Funny things you've overheard about beer

[BorealBrewer]

I don't know about at a BMC brewery, but I do remember visiting Busch Gardens in Florida as a 10 y.o. kid with my family. There was definitely a tasting area, and Dad def. slipped me a few tastes from his taster cup.

I remember asking on the way back to the hotel why the beer at home tasted better (my Dad's a Newcastle or Fort Garry Dark guy).

 

[PRE66_6TART]

Unless things have changed, I recall there being a sample room for tour guests at an A-B brewery when I visited several years ago.

But they didn't fill growlers.

I used to know a guy who did the tour at the coors brewery all the time just for the free beer.

 

[day_trippr]

I used to know a guy who did the tour at the coors brewery all the time just for the free beer.

Does "nearly every other weekend" count as "all the time"?
'Cuz if it does, that could be me - back in the early 70s while going to college in Denver.
Golden was close enough, and they actually served some really good brews there - that never saw the light of commercial day...

Cheers!

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

This is more brewing related than beer but a few weeks ago I was in my LHBS picking up some things. I was putzing around taking my time and I overhear one guy say to his buddy "see that thing there? I'll bet that's the still they use to make moonshine, I'd best stay away from that."
He was looking at a copper wort chiller :smack:

 

[Raenon]

My wife and I were planning an evening out to Lancaster Brewing's taproom, and she looked p the menu online to look for any specials (food and brews) and she spotted some reviews online.
Most of the gripes were about the price (apparently a $10 burger with fries is expensive...) and that the staff couldnt rustle up a margarita.
A freaking margarita from a taproom with more than a dozen options, ranging from a super light strawberry wheat to an impressive milk stout.

 

[Bierliebhaber]

This is more brewing related than beer but a few weeks ago I was in my LHBS picking up some things. I was putzing around taking my time and I overhear one guy say to his buddy "see that thing there? I'll bet that's the still they use to make moonshine, I'd best stay away from that."
He was looking at a copper wort chiller :smack:

The other day I had a guy ask me if I make any moonshine when he heard I homebrew.

Also, whilst discussing different hop varieties with a local herb farmer interested in growing hops, an eavesdropper on the conversation jumped in a blurted, "Oh yeah, those hops get you drunk real fast." Chalk that up to the runny tally for that comment.

 

[RM-MN]

Does "nearly every other weekend" count as "all the time"?
'Cuz if it does, that could be me - back in the early 70s while going to college in Denver.
Golden was close enough, and they actually served some really good brews there - that never saw the light of commercial day...

Cheers!

When I toured the Coors brewery the guide even mentioned the shortcut of the tour that took you right to the tasting room instead of all the other parts of the brewing process.

 

[zachattack]

I used to know a guy who did the tour at the coors brewery all the time just for the free beer.

The AB brewery in southern NH gives you two full pours after their free tour. They have all kinds of stuff, not just Bud. Maybe they even have Goose Island now...

 

[BeerGrylls]

The AB brewery in southern NH gives you two full pours after their free tour. They have all kinds of stuff, not just Bud. Maybe they even have Goose Island now...

I went on the brew master's tour ($25 i think) and it was interesting. We had Bud lite directly out of the brite tank, and it tasted different, good even. Then in the tasting room, we could have as much as we wanted but once we left the room, that was it. There is no bathroom in the tasting room, so it's a self-solving issue for them. I remember they had a good selection. The clydesdales were the coolest part though, it pains me to say.

 

[zachattack]

I loved the Clydesdales when I was a kid! I grew up just a few miles from the brewery.

I almost did the Brewmasters Tour one time a few years back but the plans fell through. I have done the free tour plenty of times, last time there was a 20 year old kid doing the tour that couldn't answer a single question that anybody had. Oh well.

 

[nasty_rabbit]

This was when they brought the brewery to our local minor league baseball game.

 

[tennesseean_87]

I think my wife once worked on those horses. She was a vet tech and they were traveling through ND and needed a check-up or something. Maybe it was just her boss.

 

[StrongBad42]

I had 5 gallons of a DIPA sitting in the living room. We had to call a plumber to fix our floor drain backing up. He looks at the beer and says,
"W 'sat, moonshine?"
"No it's beer."
"W 'sat Guinness? Looks like Guinness"
I did not know what to reply so I just smiled

P.S. it did not look like Guinness

 

[mcspanner]

I think my wife once worked on those horses. She was a vet tech and they were traveling through ND and needed a check-up or something. Maybe it was just her boss.

Couldn't she tell the difference between her boss and a clydesdale?

 

[bleme]

Couldn't she tell the difference between her boss and a clydesdale?

I have a hard time telling my wife's boss from a horses ass....

 

[NickTheGreat]

I was in my LHBS on Saturday getting grains. They also have a nice beer selection. This complete *bro* walks in and says "I need your fanciest imported beer. I've got some customers in from out of state and they only like the best. They said IPA, do you carry their stuff here? I'm more of a liquor man . . . "

The employee was really cool and tried to teach him some things about beer

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Fanciest import? One Corona on a silver platter coming up!

 

[thatjonguy]

I find it amusing that a good portion of America equates import with quality.

 

[mcspanner]

I find it amusing that a good portion of America equates import with quality.

Probably because before the craft beer revolution the terms were interchangeable.

 

[thatjonguy]

Probably because before the craft beer revolution the terms were interchangeable.

Probably. But stuff from China is imported (not necessarily beer) but I don't think I have ever said good things about that quality.

Not trying to start a debate, just mentioning I think it is comical.

 

[roastquake]

Funny thing about the lager I've had from China (Tsingtao), I think it's pretty good! and the bottles are very thick, I think they will last me a while

 

[JonM]

I was in my LHBS on Saturday getting grains. They also have a nice beer selection. This complete *bro* walks in and says "I need your fanciest imported beer. I've got some customers in from out of state and they only like the best. They said IPA, do you carry their stuff here? I'm more of a liquor man . . . "

The employee was really cool and tried to teach him some things about beer

Imagine the stupid comments when that guy handed the IPAs to his customers. "Yeah, these are some awesomely fancy import beers from the IPA Brewing Co of um ... Germanavaria. They're supposed to be made with the hops that impart the most alcohol." and then the customers watch as he has a swig and winces because he can't handle the flavor.

 

[mcspanner]

Probably. But stuff from China is imported (not necessarily beer) but I don't think I have ever said good things about that quality.

Not trying to start a debate, just mentioning I think it is comical.

Lol, not wishing to continue a debate, but at the price point I've never had a single issue with anything from China. They say "you get what you pay for", but sometimes I've got wayyyy more than I paid for with Chinese manufacture. Wish I could say the same for British and American goods, more often than not I'm left feeling I was ripped off. Kind of convinced that many times its a case of "over-promising and under-delivering"

Anyway back to beer.

I asked a guy who's into producing things at home if he'd ever tried brewing his own beers. His response? "Nah I can't afford to go blind to save a few £"

 

[emjay]

Lol, not wishing to continue a debate, but at the price point I've never had a single issue with anything from China. They say "you get what you pay for", but sometimes I've got wayyyy more than I paid for with Chinese manufacture. Wish I could say the same for British and American goods, more often than not I'm left feeling I was ripped off.

Let's look at it from an economics standpoint...

 

[mcspanner]

Let's look at it from an economics standpoint...

Ha, There's so much economics in this thread that sometimes I think I've subscribed to fiduciarymatterstalk.com

 

[beowolf1911]

not so much something I have heard but a regular occurrence. Here in PA if you order a lager, you get a Youngling. If you try to explain that lager covers half the beer world you get an array of odd looks and disbelief that bud is a lager.

 

[amfukuda]

Iv had a cough for a week or so now and yesterday my grandfather told me I got it from breathing in all the acid and dangerous chemicals I use to make the beer and should start wearing a respirator.

 

[thatjonguy]

Ha, There's so much economics in this thread that sometimes I think I've subscribed to fiduciarymatterstalk.com

Now that is funny!

 

[gometz]

Yes, because brewing beer is a lot like making meth.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Let's look at it from an economics standpoint...

Lets not and say we did. No more of that please.