Funny things you've overheard about beer

[JeepDiver]

Take Left Hand for instance. I'm not sure when it was founded compared to New Belgium but I think close. I can vaguely remember when I lived in Colorado we would stop off on the way to Ft. Collins and drink some Left Hand, but you wouldn't see it even in CO's Safeway's or Albertson's.

Well you still wont see it or New Belgium in the local safeway or Albertsons since they can only sale 3.2 beer here

 

[Lazarous]

I never buy InBev in social situations. I boycott it. InBev can never replace the local brewery experience. There's also just no way they will own all craft breweries. I'm sure they'll gobble up more and more though, but let's face it, New Belgium is almost not even craft brew anymore. I'm not sure what their volume is, but I hold them in the same regard as Sam Adams or Sierra Nevada. I don't really consider them craft brews, even though they may technically qualify. If I've been able to buy that beer nationwide, in pretty much every supermarket for a decade, then in my mind it loses the 'craft beer' label. Take Left Hand for instance. I'm not sure when it was founded compared to New Belgium but I think close. I can vaguely remember when I lived in Colorado we would stop off on the way to Ft. Collins and drink some Left Hand, but you wouldn't see it even in CO's Safeway's or Albertson's.

+1...hipsters...walks away shaking head

 

[drainbamage]

Sierra Nevada isn't craft beer anymore?

Craft is a mindset, not a production scale.

 

[MaxStout]

I never buy InBev in social situations. I boycott it. InBev can never replace the local brewery experience. There's also just no way they will own all craft breweries. I'm sure they'll gobble up more and more though, but let's face it, New Belgium is almost not even craft brew anymore. I'm not sure what their volume is, but I hold them in the same regard as Sam Adams or Sierra Nevada. I don't really consider them craft brews, even though they may technically qualify.

If I've been able to buy that beer nationwide, in pretty much every supermarket for a decade, then in my mind it loses the 'craft beer' label.

Take Left Hand for instance. I'm not sure when it was founded compared to New Belgium but I think close. I can vaguely remember when I lived in Colorado we would stop off on the way to Ft. Collins and drink some Left Hand, but you wouldn't see it even in CO's Safeway's or Albertson's.

I had an InBev brew last night. I could have boycotted them, but I would miss out on some really nice beers that they happen to make.

/Broad brush strokes are broad.

 

[troy2000]

Well you still wont see it or New Belgium in the local safeway or Albertsons since they can only sale 3.2 beer here

California has no such limitations on what grocery stores can sell.

I've never been a big fan of the notion that the quality of a product is automatically in inverse proportion to its availability, anyway. You should be happy that craft beers and the standards by which they're made are reaching more consumers.... if Sierra Nevada or any other craft brewery increased their production ten-fold but kept the same quality, that would be a good thing.

 

[JeepDiver]

California has no such limitations on what grocery stores can sell.

And what does CA have to do with the statement he didnt see left hand in local CO grocery stores?

 

[nukebrewer]

Sierra Nevada isn't craft beer anymore?

Craft is a mindset, not a production scale.

+1 I've been trying to think of a way to put it so succinctly, but I always wind up going off on a rant in my head.

 

[Leadgolem]

The greatest California invention of all time, the bikini. That is all.

 

[ChefRex]

Full moon tonight?

 

[drainbamage]

Full moon tonight?

Seriously. People seem awful touchy today.

 

[Leadgolem]

Full moon tonight?

Nope, not until 11-17-2013. Technically, I'm supposed to attend services then...

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Seriously. People seem awful touchy today.

that's what sports does to people.

 

[ianw58]

The greatest California invention of all time, the bikini. That is all.

Well...actually....


The bikini can be seen in Roman mosaics. It was "re-introduced" by a French Engineer in 1946. Not really Californian at all. Although there are many fine examples of properly stuffed bikinis to be found on Californian beaches.

 

[amfukuda]

Only one showed up.

I didn't know Beercules was a judge

 

[uncleben113]

I was at a party of few years ago with all BMC drinkers and asked this guy if he wanted to try my IPA and he said "naw I don't like that dark stuff, like Newcastle"

 

[troy2000]

I was at a party of few years ago with all BMC drinkers and asked this guy if he wanted to try my IPA and he said "naw I don't like that dark stuff, like Newcastle"

Just finished some Newkie Browns; my local Rite Aid pharmacy was selling it for $10.99 a 12 pack.

Not a life-altering experience, but I think I got my money's worth.

 

[Fizzycist]

I don't like the light lagers from BMC, but their offshoots do make some good beers. Blue Moon winter ale was one of my favorites for a long time and I still buy them by the case when they are in season.

 

[bleme]

I wish Blue Moon labeled their products more clearly. I tried one from an assortment pack that I really liked. Just the right level of banana. I have no idea which one it was though.

 

[uncleben113]

Just finished some Newkie Browns; my local Rite Aid pharmacy was selling it for $10.99 a 12 pack.

Not a life-altering experience, but I think I got my money's worth.

They're not bad beers at all but I think it's safe to say that it is not a dark beer.

 

[bleme]

They're not bad beers at all but I think it's safe to say that it is not a dark beer.

That's why dark and light are terrible descriptors for beer. You are the only one who knows what you are talking about!

 

[ChshreCat]

I didn't know Beercules was a judge

Beercules judges us all.

 

[Ilan34]

On a tour of Berkshire Brewing Company this past weekend. Crowded tour. At one point I found myself standing next to a guy who I suspected was a homebrewer by a question he had asked a couple of minutes before.

The tour guide is talking about their IPA and he mentions dry hopping. From right behind me, I hear one woman ask her friend what dry hopping is. Me and the assumed homebrewer both perk up our ears and kind of half turn around. This is roughly how her friend answers:

"Well, normally they brew beers with hops that are freshly picked, but with IPAs they dry the hops first so that they're more bitter."

During this answer, me and the other guy are watching her explain it, and we're both champing at the bit to jump in. She obviously sees this and she immediately says with a satisfied smirk, "Looks like I got to that one before you, guys!"

We both exchanged a look, laughing, and just nodded and shrugged.

 

[MaxStout]

On a tour of Berkshire Brewing Company this past weekend. Crowded tour. At one point I found myself standing next to a guy who I suspected was a homebrewer by a question he had asked a couple of minutes before.

The tour guide is talking about their IPA and he mentions dry hopping. From right behind me, I hear one woman ask her friend what dry hopping is. Me and the assumed homebrewer both perk up our ears and kind of half turn around. This is roughly how her friend answers:

"Well, normally they brew beers with hops that are freshly picked, but with IPAs they dry the hops first so that they're more bitter."

During this answer, me and the other guy are watching her explain it, and we're both champing at the bit to jump in. She obviously sees this and she immediately says with a satisfied smirk, "Looks like I got to that one before you, guys!"

We both exchanged a look, laughing, and just nodded and shrugged.

Wow. Unbelievable. And she was so proud of herself too.

 

[zachattack]

On a tour of Berkshire Brewing Company this past weekend. Crowded tour. At one point I found myself standing next to a guy who I suspected was a homebrewer by a question he had asked a couple of minutes before.

The tour guide is talking about their IPA and he mentions dry hopping. From right behind me, I hear one woman ask her friend what dry hopping is. Me and the assumed homebrewer both perk up our ears and kind of half turn around. This is roughly how her friend answers:

"Well, normally they brew beers with hops that are freshly picked, but with IPAs they dry the hops first so that they're more bitter."

During this answer, me and the other guy are watching her explain it, and we're both champing at the bit to jump in. She obviously sees this and she immediately says with a satisfied smirk, "Looks like I got to that one before you, guys!"

We both exchanged a look, laughing, and just nodded and shrugged.

To be fair, you'd expect that the terms "dry hop" and "wet hop" would both be referring to the same type of technique, but obviously they aren't. So I can understand her confusion.

We all know that dry hop = adding any hops straight to the beer post fermentation, while wet hop = adding fresh undried hops to the beer at any point, but it would make so much more sense if different terms were used. Maybe dry hop and fresh hop?

A while back I asked a guy at the local beer store if they had any wet-hopped beers in yet, and he said "well actually any beer that isn't dry hopped is wet hopped." Bah.

I like BBC though, especially for the price. I like the River Ale a lot.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

On a tour of Berkshire Brewing Company this past weekend. Crowded tour. At one point I found myself standing next to a guy who I suspected was a homebrewer by a question he had asked a couple of minutes before.

The tour guide is talking about their IPA and he mentions dry hopping. From right behind me, I hear one woman ask her friend what dry hopping is. Me and the assumed homebrewer both perk up our ears and kind of half turn around. This is roughly how her friend answers:

"Well, normally they brew beers with hops that are freshly picked, but with IPAs they dry the hops first so that they're more bitter."

During this answer, me and the other guy are watching her explain it, and we're both champing at the bit to jump in. She obviously sees this and she immediately says with a satisfied smirk, "Looks like I got to that one before you, guys!"

We both exchanged a look, laughing, and just nodded and shrugged.

Is their tap room open only on tour days? The website mentions a tap room, but no hours.

 

[mattd2]

I really thought everybody by now, including or especially an AB/InBev Rep, would understand how much higher the profit margins are on craft beer, and would understand that businesses are supposed to maximize profit, not product volume. I guess he's just a *******.

I thought the margins on craft beer were still tight. Beer will always be a volumes game, just like most things the best way to maximise profit is to maximise volume.
I have read an article that actually was to try and convince bar owners to drop their margins on craft beer so that the actual $$ amount was similar to that of BMC - the mentality was that you would sell more of a premium product that is only $1-2 more than the BMC (instead of $3-5) and in turn bring in more money.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Question I just heard on Jeopardy went something like this:

This word for a light colored beer means kingly when spelled backwards
Answer: Lager/Regal

And I'm just sitting here sipping a Guinness black lager.

 

[thatjonguy]

Question I just heard on Jeopardy went something like this:

This word for a light colored beer means kingly when spelled backwards
Answer: Lager/Regal

And I'm just sitting here sipping a Guinness black lager.

Oops.

 

[MaxStout]

Question I just heard on Jeopardy went something like this:

This word for a light colored beer means kingly when spelled backwards
Answer: Lager/Regal

And I'm just sitting here sipping a Guinness black lager.

"I'll take "Misinformation about beer for 600, Alex..."

 

[mpride1911]

"I'll take "Misinformation about beer for 600, Alex..."

And I'm drinking a German black lager and I'm reading this post.