes after putting in those codes. I have had beer parties where I serve several beers to get friends and colleagues together. I brew every other weekend.
I know this all sounds crazy, and maybe it is, but apparently it fits my personality, because everyone who knows me accepts it as just an extension of me.
If you're still reading, that's impressive, because here's my question: How will other brewers take this if I start telling them?
I hand out in the brew shop and chat, and they offer me beers the have on tap and I either politely decline or (if she's with me) accept and give it to my wife and ask her opinion so I can tell them. I want to go to meet ups, but I have an anxiety about telling them all this when I don't drink with them while talking about this great hobby.
Am I destined to be on my own island, or will the community accept me for my oddity?
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To save you the time of reading all (currently) 27 pages, let me recap:
1. I am accused of being a troll - I am not
2. Most people think I should at least taste the beer - I still do not
3. The general consensus is that people wouldn't like me at meetups
No need to continue posting to this thread, as the majority of posts are now about how stupid the thread is and that it is too long and that it should die. I agree.
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Alright, I've been lurking around the forums for over a year, and been brewing about as long, and I am ready to make a confession, because I want to know how to proceed.
I am 30, and I have only drank alcohol 4 times in my life, three at 15, once around 2 years ago, and never beer.
My personality is that I think something is interesting, and research the hell out of it to learn as much as I can, and then move on. My wife wanted to know what beers go with what foods, so I started reading about beer pairing, and then about the styles, and then about the process, and then about the details of the process, and eventually, after talking about it with friends for a year, decided I wanted to try it.
I have brewed 37 batches (I keep meticulous notes), all based on science and best practices. My wife and brother are my alpha tasters, and I smell the ingredients, but I have never tasted any of it. I get feedback on a recipe, and modify it based on what that feedback is.
I approach it as a grand experiment, my bottling name is Sobeer Brewing, as in sober beer brewing. I put codes on the bottles and built a website, and people can rate the beers and give feedback on them and request branches with changes after putting in those codes. I have had beer parties where I serve several beers to get friends and colleagues together. I brew every other weekend.
I know this all sounds crazy, and maybe it is, but apparently it fits my personality, because everyone who knows me accepts it as just an extension of me.
If you're still reading, that's impressive, because here's my question: How will other brewers take this if I start telling them?
I hand out in the brew shop and chat, and they offer me beers the have on tap and I either politely decline or (if she's with me) accept and give it to my wife and ask her opinion so I can tell them. I want to go to meet ups, but I have an anxiety about telling them all this when I don't drink with them while talking about this great hobby.
Am I destined to be on my own island, or will the community accept me for my oddity?