Funny things you've overheard about beer

[Bookworm]

Haha, no thanks. Though I wouldn't mind if somebody wanted to send me some horn. I'm just learning how to make knives and elk horn makes a great handle.

I tend to horde up all of that I can get for my own knife making. Even though I have not made any in a long time I plan to get set up for it again some day. But just to be fair, my dad also lives in Colorado if you can find him and talk him out of it you can have it. I will give only one hint, look east from Denver.

 

[Leadgolem]

I tend to horde up all of that I can get for my own knife making. Even though I have not made any in a long time I plan to get set up for it again some day. But just to be fair, my dad also lives in Colorado if you can find him and talk him out of it you can have it. I will give only one hint, look east from Denver.

Lol, ok. That narrows things down I guess. I was joking anyway.:fro:

 

[Bookworm]

Lol, ok. That narrows things down I guess. I was joking anyway.:fro:

I think it was a good hint, at least from my point of view. Seriously though there is a chance I might come across some horn I could give up. If I do will let you know. More knife makers is always a good thing. If you are doing forge work get some high carbon railroad spikes and play with them. They do not tend to sell well but are a lot of fun to make into knives and play with different forging and finishing techniques.

EDIT: Probably should add something beer related... MMmmm Do not drink beer while forging.
EDIT2: Old files are good for forging and just grinding them out... Skip the beer when doing that one also.

 

[Wolfehausbrewery]

Had a guy tell me the other day "anyone who drinks bud light and only bud light is like a child who will only eat Craft Macaroni and cheese." I thought it a good analogy! Admitted, I have brewed a few light lagers in my day, and enjoyed them very much. Even made a pickle pils w/ a pickle in every bottle.

 

[bobmcstuff]

Agreed forst. "Most of our customers just dont like them" would have been a perfectly acceptable answer.

Unless of course she was just teasing them (and they knew it). I saw a guy order a Bushmills at a bar once and the tender made an exaggerated gasp "thats PROTESTANT whisky!" he said.

To me that's just a quote from The Wire...

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I swear he said it!

 

[Hawaiibboy]

See, this is the kind of stuff that bothers me. I love craft beer as much as the next guy, maybe even more than most. But when I encounter servers and bartenders who look down their noses at people just because they happen to like light American lagers is bad for craft beer. It gives a horrible impression of snobbery to people who are uninitiated in the craft beer movement.

I regularly frequent a gastropub here on Oahu called "Real". It is probably the coolest "craft beer" bar in town. I always hear people asking for blue moon or a number of various BMC products. Every single one of the tenders has a very similar answer. "Sorry, we don't have that. I could suggest something that will be similar though." That right there is how you do it. Typically if the person is wanting a beer still they enjoy the suggested beer. If they still want a "lite" then they offer them PBR tall boys.

They have about a 150-300 bottle list and 28 or 30 taps that rotate rather frequently. Two of their taps are nitro and two are cask beer machine taps. They almost always have at least one hefewiezen on tap and at least one lager on tap. It's a great place to get your BMC friends to try stepping into the craft world.

 

[Leadgolem]

I think it was a good hint, at least from my point of view. Seriously though there is a chance I might come across some horn I could give up. If I do will let you know. More knife makers is always a good thing. If you are doing forge work get some high carbon railroad spikes and play with them. They do not tend to sell well but are a lot of fun to make into knives and play with different forging and finishing techniques.

EDIT: Probably should add something beer related... MMmmm Do not drink beer while forging.
EDIT2: Old files are good for forging and just grinding them out... Skip the beer when doing that one also.

Cool. Thanks for the tips. I figured I'd play around with some mild steel bar stock first, then stuff cut out of old saw blades. It should be fun. I don't know if I'm going to be able to do much forge work, if any. Lots of other projects that need my attention around this house.

Had a guy tell me the other day "anyone who drinks bud light and only bud light is like a child who will only eat Craft Macaroni and cheese." I thought it a good analogy! Admitted, I have brewed a few light lagers in my day, and enjoyed them very much. Even made a pickle pils w/ a pickle in every bottle.

Nothing wrong with a box of mac'n cheese once in a while. Generally though, I'd rather have the steak.

 

[nitrousjunkie]

I regularly frequent a gastropub here on Oahu called "Real". It is probably the coolest "craft beer" bar in town. I always hear people asking for blue moon or a number of various BMC products. Every single one of the tenders has a very similar answer. "Sorry, we don't have that. I could suggest something that will be similar though." That right there is how you do it. Typically if the person is wanting a beer still they enjoy the suggested beer. If they still want a "lite" then they offer them PBR tall boys.

They have about a 150-300 bottle list and 28 or 30 taps that rotate rather frequently. Two of their taps are nitro and two are cask beer machine taps. They almost always have at least one hefewiezen on tap and at least one lager on tap. It's a great place to get your BMC friends to try stepping into the craft world.

Where is this place at? I may have to check them out when I get back from this deployment come October.

 

[badgerbrew14]

It's not too far from Waikiki. Nice place, the food is as good as the beer list. Really enjoyed that place!

 

[bergen69]

Overheard at John's Grocery here in Iowa City...crowded beer cooler and a few of this years barely legal college students picking out the nights beer, hands already full of bud light and coors light..."oh dude we have to get this one (Bells 2 hearted), it's made in Michigan so it's gotta be good."

As opposed to beers brewed in any other state or country for that matter...I walked out with Boulevard Saison-Bret, La Choufee Houblon and some Framboise for the wife...I spent more on 3 bottles of beer than they spent for their whole night...maybe it's not a good thing to be a beer snob?

 

[GrogNerd]

"it's made in Michigan so it's gotta be good."

as far as what we get around here; Bell's, Founders & New Holland, I can't argue with dude

it's still funny

 

[unionrdr]

Is that anything like bringing out the Hellman's? I instructed my wife to get me a 6'r of IPA for National IPA day. My older son the manager steered her towards the Lagunitas IPA I didn't see at Giant Eagle yet myself. Reminds me a lot of my 1st IPA in My Gallery. Being my 1st West Coast IPA (that I know was one),it was very pleasant indeed.
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[Hawaiibboy]

Where is this place at? I may have to check them out when I get back from this deployment come October.

It's down at ward, next to the farmers market in the space that Tropics used to have.

It's not too far from Waikiki. Nice place, the food is as good as the beer list. Really enjoyed that place!

Glad you enjoyed it! I love it lol...

 

[nitrousjunkie]

Now I just need October to get here....seems so much further away now....

 

[malweth]

It's down at ward, next to the farmers market in the space that Tropics used to have.



Glad you enjoyed it! I love it lol...

I was there when they had a bunch of Cantillon available. To date Iris at REAL is the most expensive single beer I've purchased, but well worth it - luckily per diem is good in Honolulu.

 

[Halbrust]

"Ooh I can really taste the honey in it." - My wife regarding a Newcastle brown ale

 

[Wolfehausbrewery]

Nothing wrong with a box of mac'n cheese once in a while. Generally though, I'd rather have the steak.

That's why I loved the quote. I eat Mac n cheese every now and then, and have a BL from time to time as well, but to say that's all Ill drink is a bit childish. Branch out a bit, try the steak, try the lobster, he'll, try the hamburger helper even. My rule of thumb is; I won't knock a beer till I've had a six pack back to back, then if I still don't like it, ill swear it off.
Enjoying a "Rumbarrelstiltskin" right now, my porter aged for six months in a rum barrel.

 

[Pugnax88]

I was at BWW (I know, but it was where my friends wanted to go...) And I ordered a pint of Arrogant Bastard, the bartender said "ugh, that stuff tastes like bark much." I had my friends try it and while it was better received than the Wormtown brewery ipa I had at first, they were inclined to agree with her haha.

 

[geologyguy]

So I was in the store the other day. I over heard a guy talking about beer. He was a somewhat gangster type. So I slowed down with my six pack of Anchor Steam in hand. He is telling his wife "Hey Babe I'm going to get some crazy beer tonight" he picks up a Left Hand Brewing Co, Milk Stout Nitro. Say yeah this one looks weird. Starts reading it and says Oh that's nasty babe it has like milk in it. I am not getting that it sounds crap. Not sure but I think he just pick up his Budlight. It made my day

 

[thatjonguy]

He missed out.

 

[WesleyS]

Speaking of LH Milk Stout, one of my friends told me he could taste the milk in it.

 

[forstmeister]

Speaking of LH Milk Stout, one of my friends told me he could taste the milk in it.

You mean the lactose? Sugar from milk?

 

[WesleyS]

You mean the lactose? Sugar from milk?

Yes, but he was meaning it like he could taste actual milk in it. I've never had a milk stout that tasted like there was actual milk in it.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

I was at BWW (I know, but it was where my friends wanted to go...) And I ordered a pint of Arrogant Bastard, the bartender said "ugh, that stuff tastes like bark much." I had my friends try it and while it was better received than the Wormtown brewery ipa I had at first, they were inclined to agree with her haha.

Wormtown as in Wista? How are their beers?

 

[Hawaiibboy]

While at the gastropub, a young hipster walks in and asks the bartender for something like a Budweiser. He pours him a sample of Aloha Beer Company's Lager, a very BMC friendly beer. He tastes it and says, "wow! This has a bunch more flavor than anything I've had before... Do you have anything less flavorful?" The bartender grabs the bar gun and shoots out a sample of water. The bartender says, "closest thing to water we have. Water." The young hipster ends up getting a vodka tonic.

 

[emjay]

Yes, but he was meaning it like he could taste actual milk in it. I've never had a milk stout that tasted like there was actual milk in it.

A brewpub here has a beer called Rosée d'Hibiscus. The first word denotes the pink color given to the beer by the hibiscus, but I've heard people mention how they can taste the roses more than a couple times.

 

[Pugnax88]

Wormtown as in Wista? How are their beers?

The very same. I rather enjoy their beers. Their wintah is really tasty. I don't think I've tried anything from them I haven liked. Dark day black ipa was really good, too.

 

[WesleyS]

A brewpub here has a beer called Rosée d'Hibiscus. The first word denotes the pink color given to the beer by the hibiscus, but I've heard people mention how they can taste the roses more than a couple times.

Hehe! The same friend of mine would probably do the same thing.

 

[evrose]

So I was in the store the other day. I over heard a guy talking about beer. He was a somewhat gangster type. So I slowed down with my six pack of Anchor Steam in hand. He is telling his wife "Hey Babe I'm going to get some crazy beer tonight" he picks up a Left Hand Brewing Co, Milk Stout Nitro. Say yeah this one looks weird. Starts reading it and says Oh that's nasty babe it has like milk in it. I am not getting that it sounds crap. Not sure but I think he just pick up his Budlight. It made my day

I wonder how he would have reacted if he'd picked up a case of Moose Drool?