Funny things you've overheard about beer

[roastquake]

that's just hilarious

I know a fellow who wanted to learn brewing, and while I'm talking to him he glazed over and I swear he drooled a little bit. He had got ahold of a mr. beer keg and mixed sugar, water, cornmeal and yeast in it. He said he couldn't figure out malt or hops so he just left them out.

I don't think there's any reaching that one

 

[splattsmier]

I like to call them on it sometimes, just to be an a$$ I guess, but it really is a problem that they're so ill-informed and giving their customers incorrect information.

Or this gem, from a trip to Ohio...

(referring to the craft beers on tap)
Waitress: "Oh, all those brews are from like microbreweries, so they're all really hoppy."

Me: (looking past taps of Dunkleweizen, Belgian Tripel, etc.) "Yeah? Well maybe you could recommend one that's not so hoppy for me?"

Waitress: "Well most people really like the Sam Adams Latitude 48."

Me: "You don't say."

:smack:

HAH! wow.

 

[JonM]

that's just hilarious

I know a fellow who wanted to learn brewing, and while I'm talking to him he glazed over and I swear he drooled a little bit. He had got ahold of a mr. beer keg and mixed sugar, water, cornmeal and yeast in it. He said he couldn't figure out malt or hops so he just left them out.

I don't think there's any reaching that one

Wow. That's like saying "I couldn't figure out flour and eggs, so I just mixed up sugar and frosting and baked it. Now, tell me why my cake sucked?"

 

[DrunkleJon]

With the amount of frosting they put on cupcakes nowadays, you would think that those who bake them have that mentality

 

[gometz]

that's just hilarious

I know a fellow who wanted to learn brewing, and while I'm talking to him he glazed over and I swear he drooled a little bit. He had got ahold of a mr. beer keg and mixed sugar, water, cornmeal and yeast in it. He said he couldn't figure out malt or hops so he just left them out.

I don't think there's any reaching that one

ipe:
This is the only way I can respond to hearing that...

That's just disturbing.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

with the amount of frosting they put on cupcakes nowadays, you would think that those who bake them have that mentality

+1

 

[wisconsinitebrewer]

Recently told a coworker that I homebrewed and he asked where I kept it. I said down in the basement. His question, how many tubs did you have to haul into your basement...

 

[brewguyver]

Recently told a coworker that I homebrewed and he asked where I kept it. I said down in the basement. His question, how many tubs did you have to haul into your basement...

That's a fair question If you take a bath in a barrel like an old time western or you're into sponge baths ;p.

Clearly he's talking about fermentation.

 

[ericbw]

that's just hilarious

I know a fellow who wanted to learn brewing, and while I'm talking to him he glazed over and I swear he drooled a little bit. He had got ahold of a mr. beer keg and mixed sugar, water, cornmeal and yeast in it. He said he couldn't figure out malt or hops so he just left them out.

I don't think there's any reaching that one

What yeast? I might try that recipe.

 

[roastquake]

What yeast? I might try that recipe.

Probably fleischmanns, but I would go with WLP001 or US-05

 

[GrogNerd]

that's just hilarious

I know a fellow who wanted to learn brewing, and while I'm talking to him he glazed over and I swear he drooled a little bit. He had got ahold of a mr. beer keg and mixed sugar, water, cornmeal and yeast in it. He said he couldn't figure out malt or hops so he just left them out.

I don't think there's any reaching that one

watched too many episodes of Moonshiners

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Your answers kind of make you sound like a dick. I'm guessing you just don't like this particular neighbor?

haha not really, he is obnoxious. And yes I was kind of being a dick. A little out of character but it comes out every once and a while.

 

[NuclearRich]

Probably fleischmanns, but I would go with WLP001 or US-05

Yeah, you want a clean fermenting yeast to really accentuate the grain bill :cross:

 

[MaxStout]

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[NuclearRich]

Hmmm...I don't see the dickishness in his answers. Perhaps you could elaborate and provide some context here as to what you found to be *******?

Orr we can go on with our day and talk about funnier things since that was settled already.

 

[MaxStout]

Orr we can go on with our day and talk about funnier things since that was settled already.

Fair enough. Tell us something funny.

 

[NuclearRich]

I'm fresh out of funnies, but this will get ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JcRHUOTNobE

Triumph is only funny for so long, but the pretentious jag-off comment is golden.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Not really on topic, but I was at a bar the other evening and they had $2 domestic draws. And that included their New Belgium stuff. I was shocked!

 

[roastquake]

Not really on topic, but I was at a bar the other evening and they had $2 domestic draws. And that included their New Belgium stuff. I was shocked!

No, no, that's relevant to the thread, the bar (a place specializing in booze) didn't know the difference between domestics and crafts, or they're just hooking people up. I wouldn't mention it to anyone though, just keep ordering NBs!

 

[JoeyChopps]

No, no, that's relevant to the thread, the bar (a place specializing in booze) didn't know the difference between domestics and crafts, or they're just hooking people up. I wouldn't mention it to anyone though, just keep ordering NBs!

It's funny this would come up. Me and my wife went to a pirate show where you eat and watch a live play in myrtle beach. They had a bar before the show and since the tickets were expensive I figured beer would be too so we ordered a couple of coors lights. They were 5 a piece and I commented that was cheaper than I thought. The bartender informed me all there beers were 5 bucks so I was drinking NB shift and bells two heart the rest of the night.

 

[roastquake]

It's funny this would come up. Me and my wife went to a pirate show where you eat and watch a live play in myrtle beach. They had a bar before the show and since the tickets were expensive I figured beer would be too so we ordered a couple of coors lights. They were 5 a piece and I commented that was cheaper than I thought. The bartender informed me all there beers were 5 bucks so I was drinking NB shift and bells two heart the rest of the night.

Okay so, Dixie Stampede, Medieval Times, now a pirate theme where is that one in MB?

 

[NickTheGreat]

No, no, that's relevant to the thread, the bar (a place specializing in booze) didn't know the difference between domestics and crafts, or they're just hooking people up. I wouldn't mention it to anyone though, just keep ordering NBs!

I was more impressed they considered NB domestic. A lot of restaurants have it on their "Import" section

You're right though, probably an honest mistake

 

[PRE66_6TART]

I could see how New Belgium could be lumped in with domestics, considering how common it's getting. I see it literally everywhere that sells beer. Places where I eat lunch that only carry like three different beer selections are still usually guaranteed to have New Belgium. That might just be a Colorado thing though.

 

[unionrdr]

Back in like '07 or so,when we were in SoCal visiting our daughter & her boyfriend,we went to Midevil Times. Jousting with food eaten with your hands & drinkin from flagons. Must've been a strong ale,as it comes with dinner when you pay to get in & you only get two beers. Good size flagons though. I was pretty buzzed of those two beers y'all. And the announcer sounded like he could be on WWE easy. I told him so later. But he said he liked it there. I guess he didn't wanna travel. But boy,I wish I'd have bought that Barbarian sword. It's the 5' long sword given to the Mongolian Khan as a simble of his power. The one Conan takes off the dead king at the burial mound he falls into. Five feet long & 20lbs of forged stainless steel. I used to be able to weild it with one hand. I like the skull cracker near the haft end too. But I'll always wonder what the beer was that they served....
Of the show,I will say this. NOW I know what the colliseum must've been like. Seriously.

 

[dx6x]

If u liked that you should look up amtgard. And the "sword" was just a sword like object so dont feel bad for not getting it if you swung it good chance that u would have hurt your self as they break easy.

 

[benj]

Crossing breeds of anything uses the natural life processes,so they really aren't the same as GMO's. I used to do that with tropical fish...GMO fish?

I gotta start by apologizing for dredging this up in an "entertainment" thread, and I have to pre-apologize for sounding like a know-it-all, cause I definatly don't have the last word. Having done this in a lab for research purposes, it's a lot different than just using the natural life processes. You target plants with specific mutations, then genotype to confirm which allele's are present at the locus of interest, then cross breed. We created quadruple mutants, and it took quite a bit of work. While artificial selection isn't the same as artificially introducing a synthesized gene into a plant (or other organism... we did this to yeast all the time), but at what point do you cross a line from simple selective breeding to genetic engineering? I think it's long before you're synthesizing gene's from scratch, I'm just not sure where. Either way I have no problem with GMO foods.... it's just an interesting question to ponder. At some point you're messing with things on such an intricate level, with such precision, and with such specific intent that even though you're technically just cross breeding two plants, I think the plant could be considered "GMO".

 

[benj]

I'm fresh out of funnies, but this will get ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JcRHUOTNobE

Triumph is only funny for so long, but the pretentious jag-off comment is golden.

epic

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,I guess it is just cross-breeding. But the fish do come out a bit different than either parent. I used to enjoy doing it. I'd raise the young then sell them to a large aquarist shop that was pretty old & well known at the time.

 

[prohl84]

I gotta start by apologizing for dredging this up in an "entertainment" thread, and I have to pre-apologize for sounding like a know-it-all, cause I definatly don't have the last word. Having done this in a lab for research purposes, it's a lot different than just using the natural life processes. You target plants with specific mutations, then genotype to confirm which allele's are present at the locus of interest, then cross breed. We created quadruple mutants, and it took quite a bit of work. While artificial selection isn't the same as artificially introducing a synthesized gene into a plant (or other organism... we did this to yeast all the time), but at what point do you cross a line from simple selective breeding to genetic engineering? I think it's long before you're synthesizing gene's from scratch, I'm just not sure where. Either way I have no problem with GMO foods.... it's just an interesting question to ponder. At some point you're messing with things on such an intricate level, with such precision, and with such specific intent that even though you're technically just cross breeding two plants, I think the plant could be considered "GMO".

I too apologize for continuing the GMO thing...... I can't resist though. I love and hate genetic modification.

You obviously know waaay more about this than I do (I am an agriculture student- not a geneticist)... but I thought what you described is mutagenesis. Genetic engineering/ modification uses existing genes and you can take animal/ bacterial genes and insert them into other animals/ plants to introduce desired traits.

I am all about exploring genetic modification (for food) within a given biological Family- not a fan of bringing genes from animals/ bacteria into plants that we eat- like Bt corn. Also the companies that create them own the genetics. I am just getting into saving my seeds and it would be almost impossible for me to protect my corn from GMO pollen- then Monsanto owns all of my corn seed and if I plant it they can sue me- they have sued small farmers in the past.

If it is legal to own genetics that will naturally pollinate everything within up to 50 miles for wind pollinated crops like corn/ wheat then it should also be law that the pollen is sterile. I think this is the real controversy behind GMO crops- seed saving is how farmers traditionally modify crops by artificial selection- GMO is threatening that legacy.

not the most scientific of links but: http://blog.seedsavers.org/preventing-gmo-contamination-in-your-open-pollinated-corn/

Re: funny things I've heard about beer.... at my fiance's for Thanksgiving and her aunt said the beer I was drinking looked too dark for her.... it was a Franziskaner Hefe.

 

[GrogNerd]

effaduck...

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