Funny things you've overheard about beer

[Ryush806]

That's unfortunate. It's like Pizza Hut winning best pizza in town, or something. Seriously?

Haha very true. Or McDonald's winning best mocha latte (those are seriously terrible...)

 

[mattd2]

That's unfortunate. It's like Pizza Hut winning best pizza in town, or something. Seriously?

More like a pizza hut pizza winning best pizza in town... and best burger

 

[bighorn08]

More like a pizza hut pizza winning best pizza in town... and best burger

They did a really good job with the pizza part of it. All small bars and restaurants, but they dropped the ball with the beer. The one brewery only does ales, they asked them which one was for the lager category, he said he didn't have a lager all his beers were ales. They told him just to pick one to enter the lager category!

 

[1fast636]

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-8-0GtSHG8&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Oh man I was crying Ill have to watch more of his stand up

 

[WDT]

I was purchasing trogs nugget nectar and a gentleman, whom was holding a 24 pack of bud asked me "what type of lemonade is that?"

This is great.

 

[BGBC]

From a recent Springboard survey. Needless to say, I did not qualify for this survey based on my answers...

 

[DrunkleJon]

From a recent Springboard survey. Needless to say, I did not qualify for this survey based on my answers...

Needs a craft beer entry

 

[gcdowd]

Needs a craft beer entry

And a homebrew entry

 

[BGBC]

Needs a craft beer entry

The closest was the Blue Moon/Sam Adams category, so I put all 10 to that one. But agreed, it needs at least a few more categories and several of the existing categories could have been lumped together.

 

[DrunkleJon]

even better all of the BJCP categories.

 

[unionrdr]

I like the domestic high priced category...rolling rock & michelob...seriously??! Oh man,this is a real joke.

 

[Pugnax88]

From my mother upon tasting Leinenkugel's Canoe Paddle

"It's not bad, but tastes like those dark beers you drink"

 

[kingogames]

I heard this on NPR the other day. The story was titled "Craft Beers Slowly Chipping Away at Big Beers Dominance" and it was a pretty good piece. But just 45 seconds into the opening, she says "Beer- we drink enough fermented hops to consume more than 200 Billion dollars annually"

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/17/174571197/craft-brews-slowly-chipping-away-at-big-beers-dominance

Hahahaha I heard this too!!! Next they'll talk about dry-barleying!!

 

[kingogames]

That reminds me of the first (but probably not only) time I got a drink I should have sent back but didn't. It wasn't a beer, but... I got a bad feeling when, after ordering a Manhattan, the waitress came back to ask whether I wanted an olive in it. When the drink showed up, it was in a wine glass and at room temperature.

Thankfully there was no olive.

Yeah there's a place here in town that serves gin and tonics with olives, and they don't know there's a non-dirty martini; they put olive juice in EVERY martini!!! Sooo annoying, just stick to beer there. It's a brewpub, so the beer is pretty good.

 

[VicariousCynic]

Was this the same NPR Story that called Blue Moon and Shocktop "gateway beers"?

I heard this on NPR the other day. The story was titled "Craft Beers Slowly Chipping Away at Big Beers Dominance" and it was a pretty good piece. But just 45 seconds into the opening, she says "Beer- we drink enough fermented hops to consume more than 200 Billion dollars annually"

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/17/174571197/craft-brews-slowly-chipping-away-at-big-beers-dominance

 

[RachmaelBenApplebaum]

Was this the same NPR Story that called Blue Moon and Shocktop "gateway beers"?

I'm afraid so... I think maybe they were saying that INBEV/colossal "beer" makers were shooting themselves in the foot on their "crafty" gambit. I did agree with the bit about prominently displaying who actually produced the beer to reduce consumer confusion, but really, who's it gonna stop? The urine-swilling legions (myself included at times of need e.g. a good Olympia after a long hot day at work just feels so damn proletariat) that thought Bud "American Ale" was a bold move aren't likely to be swayed. It's like the guy I gave a few Hefe's to that didn't like them for being "aromatic, perfume-y, and clove-y"(it was a fantastic Hefe), stating that he preferred Blue Moon. This poor boy is from Sussex of all places. I made mention to him of pints of mild and he made a nasty face, like it was gross...so... "in matters of taste there is no debate" I suppose...

 

[1fast636]

I was in our local craft beer area of the store a few months back and over heard this lady talking on a head set to some one saying I'm not seeing any colt45 five minuets later same lady yea I just looked threw all this beer no colt45. I was thinking to my self I should tell her stone arrogant bastard or southern tiers unearthly are close to colt45's but decided good beer shouldn't go to waste

 

[NickTheGreat]

Was this the same NPR Story that called Blue Moon and Shocktop "gateway beers"?

I had an Amberbock in college and was literally the best beer I'd ever had. I went to a Brew Pub a few months later and started appreciating beer, more than Busch Light. And I probably wouldn't have been interested in the brew pub if I hadn't had the Amberbock.

I'd call that a "gateway" beer for me.

 

[Mojzis]

Was this the same NPR Story that called Blue Moon and Shocktop "gateway beers"?

Blue moon was my gateway beer....

Edit: forgot the well actually. Sorry guys

 

[ProstheticHead]

I agree with last 2 posters, amber bock was my first real love. Blue moon and Samuel Adams told me that beer could have flavor. Me and my roommate had a tradition of always buying one sixer of amberbock, and one sixer of something new. Got me on that long journey I'm still on today. Minus the six pack of amber bock of course.

 

[DrunkleJon]

I used to Amber Bock as well in college. Well them and Sam Adams. Then afterwards I started expanding my horizons away from BL and Amber Bock. Will still drink Sam as a best of the choices and BL when I need something at an overpriced bar.

 

[bleme]

I went to college in Fairbanks Alaska and the pub on campus had Alaskan Amber and Moosehead on tap. I always bought pitchers of Amber but if the hockey team was buying, they always got Moosehead. As the Zamboni driver, I was always invited to drink with them. I guess you would say that was my gateway beer.

 

[JoeyChopps]

I went to college in Fairbanks Alaska and the pub on campus had Alaskan Amber and Moosehead on tap. I always bought pitchers of Amber but if the hockey team was buying, they always got Moosehead. As the Zamboni driver, I was always invited to drink with them. I guess you would say that was my gateway beer.

I was stationed at elmendorf afb ( anchorage ak) and Alaskan amber was also my gateway beer. I remember beer before AA was just to get ripped and we started to drink AA when we wanted something more " grown up". And then the obsession with beer started.

 

[bleme]

The funny thing is since AA was my first beer, I didn't even know about the "gateway". It wasn't until after college that someone offered me a BMC and I had to wonder why anyone would choose that stuff. It wasn't until last year that I realized AA was "craft" beer!

 

[sapo59]

I was stationed at Fort Richardson. That is some good beer.

 

[RainyDay]

I went to college in Fairbanks Alaska and the pub on campus had Alaskan Amber and Moosehead on tap. I always bought pitchers of Amber but if the hockey team was buying, they always got Moosehead. As the Zamboni driver, I was always invited to drink with them. I guess you would say that was my gateway beer.

That is, in all honesty, one of the coolest stories Ive heard on this board.

 

[ChshreCat]

I had a guy sit me down once and explain to me how "light beers" and "dark beers" were made out of the same ingredients. To make "dark beers" the breweries just cooked them longer so they got darker and stronger tasting.

 

[Marauder]

I had a guy sit me down once and explain to me how "light beers" and "dark beers" were made out of the same ingredients. To make "dark beers" the breweries just cooked them longer so they got darker and stronger tasting.

I sense a "well actually" coming...

 

[Ryush806]

I had a guy sit me down once and explain to me how "light beers" and "dark beers" were made out of the same ingredients. To make "dark beers" the breweries just cooked them longer so they got darker and stronger tasting.

I sense a "well actually" coming...

I wasn't going to do it but you provoked me...

Well actually...boiling the wort for an extended period of time increases the concentration of sugars and flavors leading to a stronger batch. It also allows more Maillard reactions to take place which darken the wort and add even more flavors.

 

[bleme]

I thought about saying that, then decided it wasn't worth the nard-kicking. Hope you weren't thinking about having kids anytime soon...