Funny things you've overheard about beer

[VT-NAV]

So what you really meant was abbey or Trappist style ales?

Do you not understand the irony in the guy, when asked if he likes Belgian beers, naming the Belgian equivalent of a Budweiser?

Relax, don't nitpick, have a homebrew.

 

[day_trippr]

Do you not understand the irony in the guy, when asked if he likes Belgian beers, naming the Belgian equivalent of a Budweiser?[...]

Totally got it and thought it was an instant classic. Then things got a bit weird...

Cheers!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Totally got it and thought it was an instant classic. Then things got a bit weird...

Cheers!

you must have been hanging out with my mom.

 

[day_trippr]

you must have been hanging out with my mom.

The Devil's in the details: If I had said "Things started out weird and got more weird with each passing moment 'til I was able to chew through the restraints and escape", that would have been hanging out with your mom...

hth

Cheers!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

The Devil's in the details: If I had said "Things started out weird and got more weird with each passing moment 'til I was able to chew through the restraints and escape", that would have been hanging out with your mom...

hth

Cheers!

or my grandma...

 

[day_trippr]

LOL! Hey - let's leave Grammy out of this. That was between her, me, the pastor, that guy from the gas company, and, umm...Ya know, there were a lot of guys there...

Cheers!

 

[ChshreCat]

I remember beer coming in "regular", "light" and "dark". I picked up a sixer of Michelob Dark once before I'd had real beer because I thought I felt adventurous. It tasted like soy sauce.

 

[Devilsnight]

So I'm sitting in a bar 6 months back and two girls next too me are drinking beer (kind of odd where i come from actually). Anyway, One says "That was pretty good, Let me try stella and..... blue moon". I'm thinking wow! Girl ordering two beers at once?? I watch, the bartender fills the glass half full, and moves on to the next tap and finishes it!!!! Wait, What the hell just happened???

Is this a new trend? Can you really mix two completely different beers together and achieve perfection? Bud light and sierra nevada pale ale? Would it work?!?!

I haven't been to a bar since..

 

[brussum]

So I'm sitting in a bar 6 months back and two girls next too me are drinking beer (kind of odd where i come from actually). Anyway, One says "That was pretty good, Let me try stella and..... blue moon". I'm thinking wow! Girl ordering two beers at once?? I watch, the bartender fills the glass half full, and moves on to the next tap and finishes it!!!! Wait, What the hell just happened??? Is this a new trend? Can you really mix two completely different beers together and achieve perfection? Bud light and sierra nevada pale ale? Would it work?!?! I haven't been to a bar since..

I hope it's not a new trend. I have a buddy that does a Black and Tan with Guinness and cider. He swears by them, so my wife ordered one a few weeks ago when we we're all out together. One sip and I wanted to throw up. A waste of good beer AND good cider. I guess it's an acquired taste that I hope not to acquire.

 

[unionrdr]

I remember beer coming in "regular", "light" and "dark". I picked up a sixer of Michelob Dark once before I'd had real beer because I thought I felt adventurous. It tasted like soy sauce.

But the fused neck lookin bottles were cool. I'm still using those. I also buy beers just for the cool bottles as well.:rockin:

 

[markus2982]

I was at a bar the other day listening to the specials. The waitress told me there was a special on Bud Light and Sam Adams Oktoberfest. I quickly ordered the Sam Adams. The waitress said she heard it was good and it is a"pumpkin beer". I just looked at her and slowly shook my head.

 

[mcspanner]

I hope it's not a new trend. I have a buddy that does a Black and Tan with Guinness and cider. He swears by them, so my wife ordered one a few weeks ago when we we're all out together. One sip and I wanted to throw up. A waste of good beer AND good cider. I guess it's an acquired taste that I hope not to acquire.

A Black and Tan should be Guinness and a pale ale or a brown ale ( for some reason now a days lager is even used for the "tan" bit) , I have no idea what the heck a Guinness and cider is supposed to be called. Maybe your mate just has odd tastes.

 

[forstmeister]

A Black and Tan should be Guinness and a pale ale or a brown ale ( for some reason now a days lager is even used for the "tan" bit) , I have no idea what the heck a Guinness and cider is supposed to be called. Maybe your mate just has odd tastes.

Guinness + Blue Moon= Black & Blue
Guinness + Bass= Black & Tan
Guinness + Harp= Half & Half

There are probably a dozen regional varietals of the Guinness+XXXXX formula that are popular.

I ordered a Black & Blue in Canada once and they used Labatt Blue for the blue. It was terrible and I sent it back.

 

[markus2982]

A Black and Tan should be Guinness and a pale ale or a brown ale ( for some reason now a days lager is even used for the "tan" bit) , I have no idea what the heck a Guinness and cider is supposed to be called. Maybe your mate just has odd tastes.

Guinness and cider has always been called a Snakebjte in that bars I've gone to.

 

[CGVT]

I was at a bar the other day listening to the specials. The waitress told me there was a special on Bud Light and Sam Adams Oktoberfest. I quickly ordered the Sam Adams. The waitress said she heard it was good and it is a"pumpkin beer". I just looked at her and slowly shook my head.

Instead of shaking your head, why didn't just give her a quick rundown of what it really is? Next time someone asked she could say "I heard it is good. It is a little more malty and toasty with some bitterness. No it is not a pumpkin beer"

She would probably appreciate knowing that, as would her future customers

 

[bobdozer]

Guinness + Blue Moon= Black & Blue
Guinness + Bass= Black & Tan
Guinness + Harp= Half & Half

There are probably a dozen regional varietals of the Guinness+XXXXX formula that are popular.

I ordered a Black & Blue in Canada once and they used Labatt Blue for the blue. It was terrible and I sent it back.

Had a black tire at a bar in houston. Wasn't terrible. Wasn't anything special either.

Was at an outback on a business trip in west Virginia a couple weeks ago. Waitress ran down the tap list that was all BMC and one great lakes beer. Being from the cleveland area and now living in houston, i got excited. I asked which it was and she said "fizzy something or other, its really dark because of all the hops in it. I think its like 9% alcohol too."

I ordered one, assuming correctly I was getting an Edmund Fitzgerald. After travelling all day I didn't want to beer geek out in front of a waitress or several co workers that are much higher up the ladder than I am

 

[bleme]

Guinness + Blue Moon= Black & Blue
Guinness + Bass= Black & Tan
Guinness + Harp= Half & Half

Black Eyes are pretty popular around here= Stout & IPA

 

[GrogNerd]

Had a black tire at a bar in houston. Wasn't terrible. Wasn't anything special either.

Was at an outback on a business trip in west Virginia a couple weeks ago. Waitress ran down the tap list that was all BMC and one great lakes beer. Being from the cleveland area and now living in houston, i got excited. I asked which it was and she said "fizzy something or other, its really dark because of all the hops in it. I think its like 9% alcohol too."

I ordered one, assuming correctly I was getting an Edmund Fitzgerald. After travelling all day I didn't want to beer geek out in front of a waitress or several co workers that are much higher up the ladder than I am

Edmund Fizzygerald

that is a very funny thing overheard about beer

I salute you

 

[mcspanner]

Guinness and cider has always been called a Snakebjte in that bars I've gone to.

Lol that's cider and lager where I come from.

 

[ronjonacron]

I hope it's not a new trend. I have a buddy that does a Black and Tan with Guinness and cider. He swears by them, so my wife ordered one a few weeks ago when we we're all out together. One sip and I wanted to throw up. A waste of good beer AND good cider. I guess it's an acquired taste that I hope not to acquire.

This is a big? trend, theres a beer bar called world of beer, and they have a couple pages on their menu dedicated to blends.

Fwiw, they boast like 400 different bottles and like 80 taps or something.

 

[bleme]

A couple of years ago a friend volunteered to work at a beerfest and was placed on the Budweiser truck, serving their craft offerings like Red Hook and Widmir. It wasn't a very popular booth so he spent most of his time mixing the taps in every possible combination. He swears that he found one that was divine. I think he just reach that point where the alcohol was impairing his judgement.

 

[BeerGrylls]

You want to hear about a terrible mix? When I was in Bavaria they mixed wheat beer with coca cola! They call it radler which also applies to the lemonade/beer mix as well. Gross! I thought Germans knew better than this!

 

[bobmcstuff]

You want to hear about a terrible mix? When I was in Bavaria they mixed wheat beer with coca cola! They call it radler which also applies to the lemonade/beer mix as well. Gross! I thought Germans knew better than this!

In Spain they mix red wine and coke all the time. Tastes awful. I think it's just Europeans being weird (excluding brits cos we have great taste, obviously).

 

[fuzzy2133]

Black Eyes are pretty popular around here= Stout & IPA

Do you not get any of the Black IPA offerings out in the boonies? (good sized city I would move to)

In Spain they mix red wine and coke all the time. Tastes awful. I think it's just Europeans being weird (excluding brits cos we have great taste, obviously).

That sounds like a bad idea. Are you sure they are not just messing with the tourists?

 

[bobmcstuff]

That sounds like a bad idea. Are you sure they are not just messing with the tourists?

Nah I've seen this in Spain, plus from the Spanish international students at uni. And my gf spent a year in France as an international student and it was common amongst the Spanish students.

I don't get it, all the British/Irish mixes are essentially just about getting slammed as quickly as possible whereas the euro don't make any sense.

 

[geek_chaser]

I wouldn't do coke and wine, but I do like sprite and wine. Red or white.

 

[bobmcstuff]

Well that's just a wine spritzer, nothing wrong with that!

Well, there is if you're a man

 

[mcspanner]

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/06/worlds-first-cola-flavoured-wine-launched/ this was discussed on Radio 4 the other week. Aside from my inner 13 year old s******ing every time I hear the name they chose, I can't see any other redeeming feature.

The coke radler I have had whilst in Germany, it tasted better than I expected. I don't get the syrup in Berlinerweisse either. Now we really need to find something funny we overheard about beer to get this anywhere near being back on topic!

 

[ChshreCat]

In Spain they mix red wine and coke all the time. Tastes awful. I think it's just Europeans being weird (excluding brits cos we have great taste, obviously).

I used to do that when I was a teenager, mainly because it was easy to sneak and not get caught.

 

[geek_chaser]

Well that's just a wine spritzer, nothing wrong with that!

Well, there is if you're a man

Lol. Ya, idk if I would be ok if my husband drank it. Lol