Funny things you've overheard about beer

[NuclearRich]

Would gluten free beer count?

yeah thats malted. just not with gluten products. sorghum and such

 

[ChshreCat]

BMC is pretty close. Corn and rice aren't malted.

 

[NuclearRich]

True, they use the enzymatic action from the 2%barley in the grist

 

[day_trippr]

true, they use the enzymatic action from the 2% barley in the grist

lol!

 

[Keith66]

True, they use the enzymatic action from the 2%barley in the grist

...that and a 21-jigawatt flux capacitor.

 

[n240sxguy]

yeah thats malted. just not with gluten products. sorghum and such

Ah gotcha

 

[beowolf1911]

I think the funniest thing I have heard was "my (insert crappy miller product here) went skunky" Despite the fact that it is in a can, and there are no compounds in that beer that can cause that particular defect.

 

[RCCOLA]

I think the funniest thing I have heard was "my (insert crappy miller product here) went skunky" Despite the fact that it is in a can, and there are no compounds in that beer that can cause that particular defect.

My Bud Light swilling neighbor calls any beer with hop character "skunky"

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I think the funniest thing I have heard was "my (insert crappy miller product here) went skunky" Despite the fact that it is in a can, and there are no compounds in that beer that can cause that particular defect.

My Bud Light swilling neighbor calls any beer with hop character "skunky"

that's funny! my pet skunk calls my APA's "ME". :rockin:

 

[brewguyver]

yeah thats malted. just not with gluten products. sorghum and such

Well actually ... there are a bunch of BMC GF beers that use unmalted sorghum. This is why they suck. New Grist uses malted sorghum And it's actually pretty good. The natural twang goes well in summer.

Mom's no-gluten, so I drank all the "bad" beers they tried when I was visiting over the summer. Curse you Untapped and your incessant need for logging new beers.

 

[Leadgolem]

This might be a stupid question, but why can't you make gluten free beer with barley again? Wheat is the only grain that contains gluten...

 

[Skeptidelphian]

This might be a stupid question, but why can't you make gluten free beer with barley again? Wheat is the only grain that contains gluten...

Not true. Barley and rye both contain gluten.

 

[Leadgolem]

Not true. Barley and rye both contain gluten.

Ah, yes you are correct. I had forgotten that it was also present in related grain species.

So, yup. It was a stupid question.

 

[Skeptidelphian]

Ah, yes you are correct. I had forgotten that it was also present in related grain species.

So, yup. It was a stupid question.

No such thing a stupid question in my mind!

 

[Keith66]

No such thing a stupid question in my mind!

"Can I get you another beer?" is typically a stupid question.

 

[zmanzorro]

"Can I get you another beer?" is typically a stupid question.

More of a rhetorical question

 

[Keith66]

True. Now where did I set my glass 'o'gluten?...

 

[Onihige]

Today while buying 2013 Utopias:

Girl at counter: Whoa, $200?!
Me: Yes.
Girl: How many are in there? (points to box).
Me: Just one.
Girl: (silence and dumbfounded look).

Can't say I blame her. It was pretty rough handing over $200 on one bottle. I know it is a different animal but it was still tough after driving three hours to buy it.

While certainly not in the same price range or as exclusive, I wanted to try Brewdog's Tokyo when it was introduced here in Sweden. While as awesome as the state-owned store is, where you can more or less buy anything, sometimes there are limits.

You had to buy six of them, which at the time was 90 USD (a wee bit less expensive now). While I do have beer loving friends, none were willing to split the order. Now you can buy just one if you wanted to.

When I was paying the cashier said: "Damn, that's one expensive beer. Is it worth it?"
Me:"It damn well better be, but I have no friggin' idea!"

And it was worth it, it was hard not to drink them but the five I kept (gave away one) laster about a year. Still my favorite beer.

Also in retrospect, it was a weird buy. I had previously never had a good Brewdog beer (their Punk IPA or whatever it's called is just awful, IMHO), and I was still fairly new to craft beer goodness. Also not exactly rich.

 

[BeastMaster]

While certainly not in the same price range or as exclusive, I wanted to try Brewdog's Tokyo when it was introduced here in Sweden. While as awesome as the state-owned store is, where you can more or less buy anything, sometimes there are limits.

You had to buy six of them, which at the time was 90 USD (a wee bit less expensive now). While I do have beer loving friends, none were willing to split the order. Now you can buy just one if you wanted to.

When I was paying the cashier said: "Damn, that's one expensive beer. Is it worth it?"
Me:"It damn well better be, but I have no friggin' idea!"

And it was worth it, it was hard not to drink them but the five I kept (gave away one) laster about a year. Still my favorite beer.

Also in retrospect, it was a weird buy. I had previously never had a good Brewdog beer (their Punk IPA or whatever it's called is just awful, IMHO), and I was still fairly new to craft beer goodness. Also not exactly rich.

I like the Punk IPA, it's been a while since I've had it but I dont remember anything negative about it.

A few months ago I had a big party at the house and everyone was putting their beer in my beer fridge, at some point someone showed up and was told to grab a beer and they opened up a 1000 IBU Mikeller I wasnt planning on drinking yet... I heard them complaining about their beer and when I looked over I saw them drinking from the bottle. One of my beer geek friends explained what they were drinking and the cost to them and they couldnt wrap their head around how one beer could cost that much. I had to shrug it off. The next time the guy came around he brought me $30 in bombers because he felt bad, I thought it was a pretty stand up gesture. As revenge/a nice gesture I've been slowly introducing him into the craft beer hobby.

 

[Skeptidelphian]

"Can I get you another beer?" is typically a stupid question.

Depends - is there a homebrewed cider available as well?

 

[fuzzy2133]

Ah, yes you are correct. I had forgotten that it was also present in related grain species.

So, yup. It was a stupid question.

No such thing a stupid question in my mind!

There are stupid answers though. Usually from the "smarter" people who do not understand that ignorance is not asking questions.

 

[Subsailor]

For a lot of people "I don't drink" is a way to avoid trying something they've heard bad things about (homebrewed beer) without seeming like she's putting you down. Once she tried it and found it was actually good, things were different. I've pulled "I'm vegetarian" when someone offered me some really horribly cooked BBQ and I just didn't want to choke it down and pretend it's good. "I have a nut allergy" also works for things like fruitcake.

Also works for certain relatives!

 

[amfukuda]

"Can I get you another beer?" is typically a stupid question.

My grandpa's friend's wife knows exactly when his beer is empty and promptly brings him another with out him asking. I can only assume he is a wizard or has instituted a extensive training process either way I need him I show me his ways

 

[n240sxguy]

My grandpa's friend's wife knows exactly when his beer is empty and promptly brings him another with out him asking. I can only assume he is a wizard or has instituted a extensive training process either way I need him I show me his ways

Amen to that. In 9 years, I don't know if my wife has ever opened more than 2 beers for me, if that!

 

[BreezyBrew]

I didn't overhear this, but a co-worker told me over lunch this week "I don't like beers with malt in them.

Turns out I don't like beer with malt in it either, just barley.

 

[MaxStout]

There's a gag I like to do when I have guests:
Me: "You wanna beer?"
Guest: "Sure!"
Me: They're in the fridge...get me one too."

 

[GuldTuborg]

There's a gag I like to do when I have guests:
Me: "You wanna beer?"
Guest: "Sure!"
Me: They're in the fridge...get me one too."

Guess what line I'm stealing next time I have company.

 

[BigSumpin]

Because
U
Deserve
What
Every
Individual
Should
Enjoy
Regularly

NOT !!!

 

[hautlle]

WTF is a cream ale stout? Going by the name of the beer I'm guessing you mean milk stout (aka sweet stout, and, granted, occasionally referred to by the brewer of a given beer as simply "cream stout")? But a "cream ale" is something very specific, and specifically very different from anything that could ever be called a stout.

Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat is labeled as an Oatmeal Cream Stout

 

[finsfan]

Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat is labeled as an Oatmeal Cream Stout

Thats exactly what I was talking about, probably didnt mean to put the ale in there but it still doesnt make it incorrect as it is an ale