Funny things you've overheard about beer

[gcdowd]

Does anyone in your family have hobbies where they make stuff? Probably that... Mine were/are carpenters. I can't even cut a straight line so I brew beer lol.

Funny you mention that. I started brewing a few years ago and just recently found out that my great grandfather was the brew master at a local brewery that went defunct once prohibition started. I guess that is where I got the brewing gene from

 

[thatjonguy]

...I can't even cut a straight line...

The brewing probably has something to do with that.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Does anyone in your family have hobbies where they make stuff? Probably that... Mine were/are carpenters. I can't even cut a straight line so I brew beer lol.

most all my uncles are gear & motor heads. my dad pulled an old Briggs & Straton out of the dirt (literally) and built a wood splitter with it. and out of all 6 boys on that side, none have an interest in brewing or anything other than BMC. I couldn't give a flocc about engines, so I brew.

Funny you mention that. I started brewing a few years ago and just recently found out that my great grandfather was the brew master at a local brewery that went defunct once prohibition started. I guess that is where I got the brewing gene from

funny you mention that. my great grandpa was a runner during prohibition.

 

[mattd2]

most all my uncles are gear & motor heads. my dad pulled an old Briggs & Straton out of the dirt (literally) and built a wood splitter with it. and out of all 6 boys on that side, none have an interest in brewing or anything other than BMC. I couldn't give a flocc about engines, so I brew.



funny you mention that. my great grandpa was a runner during prohibition.

I see that your GGP's genes have influence all his descendants in one way or the other

 

[forstmeister]

I had one today. I was at a liquor store in Milwaukee looking for some beers to bring back to Chicago, I asked an employee where to find bottles from Black Husky Brewing. He pointed me to a small cooler and explained that since their beers weren't pasteurized they had to be kept cold. I didn't have the heart to tell him that most craft beer isn't pasteurized and somehow we all survive...

 

[jhoneycutt]

Funny you mention that. I started brewing a few years ago and just recently found out that my great grandfather was the brew master at a local brewery that went defunct once prohibition started. I guess that is where I got the brewing gene from

Funny you should mention that lol. Once I came out of the closet as a homebrew er (many older family members dealt with moonshine one way or another) I found out my grandfather was also a home brewer for a long while. Hoping one day to find a recipe. Maybe you'll find one one day yourself.

 

[GrogNerd]

great-grandmother brewed during Prohibition

if I ever get lagering capability, I'll do a CAP in her honor

 

[jhoneycutt]

Cap?

 

[GrogNerd]

Cap?

Classic American Pilsner

 

[ChshreCat]

When I turned 21 I bought a case of Yuengling straight away. My grandfather drinks almost exclusively Busch Light, so his first words when he saw the case of Yuengling was "Who the hell bought this dark stuff?"
A few years later I let him try some Arrogant Bastard...he didn't seem to care for it haha.

I brought a bunch of my homebrews over to a family gathering for folks to try. My sister ended up getting a bottle of my Arrogant Bastard clone. Someone asked her later about my beer and she said, "I don't drink my brother's beer... it hurts people."

 

[unionrdr]

most all my uncles are gear & motor heads. my dad pulled an old Briggs & Straton out of the dirt (literally) and built a wood splitter with it. and out of all 6 boys on that side, none have an interest in brewing or anything other than BMC. I couldn't give a flocc about engines, so I brew.



funny you mention that. my great grandpa was a runner during prohibition.

My grandma made moonshine & grandpa was the runner. I cut teeth on that stuff. She looked at me funny when I was an older teen & asked for the recipe. I told her it was better'n Jd & I'd make my fortune that way. No dice...

 

[gometz]

Funny you should mention that lol. Once I came out of the closet as a homebrew er (many older family members dealt with moonshine one way or another) I found out my grandfather was also a home brewer for a long while. Hoping one day to find a recipe. Maybe you'll find one one day yourself.

Growing up I already knew my grandfather and great-grandfather were brewers, but no one knows if they ever had their own recipes. They both worked at the same brewery in Isny, Germany (and I did a summer internship there once).

 

[DoubleAught]

At the liquor store today looking to see if I could find any fresh hop harvest ale. The one employee that is normally pretty good asked me what I was looking for, so I told him. His reply "ya I don't think the breweries are releasing them this year". There was about 5 seconds of silence then I replied...oh....

 

[Hemidoc]

When I was with my second ex-wife we would rent movies and get beer while my daughters and her son were away every other weekend.
Well one weekend came amd we went and got some movies, then went to go get some beers. She was a Natty light fan, Granted she was about 115# so it didn't take much to get her buzzed.
Got to the store, grabbed my normal BMC 12. Then I see see her looking the cooler over real hard. I asked "what's the problem?" She said "The natty light here is too expensive" To which I replied "just get what ya want and I'll pay for it"
Well she wouldn't hear of that. So she found some Milwuakees worst ice for 20 cents less for a 12 and bought that.
Got home and she cracked one open, took a sip and said" this chit is awful" but still managed to drink it.
Oddly enough I had bought some Sam Adams and had her try it... Her reaction was the same.. "this chit is awful"

 

[BrewPilot74]

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Went to a bar last night with a few friends and ordered a pitcher of Sam Adams Boston Lager for the table. The bartender was a nice older lady but had no idea what she was doing. She pours the pitcher without tilting it or anything and ended up with 4/5 foam. But that's not the funniest part - she would let it sit there for about a minute or two, then pour in some more causing the foam to overflow. She did this no less than ten times. It took her about 15 minutes of doing this before she finally brought it to us, still with about 3-4 inches of the thickest foam I've ever seen. She had poured the equivilant of at least 3 pitchers to make our one, with all the beer that overflowed during this process. Then she says, "sorry that took so long, but something was wrong with that beer!" Then we watched her do the same thing with a pitcher of Fat Tire for another customer. It really was funny, but we switched to bottles after that.

 

[GrogNerd]

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Went to a bar last night with a few friends and ordered a pitcher of Sam Adams Boston Lager for the table. The bartender was a nice older lady but had no idea what she was doing. She pours the pitcher without tilting it or anything and ended up with 4/5 foam. But that's not the funniest part - she would let it sit there for about a minute or two, then pour in some more causing the foam to overflow. She did this no less than ten times. It took her about 15 minutes of doing this before she finally brought it to us, still with about 3-4 inches of the thickest foam I've ever seen. She had poured the equivilant of at least 3 pitchers to make our one, with all the beer that overflowed during this process. Then she says, "sorry that took so long, but something was wrong with that beer!" Then we watched her do the same thing with a pitcher of Fat Tire for another customer. It really was funny, but we switched to bottles after that.

the fault of owner/management for failing to train the staff, but not ruling out the possibility that staff is trained but doesn't care/is complete idiot

 

[gometz]

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Went to a bar last night with a few friends and ordered a pitcher of Sam Adams Boston Lager for the table. The bartender was a nice older lady but had no idea what she was doing. She pours the pitcher without tilting it or anything and ended up with 4/5 foam. But that's not the funniest part - she would let it sit there for about a minute or two, then pour in some more causing the foam to overflow. She did this no less than ten times. It took her about 15 minutes of doing this before she finally brought it to us, still with about 3-4 inches of the thickest foam I've ever seen. She had poured the equivilant of at least 3 pitchers to make our one, with all the beer that overflowed during this process. Then she says, "sorry that took so long, but something was wrong with that beer!" Then we watched her do the same thing with a pitcher of Fat Tire for another customer. It really was funny, but we switched to bottles after that.

I hate when that happens. It seems many people are not completely aware of how to correctly pour a beer (even my father who knows sometimes just dumps it into an upright glass).

But this reminds me of a funny story:
For my brother's wedding they had kegs of Abita (the wedding was in Covington, LA). A few hours in I was filling up another glass and for some reason drunk I did not tilt the glass. My now sister-in-law's grandfather piped up over my shoulder "don't you know how to pour a beer?! where did you go to college boy!"

 

[russrob81]

http://www.natureworldnews.com/arti...n-wild-pig-drinks-18-beers-gets-fight-cow.htm

 

[BeerGrylls]

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3981/20130914/australian-wild-pig-drinks-18-beers-gets-fight-cow.htm

Now that, right there, is funny.

 

[WesleyS]

I know it's not something overheard, but I had to share this picture my mom sent me of a beer she ordered with dinner.




Yes, that is an orange slice served on a glass of pumpkin ale. And, yes, it appears to be rimmed with some sort of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. Total fail.

 

[amfukuda]

I know it's not something overheard, but I had to share this picture my mom sent me of a beer she ordered with dinner.

Yes, that is an orange slice served on a glass of pumpkin ale. And, yes, it appears to be rimmed with some sort of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. Total fail.

It could be that I don't like pumpkin beer but that just looks god awful

 

[WesleyS]

It could be that I don't like pumpkin beer but that just looks god awful

I like pumpkin beers and I still think it looks awful. If I ordered a beer in a restaurant and they brought out a glass that looked like that, I would send it back for a plain glass.

 

[russrob81]

That looks disgusting. Around here some places have Boh-Tinis national bohemian In a glass rimmed with old bay seasoning. Baltimore sucks

 

[GrogNerd]

That looks disgusting. Around here some places have Boh-Tinis national bohemian In a glass rimmed with old bay seasoning. Baltimore sucks

Natty Boh + Old Bay?

my SOUL just puked

Baltimore is also known for Bromo Seltzer, maybe they should drop some in a Boh-Tini to make it more disgusting

 

[evrose]

Now that, right there, is funny.

As funny as the story is, the comments are even better.

 

[Halbrust]

As long as the "rimmed" glass was advertised (and I chose to order it)
I don't mind it as a beertini, or marketing gimmick.

 

[Halbrust]

If I only ordered the beer, and it came like that I'd pitch a huge fit!

 

[finsfan]

A friend who works at Old Chicago was trying to get us to come drink when she was working sunday night. I told her if she could tell me the difference between an ale and a lager I would go. She told me that lagers are lighter and ales are hoppier. while that is sometimes true, it wasnt the answer I was looking for. I tried to explain the temperature difference during fermentation and the different yeast, but she swore it was the hops. I then told her that Sam Adams made an India Pale Lager, she still didnt believe me. Needless to say we did not go get drinks and gave her much flack for not knowing her job better. shes a good sport tho, although she would not admit she was wrong

 

[Keith66]

Heard about this on the news this morning: Hello Kitty Beer



This is from an NPR story:
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Next, we go to a wildly successful Japanese export that specializes in cute. I'm talking about the white cat with a red bow and a button nose, whose image adorns everything from school supplies to rifles to RVs.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Yes, our last word in business today is: Hello Kitty - in a can. The Japanese company Sanrio has licensed the pudgy face cartoon cat to a Taiwanese beverage maker which is selling fruit-flavored beer in China and Taiwan.

MONTAGNE: In flavors like: peach, lemon lime, passion fruit and banana - and half the strength of your average lager, reviewers are calling it ridiculously smooth and intoxicatingly sweet.

INSKEEP: And saying it tastes like someone spilled beer in your fruit soda, which may actually be true. Sanrio dismissed claims that the beer is being pitched to underage consumers. Plenty of Hello Kitty fans, they say, are adults.

 

[thatjonguy]

I know it's not something overheard, but I had to share this picture my mom sent me of a beer she ordered with dinner.

Yes, that is an orange slice served on a glass of pumpkin ale. And, yes, it appears to be rimmed with some sort of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. Total fail.

I am I the only one concerned that this glass looks like it hasn't been washed...ever?