Funny things you've overheard about beer

[troyh]

After a long brew day, a friend of mine messaged me and asked what I was up to. Told him I was relaxing after said brew day.

The follow up question was how the beer tasted. He thought the beer was done right after the brewing process.

I think this is a common assumption.

My parents visited us for a few days this summer and my dad watched me brew a batch of beer. Every time I drank a beer after that he asked me if it was the beer I just brewed. Each time I explained that the beer will take a month or so because it has to ferment and he'd answer "Oh" but kept asking. Eventually my mom answered for me: "No, it has to ferment, dear!"

At least I taught someone something about beer.

 

[CBMbrewer]

I was at a bar with some friends for my birthday that had something like 40 or 50 beers on tap, most of which were worth drinking. We overheard a stereotypical collage guy come up to the bar and ask if he could get a pitcher of nati light. After a brief pause the bartender answered in a monotone: "No, you can't." I must admit, I laughed. But hey, we all start somewhere. I drank ridiculous amounts of miller high life before I became a hop head homebrewer.

 

[jerrodm]

Champagne of beers! Hey when you're poor, you drink what you can afford.

 

[FoundationFunkwerks]

The other day I caught a distributor trying to tell a guy that "Blue Moon" is made in Belgium.

I usually ignore this kind of outrageous nonsense, but enough was enough.

I turned to both of them and said, "Not True. The Blue Moon brand was created at The Sandlot Brewery at Rockies Field, home of said baseball team. Their primary job is exploring new brands that SAB-Miller / Coors wants to market as craft brands. They do a wonderful job, and are notorious at being welcomed in the craft scene by the "true" craft brands. Keith Villa, is a respected man of the scene."

To which the distributor said, "Well it was made originally in Belgium."

"Nope, although the original core style is of Belgium decent, that's about as far as it goes. If anything it has more British roots, than any-other European country. Being that SAB Miller is the primary owner and brewer of the brand..."

I flipped up the 12 pack to show 'em both the label that says, "Brewed and Bottled in Golden, Co."

Then I asked, "What else comes from Golden, CO."
The customer replies, "COORS!"
Bingo!
...sad.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

The other day I caught a distributor trying to tell a guy that "Blue Moon" is made in Belgium.

I usually ignore this kind of outrageous nonsense, but enough was enough.

I turned to both of them and said, "Not True. The Blue Moon brand was created at The Sandlot Brewery at Rockies Field, home of said baseball team. Their primary job is exploring new brands that SAB-Miller / Coors wants to market as craft brands. They do a wonderful job, and are notorious at being welcomed in the craft scene by the "true" craft brands. Keith Villa, is a respected man of the scene."

To which the distributor said, "Well it was made originally in Belgium."

"Nope, although the original core style is of Belgium decent, that's about as far as it goes. If anything it has more British roots, than any-other European country. Being that SAB Miller is the primary owner and brewer of the brand..."

I flipped up the 12 pack to show 'em both the label that says, "Brewed and Bottled in Golden, Co."

Then I asked, "What else comes from Golden, CO."
The customer replies, "COORS!"
Bingo!
...sad.

That is awesome!

 

[mtnagel]

Regarding Sam Adams being on the import list, I love when I see that in Cincinnati when I've heard they make more Sam Adams in Cincinnati than they do in Boston. Not sure if that's true but they do make it in Cincinnati.

 

[andycr]

The whole import vs. domestic pricing thing ticks me off. It's so outdated, implying that the more expensive (and thus better) beers must all be imports. It just leads to confusion about the cost of things, and ridiculous claims that pretty banal US beers are imports.

/rant

 

[mtnagel]

The whole import vs. domestic pricing thing ticks me off. It's so outdated, implying that the more expensive (and thus better) beers must all be imports. It just leads to confusion about the cost of things, and ridiculous claims that pretty banal US beers are imports.

/rant

Agreed. I think it should say premium vs crap

 

[Gameface]

They should distinguish craft/micro vs import vs domestic (mass produced). Obviously they're just calling micro/craft beer an import because it costs more.

 

[RM-MN]

Leinenkugels is an import in Minnesota.

Ya, and we make all the people from Wisconsin go through customs when they come to Minnesota.

It isn't just beer where people think import when it really is domestic. I've talked to adults who have never been more than one state from where they were born and they have no idea about the geography of the US let alone the rest of the world.

 

[nasty_rabbit]

Agreed. I think it should say premium vs crap

A locally owned restaurant in our area (Athens Ga) has a small but VERY good selection both on tap and bottled and their menu has three categories. There is only a $0.50 price difference and they list as: BEER - GOOD BEER - REALY GOOD BEER.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

from my MIL: he adds a lot of hops so there's a lot of alcohol.
he makes dark beers, like Bud heavy.
(on my SAL @ 4%) oh! this is really strong!

old coworker: nononono! stout is not a beer, it's an ale.

 

[Fizzycist]

Ya, and we make all the people from Wisconsin go through customs when they come to Minnesota.

It isn't just beer where people think import when it really is domestic. I've talked to adults who have never been more than one state from where they were born and they have no idea about the geography of the US let alone the rest of the world.

Back in the days of mail order (vs internet shopping) I was once charged international shipping from Virginia to New Mexico. *facepalm*

 

[drainbamage]

Regarding Sam Adams being on the import list, I love when I see that in Cincinnati when I've heard they make more Sam Adams in Cincinnati than they do in Boston. Not sure if that's true but they do make it in Cincinnati.

That's right. They bought they old Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewery in Over-the-Rhine, who they used to use as a contract brewer. From what I've heard, the Boston brewery is mostly just for tours and small-batch R&D brewing these days. But yeah, it bugs me to see Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Blue Moon, etc. on the "imports" list.

I've shared this before, but I was talking to a co-worker and fellow homebrewer last year and told him I was working on a black IPA. He wasn't familiar with the style, so I was describing it to him and he asked if it was going to be "really hoppy, like a Guinness."

Well, yes...and no.

Also, my MIL, who is a fan of hoppier beers, likes to tell people that she likes the "real bitter, high-IPA (meaning IBU) type beers." She's on the right track at least.

 

[Krovitz]

Regarding Sam Adams being on the import list, I love when I see that in Cincinnati when I've heard they make more Sam Adams in Cincinnati than they do in Boston. Not sure if that's true but they do make it in Cincinnati.

Don't know about Cincinnati but here in Boston, their brewery is very small. They only make small batches here like the Boston brick red. If you got a brewery, chances are they brew more than here. Also heard Pennsylvania has a big Sam Adams brewery.

 

[mtnagel]

That's right. They bought they old Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewery in Over-the-Rhine, who they used to use as a contract brewer. From what I've heard, the Boston brewery is mostly just for tours and small-batch R&D brewing these days. But yeah, it bugs me to see Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Blue Moon, etc. on the "imports" list.

I've shared this before, but I was talking to a co-worker and fellow homebrewer last year and told him I was working on a black IPA. He wasn't familiar with the style, so I was describing it to him and he asked if it was going to be "really hoppy, like a Guinness."

Well, yes...and no.

Also, my MIL, who is a fan of hoppier beers, likes to tell people that she likes the "real bitter, high-IPA (meaning IBU) type beers." She's on the right track at least.

Thanks for the info.

Don't know about Cincinnati but here in Boston, their brewery is very small. They only make small batches here like the Boston brick red. If you got a brewery, chances are they brew more than here. Also heard Pennsylvania has a big Sam Adams brewery.

An didn't know that. Guess it makes sense they have more than Cincy and Boston but I think the labels I've seen only mention those two cities.

 

[biochemedic]

old coworker: nononono! stout is not a beer, it's an ale.

Well, they were half right....

 

[craigger64]

Also heard Pennsylvania has a big Sam Adams brewery.

Yes, just west of Allentown. The old Schaefer brewery.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Well, they were half right....

yeah, trying to explain to him that lager and ale are both beer was like explaining advanced psychology to a brick.

 

[Ryush806]

Leinenkugels is an import in Minnesota.

I was at a bar in Little Rock, AR (home of Diamond Bear brewery). They had Diamond Bear in the import list! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

Agreed. I think it should say premium vs crap

I unfortunately can't find the pic but my buddy sent me a menu where it was distinguished as "Real Beer" and "Piss Water"

SWMBO and I went to the only bar with good beer in a town with mostly BMC bars. She didn't know what they had so she asked for a Coors light. The bartender said "No, drink something better!" Haha

 

[Billy-Klubb]

brew master over Crow Peak watched my friends wife pouring Clamato into their IPA in their tap room. he said, "What is she doing to my beer?!?"
my friend replied, "She puts it in every beer. You can't stop her. No one can." I just wish I was there for when she tried the porter. hahaha!

 

[zmanzorro]

I was just at a barbecue place in Kansas City and my dad asked the waiter where Leinenkugel was from. I responded before the waiter saying Wisconsin, and the waiter's response was, "Oh, I thought it was from some place in Northern Europe!."

 

[huntingohio]

My step dad is the proverbial "master of everything" [in his mind]. Is always fun to mess with. He thinks that wikipedia or the interwebz always has the true awnser. A prime example is it took me 3 years to convince him that using mutiple devices on broadband was why he got a slow loading time. He thought broadband meant unlimted bandwith [he went to tech school for networking in the mid 90s, prolly a year before broadband became easily accesable]

I have given him a few beers to taste, and instead of sipping and analyzing, he just downs [chugs] them from the bottle, no smelling, or no decanting, and declares wether he approves of it or not. Then again he cant taste a difference between skips, resses, or store brand peanut butter.

Funniest things I have heard have to be from a bartender buddy of mine. who asked if I liked butt light [got some cheap cheap from work]. I told him hated it. He accusingly said you like those ipas then huh, I said no. He said well then what do you drink, I had to inform him of what a barley wine, bock, heffe, saison, and basically all the good stuff was. I recently caught him trying to school some guys on beer [bmc drinkers], that called corona a mexican ale... I'm so proud of him.

Funniest thing I hear alomost daily are the declerations of bud light or any bmc brand being a "great beer", with a great flavor. They have there place, as a lawnmower beer maybe, but most certainly arent great.

Budwiser is too strong, I drink bud light [hear that alot actually]

I dont drink that budwiser crap, I only like corona and tecate [facepalm, nice job being exotic]

Man I'm so glad I stepped up from natty/busch, this is strong/ better tasting [usually a guy holding a bmc or one of the aforementioned mexican beers]

 

[dfc]

I was at a bar with some friends for my birthday that had something like 40 or 50 beers on tap, most of which were worth drinking. We overheard a stereotypical collage guy come up to the bar and ask if he could get a pitcher of nati light. After a brief pause the bartender answered in a monotone: "No, you can't." I must admit, I laughed. But hey, we all start somewhere. I drank ridiculous amounts of miller high life before I became a hop head homebrewer.

I instantly thought of Mike from Breaking Bad when I read this. "No Walter, you can't".

 

[liquiditynerd]

My neighbor "figured out" I was a brewer and told me not to complain to him when the police show up.

Really? I guess it is the south and that's just what they're use to.

 

[dfc]

Haha, what a tool. Did you let him know that you "figured out" brewing was legal?

 

[Billy-Klubb]

My neighbor "figured out" I was a brewer and told me not to complain to him when the police show up.

Really? I guess it is the south and that's just what they're use to.

I've been asked many times if I made meth. when I reply "no", they always ask, "then what's that copper coil for!" hahaha!

 

[Aspenextreme]

I've been asked many times if I made meth. when I reply "no", they always ask, "then what's that copper coil for!" hahaha!

Then you should ask them how they know meth uses a copper coil

 

[JoeyChopps]

My new next door neighbor finally approached me a couple of months ago and I told her not to worry that I was just brewing beer she told me she has a degree in csi and knew that I wasn't making meth. Not 2 mins later she made a joke about me being a drug pusher to her husband because I have a beard and I'm always "cooking" in the garage. Then she told me that she sometimes sells pain killers and to make it all crazy her husband is a major in the army. Weird people.

 

[dfc]

My new next door neighbor finally approached me a couple of months ago and I told her not to worry that I was just brewing beer she told me she has a degree in csi and knew that I wasn't making meth. Not 2 mins later she made a joke about me being a drug pusher to her husband because I have a beard and I'm always "cooking" in the garage. Then she told me that she sometimes sells pain killers and to make it all crazy her husband is a major in the army. Weird people.

Awesome. They sound like people to have on your good side.