Funny things you've overheard about beer

[GrogNerd]

i lol'd. I need to check them out. Hows the food there?

not a big fan.

last night, I had the smallest wings in the world.

previously, I had to get through roughly half of my calzone before I encountered anything other than the dough.

speaking of dough, it's all whole wheat

haven't tried the salads or sammiches yet. and they don't have burgers.

I'm trying to get the brew club to hold meetings elsewhere.

 

[GrogNerd]

same menu

 

[Kirkwooder]

I served a pretty good selection of home brew along with some Skeeter Pee and a cyser that I had around at my annual 4th chicken BBQ. Several of my guests (mostly BMC'ers) indulged in at least a few different selections. Then, of course, began to comment on them. Several liked my attempt at BierMunchers Centennial Blonde (4%) , a few really liked the cyser (10%) but all, unanimously decided that they should stick to drinking the Skeeter Pee (12%), because they didn't want to get too loaded too quickly!

I never said a word, I just smiled. Then, my sisters new boyfriend, who I had never met before, spoke up and told everyone that he believed that if the goal was truly to stay semi-sober, then everyone should stick with my Blonde! He then went on to list off my entire selection in ascending order of ABV. I think I like him! Turns out he is quite the craft beer fan.

I even had one of my neighbors trying to sell everyone on how good Old Milwaukee Light is. "It has even won a ton of awards and stuff!" she insisted. LoL That stuff is more like Miller Light flavored water.

 

[mattd2]

Nearly every BMC drinker I know thought that hops a) add alcohol, b) make it darker, or c) all of the above.

I think back to all the BMC commercials I have seen and I still can't figure out where this conclusion came from.

With some of the IIIIIIIIIIIIPA advertising / slogans I could forgive BMCers from thinking beer is made from hops alone

 

[cruizer8]

I have a buddy who lives in Iowa and for the longest time he would get his Coors light across the state line in Nebraska. Apparently he thought that because of some state law, the beer bought in Nebraska had 6% abv instead of 4%

 

[j1n]

not a big fan.

last night, I had the smallest wings in the world.

previously, I had to get through roughly half of my calzone before I encountered anything other than the dough.

speaking of dough, it's all whole wheat

haven't tried the salads or sammiches yet. and they don't have burgers.

I'm trying to get the brew club to hold meetings elsewhere.

I guess ill have to pass then. Thanks for the info.

 

[uatuba]

I can understand the association of hops with alcohol content for the uneducated...most hoppy beers are higher in alcohol when compared to your light lagers and such.


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[GrogNerd]

I guess ill have to pass then. Thanks for the info.

some of the other guys in the club like the food. I'm just picky about my pizza.

you should come check out the Wort Hogs. meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month, competitions 10 months out of the year.

August meeting is a non-competition one, meeting at either Lost Rhino or Old Ox, haven't decided.

you are more than welcome to come hang with us.

 

[Gameface]

I have a buddy who lives in Iowa and for the longest time he would get his Coors light across the state line in Nebraska. Apparently he thought that because of some state law, the beer bought in Nebraska had 6% abv instead of 4%

I go a little bit nuts and post corrections on articles posted online by my local paper.

Utah law limits sale of any beer in regular retail outlets (grocery stores and gas stations) to 3.2%ABW. That's the way the law is written, by ABW not ABV.

So, the problem I have is that people compare our "3.2" beer to the Bud Light they buy across the Wyoming border and think they're getting "real beer" because they assume the alcohol content is much much higher. Turns out, using ABW, that full strength Bud Light is 3.36%ABW. Sucker drove more than an hour for the priveledge of 0.16% more alcohol by weight.

But to be fair, most buy Budweiser and Corona. Budweiser is 5%ABV (or 4%ABW) Corona is 4.6%ABV (or 3.68%ABW).

If I'm not drinking my own beer I'll either just live with 4%abv beer from the grocery store or buy craft beer at the state run liquor store. Screw driving two hours for 1% more alcohol in some mass produced crap beer.

 

[fletchergsmith]

There is a similar 3.2% law here in Kansas. I've always been told it was by volume but honestly never cared enough to check, as none of the groceries stores have much selection and all the 3.2 beer I have had just tastes off. And the liquor stores are quite prevalent. They just have to close at 9 pm and on Sundays( but that ones only city ordnance).


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[hunter_le five]

Utah law limits sale of any beer in regular retail outlets (grocery stores and gas stations) to 3.2%ABW. That's the way the law is written, by ABW not ABV.

So, the problem I have is that people compare our "3.2" beer to the Bud Light they buy across the Wyoming border and think they're getting "real beer" because they assume the alcohol content is much much higher. Turns out, using ABW, that full strength Bud Light is 3.36%ABW. Sucker drove more than an hour for the priveledge of 0.16% more alcohol by weight.

We had the same deal in Oklahoma back when I went to school there.

A lot of bros would drive down to North Texas (about a 3+ hour drive round trip) to get "the strong beer they sell down in Texas". And of course they come back with Keystone Lite or Natty Lite or whatever, and of course the difference in ABV was actually pretty negligible because they didn't understand the difference between ABV and ABW.

The stupidest part of all that was that the 3.2%ABW law only applied to beers that were sold cold and in grocery stores/convenience stores/etc. You could go to any liquor store and buy full-strength beer. It cost a little more and you had to buy it "warm", but I always bought my beer from the liquor store anyway because that was the only place you could get craft beer that wasn't Boulevard Wheat.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I have a buddy who lives in Iowa and for the longest time he would get his Coors light across the state line in Nebraska. Apparently he thought that because of some state law, the beer bought in Nebraska had 6% abv instead of 4%

Beer laws in Iowa have changed drastically in the last 5 or 10 years. He was probably right at one point in time.

Though I'd argue if his goal was to get drunk, he could buy grain alcohol in Iowa . . . :fro:

 

[Trippel-A]

There is a similar 3.2% law here in Kansas. I've always been told it was by volume but honestly never cared enough to check, as none of the groceries stores have much selection and all the 3.2 beer I have had just tastes off. And the liquor stores are quite prevalent. They just have to close at 9 pm and on Sundays( but that ones only city ordnance).


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After my grandmother's funeral in Kansas, my uncles drove to Nebraska on Sunday just to get Milwaukee's best.

 

[Derek_V]

This isn't one I overheard but one that actually escaped my mouth.

At the time I was relatively new to beer and hadn't had much outside of the realm of the BMC group. My buddy came into town and we decided to go Flying Saucer to grab a beer. This was my first time there and needless to say I was overwhelmed by the various selections. Determined to try something new, I eye one of the taps from the wall and signal the bartender. She makes her way over to me with a smile on her face and asks what I would like. My response to her was that I would like the "ih-puh" (IPA). The smile fades from her face and turns into a look of confusion. She turns around and fills my glass with the nearest IPA. I grab my beer and return to my buddy who is doubled over on the bar laughing at me.

My friends still won't let me live it down.

 

[Pickle29]

There is a similar 3.2% law here in Kansas. I've always been told it was by volume but honestly never cared enough to check, as none of the groceries stores have much selection and all the 3.2 beer I have had just tastes off. And the liquor stores are quite prevalent. They just have to close at 9 pm and on Sundays( but that ones only city ordnance).


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Thankfully Wichita did away with that one, so now I'm free to buy beer whenever (almost) that I want.

 

[finsfan]

Thankfully Wichita did away with that one, so now I'm free to buy beer whenever (almost) that I want.

same with manhattan, yet we still have some foolish beer laws

 

[frozennorth]

I spoke to a friend yesterday that was down in Valdez fishing. He was telling me about the bar tender kicking everyone out at 5:00, I thought was a bit early, but then he mentioned that it was 5 AM. Laws up here are a bit more relaxed.

 

[Gameface]

We had the same deal in Oklahoma back when I went to school there.

A lot of bros would drive down to North Texas (about a 3+ hour drive round trip) to get "the strong beer they sell down in Texas". And of course they come back with Keystone Lite or Natty Lite or whatever, and of course the difference in ABV was actually pretty negligible because they didn't understand the difference between ABV and ABW.

The stupidest part of all that was that the 3.2%ABW law only applied to beers that were sold cold and in grocery stores/convenience stores/etc. You could go to any liquor store and buy full-strength beer. It cost a little more and you had to buy it "warm", but I always bought my beer from the liquor store anyway because that was the only place you could get craft beer that wasn't Boulevard Wheat.

This morning I was in the changing room at work getting ready for my shift and one guy is telling another guy that the way to go to sleep (we're all on the night shift, 6pm-6am) is to slam a couple beers.

Know it all: "Yeah, bro, all you got to do is slam a couple beers. It's a great muscle relaxer."
Southern Transplant: "Knaw I can't do it. I can't just have a couple beers."
KIA: "It works dude, I'm telling you."
ST: "But if i'm gonna have a couple beers I'm gonna drink a case...or two."
KIA: "Ahh, well..."
ST: "I mean this is Utah beer, can't even get drunk off it."
KIA: "Yeah, that's true. What is it where you're from, like 6%?"
ST: "Like 6.5%"
KIA: "Nice!"
ST: "Yeah, that's the good stuff."

I'm sitting between them holding my tongue.

 

[tripplehazzard]

You have more gumption than me my friend. I would have set them straight. I know some counties in some states have the 3.2 law but these beer accusations are completely ridiculous

 

[bigbrewhaha]

I was once having a drink with a Heineken intern. I asked him for his favorite style of beer and he asked me what I meant. I clarified and said, "You know, stouts, IPAs, Belgians..." to which he replied, "What's a stout?"


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[yyvjpv]

I was once having a drink with a Heineken intern. I asked him for his favorite style of beer and he asked me what I meant. I clarified and said, "You know, stouts, IPAs, Belgians..." to which he replied, "What's a stout?"

I have to say, I don't find that at all surprising.

 

[yyvjpv]

This is embarrassing because it came out of my mouth and not someone else's, but once a long time ago (but not as long as I wish!) I was in a discussion with someone about what mead is. He referred to it as a "honey wine" I donned my expert cap and said, "Actually mead isn't a wine, its a beer. See wine is fermented, while mead (and beer) are brewed." I guess in my total lack of knowledge I assumed that beer wasn't fermented, or was but it used heat while wine was more of a room temperature add yeast to juice kinda thing. Anyway, to settle the argument because I wasn't 100% sure myself, I sent an email to none other than Michael Jackson, cause, hey why not, he writes about beer, so he should know right? He must have had a good chuckle at my ferment vs brew theory. He set me straight right away (but was so nice about it I didn't even realize how stupid my theory was until years later).

 

[thatjonguy]

i love me some bud light bitch

That is cool you got a response from him.

Edit: Damnit! HBT app is drunk again and quoting random posts.

 

[yyvjpv]

Yeah, I don't think I even had any idea how big of a deal it was, I was trying to find the answer and came across his site so figured "Why not?" My brush with greatness! And I didn't have a clue!

 

[ruger988]

Yeah, I don't think I even had any idea how big of a deal it was, I was trying to find the answer and came across his site so figured "Why not?" My brush with greatness! And I didn't have a clue!

I landed in Germany at my first duty station on my 21st birthday (September 16th, 2009) 6 months later I thought of myself as a beer expert since I had been travelling through Belgium reading/learning/drinking everything I could get my hands on... Ran into Armand De Belder at Zythos Beer Festival, and while I knew who he was and somewhat appreciated the encounter, looing back I was an idiot and should have taken better advantage of the situation. Oh well, I'm 25 now and know more about Belgian beer than 98% of the people I come into contact with on a daily basis... brewing though, thats a whole different story and I'm so thanful for this forum it's not even funny!

 

[dkwolf]

Beer laws in Iowa have changed drastically in the last 5 or 10 years. He was probably right at one point in time.

Though I'd argue if his goal was to get drunk, he could buy grain alcohol in Iowa . . . :fro:

Yep. In college, I remember buddies making the 45 minute drive north to Minnesota to pick up MGD, since you couldn't buy it in Iowa at the time because of the alcohol content.

 

[bleme]

I spoke to a friend yesterday that was down in Valdez fishing. He was telling me about the bar tender kicking everyone out at 5:00, I thought was a bit early, but then he mentioned that it was 5 AM. Laws up here are a bit more relaxed.

I was downtown Fairbanks at 6am once and was stunned as several bars across the street closed at the same time. Then, all the drunks stood there on the sidewalk until 7am when they opened back up again!

 

[JohnSand]

Bars open 23 hours a day?!?............ That's beautiful man!

 

[the4gottenman]

I've read up to page 80 so far and it's made me realize how lucky I am to live in Northern Colorado. I've never had anyone think it was weird, gross or illegal that I brew beer. Plus there are some pretty good beers to drink around here.

 

[Ryfi]

Just heard an ad on the radio for a pub a couple towns over advertising their selection of ICE COLD craft beer.