Beer People are Annoying

[Johow]

If you turned the discussion to fishing, he'd be an expert on that as well!!!
Some people are just like that and you can't change'm.

 

[erick0619]

I'll admit when I first got into craft beer I was THAT guy. It's almost embarrassing to think about.

Ooh look at you with your pisswater bud light you should drink real beer like me!!!!

Yeah what a ******. I fixed that by beginning to encourage people to drink craft rather than putting them down.

Proud to say I got a good amount of friends to switch over to the good stuff.

 

[normonster]

It's all good as long as no one uses the word "quaffer". That's just not necessary.

 

[m00ps]

It's all good as long as no one uses the word "quaffer". That's just not necessary.

Tell that to my latest brett IPA. Basically beer flavored ice cream sherbet. I quaffed the hell out of it last night

 

[normonster]

Damn it mOOps!!!! DAMN IT!!!!

 

[LostBoyScout]

Eh, there's jerks everywhere and in every group. The holier-than-thou attitude some beer folks exude is just the way they are and they'd do that with whatever they're into at the time. Plenty of homebrewers who think they're superior to non-homebrewer beer drinkers, too

 

[nDub]

... how will people know you're awesome unless you tell them?

This!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Eh, there's jerks everywhere and in every group. The holier-than-thou attitude some beer folks exude is just the way they are and they'd do that with whatever they're into at the time.
Plenty of homebrewers who think they're superior to non-homebrewer beer drinkers, too

Yeah, you see this in movies made in hollywood. Be it about Hackers, Surfers, Martial Arts, Sports, Stock Brokers, Lawyers. You name it, they usually have that egotistical character in the film.

As for homebrewers we are superior to non-brewers. We are willing and able to get drunk off of anything that resembles beer-like attributes. No beer is too big, too bitter, in some cases too sour to drink.

 

[mongoose33]

None of the people in my main social circle are that into craft beer, much less homebrew, so I'm planning to check out my local club's meeting in a couple weeks. I'm bracing myself for the possibility of there being one or two of "that guy" who's a know-it-all and judgemental prick. I assume the risk comes with the territory.

9/10ths of the reviews I read on BA make me roll my eyes back into my head.
They all seem to be copying the writing styles and language of the handful of actual cicerones who post reviews there, and apeing it to appear smart.

I'm the first person to tell you that my palate is not terribly refined in terms of picking out individual flavors, and that I'm much better at recognizing good beer than being revolted by sub-par beer. While it's a limitation I have as a brewer, at the very least I can take solace that it's preventing me from snobbing out on what others brew.

Wow, I was going to say pretty much the same thing--and you did.

I'm not a "super taster;" far from it. Certain flavors are lost on me, so I don't assume anything about a particular beer. I just know what I like, and I don't need to convince anybody else that "I'm right!"

Like you, there are few in my social circle who like good craft beer--they're BMC guys almost exclusively with the exception of one who might drink Spotted Cow (a beer I do not care for--but that doesn't mean other people can't like it). There are several in my family who *do* like Spotted Cow, so I'll probably try to brew a clone at some point.

But that said, the only guy I feel obligated to please with my brewing is...me.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Wow, I was going to say pretty much the same thing--and you did.

I'm not a "super taster;" far from it. Certain flavors are lost on me, so I don't assume anything about a particular beer. I just know what I like, and I don't need to convince anybody else that "I'm right!"

Like you, there are few in my social circle who like good craft beer--they're BMC guys almost exclusively with the exception of one who might drink Spotted Cow (a beer I do not care for--but that doesn't mean other people can't like it). There are several in my family who *do* like Spotted Cow, so I'll probably try to brew a clone at some point.

But that said, the only guy I feel obligated to please with my brewing is...me.

The seasoned homebrewer can be more opened minded to exploring different tastes. Frankly, more forgiving. If you don't recognize something, it might not be overt, subtle sipping of a beer you might detect "it" if you think objectively about the taste and talk about it... Thats the beauty of sharing a homebrew with friends like yourself.

 

[bbohanon]

The only person who finds my love of brewing beer annoying is my wife.
With everyone else, I dont talk about it too much outside of letting those who enjoy my beer know whats in the brew pipeline so I know what to bottle up for my friends and co-workers and what to keep home.
I always hand out homebrew to co-workers and friends and just tell them its "x style of beer" without the details of what that style is unless they ask. If they drink it and dont like it, I always ask why and if they could change anything with it to make it better, what would it be?

They seemed to be a bit scared to tell me bad things about my beer at first (mostly because they think I wont give them more), but I really encourage them to give me both the good and bad so I can then try to identify where the beer can be better.
I get alot of really interesting feedback this way and its allowed me to adjust things with those recipes that I would not have thought of otherwise.

As far as talking shop with a beer snob, I stay away from those folks where possible. Most beer snobs are those "super tasters" and honestly have NO idea what goes into making a really good beer, what the process is and could not tell you the difference between a base malt and a crystal malt.
Those folks may also one day be a customer of mine if my brewery dream ever does happen so I do listen and act interested even if I am not.

 

[Bamsdealer]

I'm over the beer festivals. I was even before I started brewing. I can talk with some people about beer, as long as they're not snobby... or uninformed to the point they have no business discussing the topic. The most annoying person is the one who is close minded and not open to having a discussion. Their way or no way