Being picky about who tatses your beer.

[boo boo]

I have a co-worker who was shooting off his mouth at a meeting saying he wouldn't drink anything that I brewed. He didn't know how right he was.
Another co-worker then said my brew was the best home brewed he ever tasted
and compared it to a good comercial brew. The man knows his brew.

I too brew for myself first, but also enjoy it when someone comments that
my brew is great. Most of the guys I hang with are BMC drinkers and won't
change. Do I care? Not. Who am I to say what they like? I can only offer.
After all, it wasn't so long ago I was one of "them".

 

[snaproll]

I have been recently thinking of trying to brew a weaker beer,
I know I can't drink too many of my own before I'm done
(partially due to meds etc), but then I think, why bother? I can enjoy a couple of mine and get the same result they get drinking a 12 or so.
I have found that the Club members in my club mostly like my beers, and that is where it's at. because they know what good beer is all about. The people that drink Bud etc just think they are drinking beer

Actually I bought a bottle of Bud Reserve this last Christmas
it cost me $13.00 a quart at a discount store. surprisingly enough it was good. much like a good homebrew. They can brew good beer but I think the advertising is cheaper and or at least easier!!

 

[uglygoat]

Had a co-worker try my stout. He'd never tried a dark beer , an import, or a homebrew of any kind. He and I now constantly talk beer and brew together every time we get a chance.

this is what i find as well. folks wanna learn as much as you can teach them about different types and styules and history, then they wanna see it in action. it's kinda funny being looked to as a source on suds....

anyhoo, my beer has been met with fairly good results, considering the sources... but i brew what i like and want, it's a hobby for me.

 

[Levers101]

Skunk it up as much as possible. Get it half frozen then throw it in the trunk of your car for a few days. Rinse and repeat.

Then serve it back to 'em the next time they come over. That may just help them 'aquire' a taste for something real.

Edit: Can those fufu drinks actually get skunked??? I wonder what a blacklight would do through that clear glass.....

No they can't skunk because they aren't brewed with hops. The sulfur compounds in the hops cause skunking when lightstruck.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

It's one thing when someone says they don't like your brew becuase for what ever reason, BMC-LC appeals to them. OK, osme people just have odd/poor tastes. Most of those drinkers though will appreciate that it's just a style thing and are quite amazed. It's when you get some jack ass that tells people you hard work is "crap".

I've had plent of the megaswill crowd say, "I donlt like this kind of beer but it's very good for that kind." Meaning that they don't like the expensive well known, good micro stuff either and they are not slagging you for liking/making it. Some even seem guilty that their taste buds have been corrupted by twenty years of marketing and drinking what Dad alwasy drank. (Though my Dad will drink just about ant beer. "It's Beer", seemed to be a famous quote from my Dad.

 

[gruntingfrog]

I don't have any problems sharing with people that WANT to try it, but if I hear someone say something like, "I know what I like and I'm never going to change," (which is basically what Brewno's friend said) then I won't offer my beer to them. It's a totally different situation when someone says, "Hey, I normally don't like that type of beer but can I try it?"

I have one friend that doesn't like beer at all (he's a bourbon man), but he asks to try every one of the beers that I make. Usually he doesn't like it, but he always asks, and he actually really liked the hefeweizen I made. He even drank a whole one. He can have one of my beers any time, because he WANTS to try it.

 

[Brewno]

In hindsight, it was a long day and I was tired and was feeling protective of my babies He is a nice guy and fairly straight forward, if he didn't like it he would just say, "it's a good beer but not my style." That would be fine.
Maybe I should have given him one. I was just feeling kind of like, some people just cling to that crap beer and don't want to know anything else, so screw them." With that in mind I felt we were in different clubs and into different things. Maybe next time.
I think letting people try it is fine now that I have read all the replies. I won't insist on it, I will just offer. If asked I will gladly give it over.
As if I baked a batch of cookies, they are there if you want em', if not that's fine also. If you like them there's more, if you don't then it's your choice.

Tommy

 

[coldknife]

After 12 years of Home Brewing I have discovered that like any other food or drink people either like it or they dont. I dont take it personnal if someone does not like or refuses to try my brew. I always keep a sixer of Miller Lite , wine etc. in my fridge for guests and dont push my home brew. If they want to try it thats fine if not I offer them something else. I cant understand some people being so offended if someone else wants a Bud, Miller Lite or even the Beast. After all I just enjoy spending time with my family and friends. Life is to short to be beer snob.



In Primary: Black Dog Stout

Just Kegged: Krisp Kolsch

Bottled: American Light

 

[mbarto]

I almost didn't make it into this hobby because of my presumptions about beer. Growing up I didn't try beer often as I found it utterly repulsive (the mass-produced kind). I swore I'd never drink beer again. In college friends tried to convince me to try this kind or that and they all tasted entirely the same to me. But it was sheer chance when I was at a friend's house picking some strings when he offered me a bottle of his friend's homebrew. I expressed my reservations, but he assured me it was something 'different'. So in an effort to prove him wrong I had a taste and it was... really good. I remember it tasting vaguely of root beer. I didn't have beer again until years later when another friend tuned me into the dark belgians and germans. Now I'm a beginner eager to learn different styles and eventually brew them.

Anyway sorry for the long tale - point is I'd make an effort to get people to at least taste it. I swore off beer for life and now I'm brewing!

 

[BrewStef]

I let anyone who wants some try my brew. If they like it, I tell them where they can pick up a local starter kit so they can brew their own and offer to help them get going. Then we can share each others brews.

If they do not like the homebrew, oh well....more for me.

I really enjoy sharing my brew with other homebrewers to get their feedback...this is a great way to learn. In particular, I like sharing with my homebrew club members and get feedback from the BJCP certified judges, of which our club has a few.

Cheers!

BrewStef

 

[desiderata]

I've had several people at work inquire/show a little interest in trying homebrewed beer. However, they are just acquaintances, or people I just met, and probably will not work with again, so it would be a little akward to invite them over for a beer. I would like to introduce them to this good beer, but I'm too cheap to give up the bottles themselves--they're expensive and would be depleted quickly this way. And, I would feel like even more of a cheapskate asking for the empty bottles back! I guess what I'm trying to say is that i'm not protective of the beer itself (although if someone didn't like it, i certainly wouldn't continue offering it to them), i'm more protective of the expensive bottles. And I don't even use the Grosch-style!

 

[kornkob]

I'm not sure what you mean by it being awkward to invite someone to stop by for a beer. It seems pretty straight forward: you're talking about beer, they show an interest, you offer to host and they decide to accept or decline.

Beer bottles don't have to be expensive. Strike up a conversation with a local corner tavern owner or bartender and see if they're willing to collect a case or 2 for you.

 

[the_bird]

Even buying them at the HBS, 12 oz bottles are $0.25 each ($10 or so for a case). If people enjoy and appreciate the brew, I'll give them away all day.

 

[Brewno]

I actually throw bottles away! I find them to be fairly cheap at $8 and change per case at my LHBS, plus the used bottles from previous brews and then the store bought brews I buy leave me with too many sometimes. I've got to the point of throwing out anything with a label, it's not worth my time to remove labels and clean bottles. I've only just started brewing this past June and have only done 2 batches, but already I have too many bottles.
I ask for them back if it's convenient, otherwise I don't care.

Tommy

 

[Schlenkerla]

I usually don't give out my beers. I use PETs most of the time so I want them back since they cost more. I rather have people over to the house.

I want to see how they like it and watch the expression on their face after the first taste. Also when trying a first HB I think that presentation is imparative. Clean and correct glasses, proper pouring, hold back the yeast at the bottom, descent head formation, Etc....

With BMC house guests, I don't try to convert them. I have BMC in the fridge and offer a similar HB, like a pale ale. I let them decide what they want to drink. BMC or HB? I also tell them that if they don't like it they don't have to drink it and that I won't be offended. If they like that and feel gutsy I have them try an altbier or an Octoberfest/Marzen or a fruit beer.

My two closest co-workers are either non-beer drinkers or lite drinkers. Once my colleage offered to buy beers after work. He told me to order the first round and took of for a quick piss. Got a pitcher of Sam Adams Boston Lager. He took two-three drinks while jabbering and stopped and asked what the hell I ordered. Next round was lite, then we bought our own after that was over. My other work buddy drinks girly drinks. Hates beer - his family works at Coors!!!! Haha!!!

I plan on having them both over in September. I will have a Pale Ale for the one and a cider for the other to drink. The non-beer drinkers wife will probably sample the HB since she was a Coors employee.

By the way.... about 30 people at work are home brewers. Sometimes it hard to get back to business.

 

[ruppe]

My wife is a dedicated Miller Lite drinker. And my liquor store still sells it in returnable bottles. Needless to say, for 10 cents a bottle, I have more bottles than I can deal with, and some heavy duty boxes to keep my homebrew in. But I'll return them someday.