I have to confess this. I own and run a nano and some people just drive me nuts. I remember ages ago I was talking to a rep from Sam Adams and she told me that they don't like to hire people who homebrew because they tend to be "a little too eccentric and lacking in social skills." This definitely seems to be true of a good portion of them. A lot of homebrewers seem to have this attitude that no matter what, they know better than anyone else. Even though honestly the homebrew community is seriously lacking in knowledge and literature based on real brewing science... I could go on and on about just how much misinformation is out there. A lot of homebrewers really know their **** and are cool to talk to, but some drive me nuts in the way that they treat conversations as just a way to one-up other people.
Then we have the untappd and ratebeer folks. People who order a flight and immediately get out their phone or notebook. To each their own, but when I go to a bar I'd like to drink a ****ing beer, not work on a homework assignment. I've never written a beer review in my life or picked a beer because it got good reviews from some random stranger on the internet. In fact, I find the entire beer review thing to be inherently flawed. Heavier styles will almost always receive higher ratings. Some of you might be saying "I use untappd to keep track for myself!" Ha, I doubt that's the only reason, but fine. Others might be saying "Well I get enjoyment out of it" and think I'm a dick and need to lighten up. Fair enough. I just felt like getting this off my chest. I am very nice to my customers but it can be tough bartending so many hours. Sometimes I do it for 12 hours straight.
If you take beer too seriously, it would seem to me that it gets less fun. I can certainly tell you that it gets less fun for the people around you.
Then we have the untappd and ratebeer folks. People who order a flight and immediately get out their phone or notebook. To each their own, but when I go to a bar I'd like to drink a ****ing beer, not work on a homework assignment. I've never written a beer review in my life or picked a beer because it got good reviews from some random stranger on the internet. In fact, I find the entire beer review thing to be inherently flawed. Heavier styles will almost always receive higher ratings. Some of you might be saying "I use untappd to keep track for myself!" Ha, I doubt that's the only reason, but fine. Others might be saying "Well I get enjoyment out of it" and think I'm a dick and need to lighten up. Fair enough. I just felt like getting this off my chest. I am very nice to my customers but it can be tough bartending so many hours. Sometimes I do it for 12 hours straight.
If you take beer too seriously, it would seem to me that it gets less fun. I can certainly tell you that it gets less fun for the people around you.