Funny things you've overheard about beer

[mattd2]

...Headaches can be caused by other factors: dehydration and acetaldehyde (a by product of alcohol metabolism in the human body. Acetaldehyde is more toxic than alcohol itself and is general credited for feelings of hangovers).

I wouldn't doubt that BMCs do not include preservatives or other products in their bottles/cans in order to help create the same product and experience every time but formaldehyde is not one of them. As I wrote above, if a can of Bud gives you a headache than a can of craft beer, should too, if the can itself is to blame.

You bring up an interesting point - the comment was ****aldehyde causes headaches. Does a "normal" person knows what acetaldehyde is? Do most people know, or have heard of, Formaldehyde? I could very well accept that the rumour was possibly based on the exchange of these 2 words

 

[JohnSand]

"The real question now is what are they using to simulate the taste of formaldehyde? I don't know. However, I'm sure food flavor specialists have it covered and have had it covered for a long time."

I use formaldehyde extract. I know it's not the same as that made from kittens and such, but no one can tell the difference in my brew. And it won the ribbon for "Best Interpretation of a Chemical Commercial Beer" at BeerGeekFest 1999.

 

[uatuba]

Dry Formaldehyde Extract or Liquid? The liquid loses its formaldehyde flavor and goes stale much quicker.


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[JohnSand]

LMAO
I still like the liquid, the dry stuff clumps up, then some bottles are way too formaldehyde-y.

 

[day_trippr]

I use formaldehyde extract.

Finally, something funny!

<golf clap>

Cheers!

 

[CraptainWirtz]

I was in Bend, OR a couple weeks ago checking out the local breweries. We went to Worthy Brewing, and I asked our waiter about the SMASH beer that they had on the beer list. He said, "it's a great beer, they use Maris Otter hops with it." I was with a friend who is also a homebrewer and we both just gave each other funny looks and decided not to ask the server for any more advice on beer selection.

Awesome, I was at a brewpub a while back that had a black lager made with "chocolate hops."

 

[frozennorth]

Just went and grabbed a growler of Drink By 7/4/14 and this young lady, dressed like a hooker, in front of me at the cashier said to me, "A growler? Get some real beer man!" She was buying a case of Coors Light. I actually laughed out loud when the clerk looked at her and said, "Young lady, you are drinking water!" Of course, I gave him the nod.

 

[uatuba]

Just went and grabbed a growler of Drink By 7/4/14 and this young lady, dressed like a hooker, in front of me at the cashier said to me, "A growler? Get some real beer man!" She was buying a case of Coors Light. I actually laughed out loud when the clerk looked at her and said, "Young lady, you are drinking water!" Of course, I gave him the nod.

What beer is this?


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[frozennorth]

Stone Drink By 7/4/14.

 

[masonsjax]

Never heard of it.

 

[GrogNerd]

"Drink by"

not "Enjoy by"

apparently

 

[drainbamage]

Just drink the beer, you don't have to enjoy it!

 

[GrogNerd]

I call my IPAs "Dump by" and add a date in the past

 

[frozennorth]

Yes, Enjoy By... They are stronger than they seem...

 

[uatuba]

I was going to say, Stone is probably going to be pissed that someone ripped off their idea and came up with a "Drink By."

Here's a funny thing I heard (read) about beer: this guy told a relatively involved story about how some Coors swilling skank ripped on him for buying a growler, but he forgot the name of the beer.


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[finsfan]

You all seem extra bitchy lately. Ease up and stop ruining whats left of this thread.

 

[GrogNerd]

dang... I got a "Lighten up, Francis" thrown in my face

lighten up, aye, Sgt Hulka

 

[bleme]

Just went and grabbed a growler of Drink By 7/4/14 and this young lady, dressed like a hooker, in front of me at the cashier said to me, "A growler? Get some real beer man!" She was buying a case of Coors Light. I actually laughed out loud when the clerk looked at her and said, "Young lady, you are drinking water!" Of course, I gave him the nod.

We were celebrating my SIL's birthday last weekend and I had brought a few of my homebrews. Everyone was enjoying them except my BIL, who was sipping on a 25oz can of Bud Lite. When asked, he said that he had to drive home and my brew knocks him on his butt but the more BL he drinks, the more sober he gets!

 

[frozennorth]

You just have to love perfectionists! Like sharks in the water, waiting for a mistake. Have a beer, relax, make mistakes, it is all part of life.

 

[finsfan]

You just have to love perfectionists! Like sharks in the water, waiting for a mistake. Have a beer, relax, make mistakes, it is all part of life.

This

 

[uatuba]

You all seem extra bitchy lately. Ease up and stop ruining whats left of this thread.

It was a joke. It's what the Brits call taking the Mickey. It's all good natured. If I started on about how I couldn't stand Weedweiser and how I used to drink it all the time, I would expect a bit of mocking when I revealed that I actually meant Budweiser. I found it amusing that he wanted to bash a woman (calling her a hooker, no less) for ribbing him about drinking a beer that he didn't even know the name of. It's almost ironic. Initially I really did think someone had ripped off Stone's schtick. Would a smiley help? Maybe a LOL or two? Our senses of humor aren't the same, and that's ok. This entire thread is full of examples of one person posting something and another posting that it's not funny.

If anything, we are helping to continue the thread. LOL! (<--that was a joke)


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[rmyurick]

You think this is bitchy--go check out the "I brewed a Miller Lite clone" thread!

 

[fuzzy2133]

I found it amusing that he wanted to bash a woman (calling her a hooker, no less) for ribbing him about drinking a beer that he didn't even know the name of.

If anything, we are helping to continue the thread. LOL! (<--that was a joke)

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Brighten my morning up reading between the lines.
"young lady, dressed like a hooker" this came before it was seen she was buying Coors Lite. Dude was too busy checking her out or trying to figure if she was in fact a hooker!

 

[Crucial-BBQ]

Does a "normal" person knows what acetaldehyde is?

More than likely, no.

Do most people know, or have heard of, Formaldehyde?

More than likely, yes.

I could very well accept that the rumour was possibly based on the exchange of these 2 words

Just like there was a point in time when DDT was considered safe or that dumping oil/gasoline/or kerosene into lakes and ponds was a good idea (decreases water tension thus destroying mosquito breeding grounds), and since formaldehyde has a classified for-use as a disinfectant, it is plausible that formaldehyde was once used to sanitize cans.

Your assessment may be possible but it is also possible that more what the evidence says to the contrary people are going to believe what they believe.

Aldehydes are often used as flavoring compounds, both natural and synthetic. It is understood that aldehydes are formed at some point during the beer making process, and it is generally thought they contribute to the background taste of beer, but to what extent is currently not known. It is currently thought that these aldehydes bond to other molecules and as such mask their own unique tastes. It is also currently thought that these aldehydes eventually release themselves as beers age to which they contribute to a "staling" of the beer. Beers like Bud are "designed" and meant to be drunk as soon after production as possible, perhaps to avoid detection of these aldehydes.

It could also be, that because of the release of aldehydes in "old" beer, that rumors such as Bud has formaldehyde, Corona has formaldehyde, Heineken has formaldehyde, and so on get their start.

It would be interesting to age a can of Bud for 3 or 4 years, then to analyze its contents.

I don't doubt that Bud gives some people headaches. For what-ever reason Pabst upsets my stomach in ways that no other beer does. The upset stomach I am talking about is the next morning...on the toilet... It's only Pabst that does that to me suggesting that something is in Pabst that is not in other beers I drink or have once consumed.

This is an interesting topic. Anheuser-Busch claims that "... the majority of our products are brewed without any artificial ingredients, additives, or preservatives" but they make no indiction which ones are or what the artificial ingredients, additives, or preservatives may be. AB does claim that tannins are used as an anti-haze agent in Bud, and that these tannins are removed prior to bottling. Perhaps this what induces the headaches?

Then I found this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/chemical-additives-commercial-beers-21378/

 

[wobrien]

More than likely, no.

More than likely, yes.

Just like there was a point in time when DDT was considered safe or that dumping oil/gasoline/or kerosene into lakes and ponds was a good idea (decreases water tension thus destroying mosquito breeding grounds), and since formaldehyde has a classified for-use as a disinfectant, it is plausible that formaldehyde was once used to sanitize cans.

Your assessment may be possible but it is also possible that more what the evidence says to the contrary people are going to believe what they believe.

Aldehydes are often used as flavoring compounds, both natural and synthetic. It is understood that aldehydes are formed at some point during the beer making process, and it is generally thought they contribute to the background taste of beer, but to what extent is currently not known. It is currently thought that these aldehydes bond to other molecules and as such mask their own unique tastes. It is also currently thought that these aldehydes eventually release themselves as beers age to which they contribute to a "staling" of the beer. Beers like Bud are "designed" and meant to be drunk as soon after production as possible, perhaps to avoid detection of these aldehydes.

It could also be, that because of the release of aldehydes in "old" beer, that rumors such as Bud has formaldehyde, Corona has formaldehyde, Heineken has formaldehyde, and so on get their start.

It would be interesting to age a can of Bud for 3 or 4 years, then to analyze its contents.

I don't doubt that Bud gives some people headaches. For what-ever reason Pabst upsets my stomach in ways that no other beer does. The upset stomach I am talking about is the next morning...on the toilet... It's only Pabst that does that to me suggesting that something is in Pabst that is not in other beers I drink or have once consumed.

This is an interesting topic. Anheuser-Busch claims that "... the majority of our products are brewed without any artificial ingredients, additives, or preservatives" but they make no indiction which ones are or what the artificial ingredients, additives, or preservatives may be. AB does claim that tannins are used as an anti-haze agent in Bud, and that these tannins are removed prior to bottling. Perhaps this what induces the headaches?

Then I found this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/chemical-additives-commercial-beers-21378/

I didn't find any of that funny. We must have a different sense of humor

 

[rmyurick]

I did some work for A-B in the early 90's. They were pretty proud of being "all-natural" at the time. Since then, I've heard they may be using silica gel as a clarifying aid, but that settles out. I don't think they use any heading agents or chemicals to prevent skunking.

Heineken is what gives me a hangover, esp. in Europe.

 

[Crucial-BBQ]

I didn't find any of that funny. We must have a different sense of humor

Well, I consider the Help, I can't get up commercials hilarious if that tells you anything.

A man walks into a bar carrying a piece of asphalt underneath an arm. He says to the barkeep "I'll have a beer and then take one for the road".

Is this thing on?

Tough crowd.

 

[Takuie]

If corn oil comes from corn, and vegetable oil comes from vegetables...

Where does baby oil come from then?

 

[GrogNerd]

Girl Scout: Is this made from real lemons?
Wednesday: Yes.
Girl Scout: I only like all-natural foods and beverages, organically grown, with no preservatives. Are you sure they're real lemons?
Pugsley: Yes.
Girl Scout: Well, I'll tell you what. I'll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious Girl Scout cookies. Do we have a deal?
Wednesday: Are they made from real Girl Scouts?

.

 

[hunter_le five]

Kind of nit-picky, but I found it amusing:

Went into my LHBS to pick up some ingredients I'd ordered for an altbier. When I got there, the guy behind the counter tells me, "We were out of the altbier yeast (WY1007) you wanted, so we made a substitution. Is that okay?"

Me: "Well that depends, what is it?" (I was thinking maybe the White Labs alt, WLP036)

Him: *looks at label* "It's WY3068" (Weihenstephan)

Me: *Trying to be polite* "Ummm... how about something else? That's not a really good sub for an altbier".

Him: "But it's a German Ale yeast. What's the difference?"

Me: "...... Do you have any WLP036?"

Him: "No."

Me: "Well how about literally any other neutral ale yeast? Or even a lager yeast would be better than 3068."

Him: "Let me check" ..... *Comes back with a packet of WY1007, what I had asked for from the start* "How about this?"

Me: "Perfect, thanks!"