Funny things you've overheard about beer

[troy2000]

I really shouldn't post 3 hours and three beers past bed time. I get *******-ish, and misinterpret the written word, and spout off too quick, and get all know-it-all.

I'm always up for a beer. If we ever meet, I'm buying.

Now, having said all that.... I still ain't yer son.

Thank God. I'm always worried about yet another one popping out of the woodwork and needing to be explained to the wife...

 

[troy2000]

Thank you for serving. If you're ever in the seattle-Tacoma area I would love to buy you a beer.

I did serve, although it was a long time ago. Can I call dibs on that beer, if he doesn't want it?

 

[Hopinista]

Just my .02, I'm almost positive most middle eastern bread doesn't use yeast

 

[uatuba]

First, much Middle Eastern bread does most certainly use yeast. Second, Afghanistan is not in the Middle East. Third, they do purchase and use dried bread yeast (babka is popular as are other yeast bread products).

They're not even the poorest country in the world, and such products are widely available in the poorest country in the world.


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[Hopinista]

First, much Middle Eastern bread does most certainly use yeast. Second, Afghanistan is not in the Middle East. Third, they do purchase and use dried bread yeast (babka is popular as are other yeast bread products).

They're not even the poorest country in the world, and such products are widely available in the poorest country in the world.


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I disagree. Half my family is Tunisian, and aside from baguette the bread does not use yeast.
That's not to say yeast isn't available.

I will agree that Afghanistan isn't the middle east though

 

[amfukuda]

Guys first off my bad for accidentally starting the great yeast derailment. And if this helps. I asked him how he got the yeast yesterday. He said he just traded a local some food for a pack of bakers yeast


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[JohnSand]

Yeah, I'm sorry too. I'll never mention bread again!
But right now I can't think of anything funny I overheard about beer.....
Tune in tomorrow.

 

[Hopinista]

I saw a "saison/Flanders" ale made by Blue Moon yesterday, which seems extremely confusing so I looked it up on BA, of course bad reviews.

But the gem was a scathing review which ended "Blue Moon sucks, SHOCK TOP FOREVER!!!!"

:banghead:

 

[worthog79]

Fl lawmakers ate always good for a laugh “Look, we appreciate the craft brewers are making something, but let’s be honest here, their beer is just not up to snuff."

http://www.inebriateinquirer.com/florida-legislation-turns-craft-beer-macro-lager/

 

[lowtones84]

First, much Middle Eastern bread does most certainly use yeast. Second, Afghanistan is not in the Middle East. Third, they do purchase and use dried bread yeast (babka is popular as are other yeast bread products).

They're not even the poorest country in the world, and such products are widely available in the poorest country in the world.


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I think there is a problem of people in the western world who live in "first world" countries thinking that other countries are much more primitive than they are. I don't really think it's entirely our fault either, a lot of times the way "third world" countries are portrayed in media is way off the mark. It's more a lack of understanding than any desire to put the countries down, in my experience.

My experience is more with South America, but I was in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay and a lot of people I was with had misunderstandings and negative portrayals of the countries in their head. I can assure everybody that even small, poor areas I was in had at the very least the basics that we all use (including baker's yeast )everyday. Plus stunning wines for the equivalent of $3-8 USD, and even some local craft beers in Chile. Now, trying to find a quality corkscrew on the other hand...

I don't mean to anger anyone or derail the thread any further. No offense to Troy or anyone else involved. It's just something I see often. My girlfriend grew up in Venezuela until she was 11 and some people think they're just a bunch of "Indians" running around down there with loincloths and spears.

 

[GrogNerd]

would think Afghan bread, or any bread from the region, if it is leavened at all, it's from a culture passed down through generations, like sourdough

I think there is a problem of people in the western world who live in "first world" countries thinking that other countries are much more primitive than they are. I don't really think it's entirely our fault either, a lot of times the way "third world" countries are portrayed in media is way off the mark. It's more a lack of understanding than any desire to put the countries down, in my experience.

My experience is more with South America, but I was in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay and a lot of people I was with had misunderstandings and negative portrayals of the countries in their head. I can assure everybody that even small, poor areas I was in had at the very least the basics that we all use (including baker's yeast )everyday. Plus stunning wines for the equivalent of $3-8 USD, and even some local craft beers in Chile. Now, trying to find a quality corkscrew on the other hand...

I don't mean to anger anyone or derail the thread any further. No offense to Troy or anyone else involved. It's just something I see often. My girlfriend grew up in Venezuela until she was 11 and some people think they're just a bunch of "Indians" running around down there with loincloths and spears.

I get what you're saying. saw a lot of that during my travels around the world while in the Navy

biggest shock was the Great Pyramids. my entire life I thought they were out in the middle of the desert, nothing around for miles

imagine the surprise when I find out it's right at the edge of the city of Cairo/Giza. up-to-and-touching.

like in someone's backyard

 

[troy2000]

I think there is a problem of people in the western world who live in "first world" countries thinking that other countries are much more primitive than they are. I don't really think it's entirely our fault either, a lot of times the way "third world" countries are portrayed in media is way off the mark. It's more a lack of understanding than any desire to put the countries down, in my experience.

My experience is more with South America, but I was in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay and a lot of people I was with had misunderstandings and negative portrayals of the countries in their head. I can assure everybody that even small, poor areas I was in had at the very least the basics that we all use (including baker's yeast )everyday. Plus stunning wines for the equivalent of $3-8 USD, and even some local craft beers in Chile. Now, trying to find a quality corkscrew on the other hand...

I don't mean to anger anyone or derail the thread any further. No offense to Troy or anyone else involved. It's just something I see often. My girlfriend grew up in Venezuela until she was 11 and some people think they're just a bunch of "Indians" running around down there with loincloths and spears.

I certainly didn't mean to imply Afghans are 'primitive.' It just seemed to me that in a culture where households bake bread daily, most people would have some sort of starter instead of relying on store-bought yeast. When I'm not working away from home I bake bread regularly, and only buy yeast when one of my starters has gone south.

And by the way, there's no blanket ban on military drinking in combat zones. General Order No. 1 originally banned it in Kuwait and Iraq, mostly to avoid offending the locals: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/files/go-1.pdf. I think that ban has now been expanded to cover five countries....

 

[Keith_O]

I took some craft beer and some of my home brew over to a friend's house last night.
One guy there was drinking one of my Cascade Pale Ales. He said "Whoa! That's really... There!"

 

[fuxorfly]

I took some craft beer and some of my home brew over to a friend's house last night.
One guy there was drinking one of my Cascade Pale Ales. He said "Whoa! That's really... There!"

That sounds like my dad. He loves beer, loves trying new things, but doesn't really work on expanding his vocabulary to describe what hes tasting. He just enjoys drinking, so when he likes something, its "oh wow, thats really good. I mean, thats really drinkable. Real tasty."

Thanks dad

 

[troy2000]

I took some craft beer and some of my home brew over to a friend's house last night.
One guy there was drinking one of my Cascade Pale Ales. He said "Whoa! That's really... There!"

I was at a fruit and vegetable stand years ago, and bought a handful of garlic. An old woman said to me, "I don't see why you even mess with that stuff. Just buy a jar of garlic powder, and be done with it."

The cashier was a young Mexican gal, and when I checked out she leaned forward and said quietly, "I don't like garlic powder. It tastes empty, somehow." That's as good a description of the difference between it and fresh garlic as I've ever heard...

 

[Gameface]

Fl lawmakers ate always good for a laugh “Look, we appreciate the craft brewers are making something, but let’s be honest here, their beer is just not up to snuff."

http://www.inebriateinquirer.com/florida-legislation-turns-craft-beer-macro-lager/

Nice try!

 

[Black Island Brewer]

Nice try!

Did you see the link at the bottom of the story about how Afghan lawmakers are banning homemade bread and requiring everyone to purchase Wonder Bread?

 

[worthog79]

Nice try!

So I hastily posted and quoted that article while SWMBO was chatting at me. Just read the rest and saw it was a parody. Still, recent Fl law is ridiculous and I have seen some silly statements come out of supporters.

 

[GrogNerd]

all you can eat crabhouse in Fairfax, have the usual BMC, plus some premiums: Stella, Blue Moon, Corona, SA Boston Lager, etc.

last on the list. IPA. that's it. like the name of the beer is IPA.

turns out it's Devils Backbone 8 Point IPA, so hell yeah, it pairs awesome with bushels of blue crab

 

[troy2000]

all you can eat crabhouse in Fairfax, have the usual BMC, plus some premiums: Stella, Blue Moon, Corona, SA Boston Lager, etc.

last on the list. IPA. that's it. like the name of the beer is IPA.

turns out it's Devils Backbone 8 Point IPA, so hell yeah, it pairs awesome with bushels of blue crab

I wonder if they just say 'IPA' because it changes from time to time, depending on what's available from their distributor?

 

[BreezyBrew]

I wonder if they just say 'IPA' because it changes from time to time, depending on what's available from their distributor?

I think yeah that could be true. I also know that I'm the type of person with that list that would pick the IPA regardless of who made it.

As for the flavors comment... Had that happen yesterday. Bought some Oskar Blues G'Knight yesterday that my bro and I were sharing. He goes "man, this really has a lot of uh, flavor"

 

[GrogNerd]

last time we were there, end of last summer, it was DB 8Point

 

[mmlipps]

I wonder if they just say 'IPA' because it changes from time to time, depending on what's available from their distributor?

I've been at a restaurant, where the waiter told me they had bud light and IPA.
Didn't bother with asking further questions. In his defense the can said IPA in big letters and the rest of the info was like fine print.


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[unionrdr]

Reminds me of the days of generic beer. White can with black letters "BEER" on it.

 

[troy2000]

Reminds me of the days of generic beer. White can with black letters "BEER" on it.

Out here, 'generic' cans were tan colored.

I used to make beer runs across the river into Arizona, because I read the fine print on what was sold there and realized it was Pearl Beer from Texas.... at the time, Pearl beer was as good as any commercial beer in the country.

 

[ianw58]

I left a box of bombers of my Porter at my Mom's. It was the one that just won first in a local brewing contest.

One of her "gentleman" friends (Moms 80, he's 86) tried it and told her "It tastes like real beer!"

He went on to say it reminded him of Guiness.

He also asked her for a few bottles to take home with him.

All in all, I'll take it as a complement and graciously say, Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it."

 

[unionrdr]

Out here, 'generic' cans were tan colored.

I used to make beer runs across the river into Arizona, because I read the fine print on what was sold there and realized it was Pearl Beer from Texas.... at the time, Pearl beer was as good as any commercial beer in the country.

I had to laugh when I saw that the white generic beer cans were used in one of the Deer Avenger video games I have. Bambo made a wise crack at finding the empty generic cans as "human sign".

 

[troy2000]

I left a box of bombers of my Porter at my Mom's. It was the one that just won first in a local brewing contest.

One of her "gentleman" friends (Moms 80, he's 86) tried it and told her "It tastes like real beer!"

He went on to say it reminded him of Guiness.

He also asked her for a few bottles to take home with him.

All in all, I'll take it as a complement and graciously say, Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it."

"Tastes like real beer"? I don't think you could ask for a better compliment than that.

 

[troy2000]

I had to laugh when I saw that the white generic beer cans were used in one of the Deer Avenger video games I have. Bambo made a wise crack at finding the empty generic cans as "human sign".

I don't know if you've ever seen it. But there's a Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson that shows a deer with a bull's eye on his chest, and another one saying to him, "bummer of a birth mark, Hal."

 

[unionrdr]

No,but I can easily imagine it. Guess it sucks to be him?...