Funny things you've overheard about beer

[BeerGrylls]

I just squeeze 4 live wolverines into my my beers. I adjust to the color I want by how hard I squeeze.

You shouldn't squeeze too hard, I heard that's where the tannins come from!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

You shouldn't squeeze too hard, I heard that's where the tannins come from!

I always stop before the tannins come out. you'll know because they'll make a noise that sounds like, "Ricky Henderson's gonna do what's best for Ricky Henderson." and that's when you stop.

 

[GrogNerd]

I've always used my Anal glands fresh and as a whirlpool addition lends itself a certain (muah mama mia)

my LHBS (actually called myLHBS) only carries pellets

 

[DrunkleJon]

Woah, we just channeled the I am an Idiot thread here.

I find that the pelletized glands give a little vegetal flavor and maybe a touch of metallic flavors as well. I prefer the plugs instead.

 

[BeerGrylls]

Well actually..

 

[Kirkwooder]

I am also an avid fur trapper, and this thread is starting to make me wonder if I haven't somehow clicked on something that would take me to one of the trapping forums.

Beaver anal glands, or castors, are actually very useful, but I've never added any to my beers.

 

[JonM]

According to Foodbabe, all brewers add huge amounts of castoreum, MSG, and ethylene glycol to beers.

 

[BeerGrylls]

I am also an avid fur trapper, and this thread is starting to make me wonder if I haven't somehow clicked on something that would take me to one of the trapping forums.

Beaver anal glands, or castors, are actually very useful, but I've never added any to my beers.

Ask and ye shall receive. Castor Ale here: http://www.castorales.co.uk

There's your well actually! HAPPY?!!?!

 

[zmanzorro]

Woah, we just channeled the I am an Idiot thread here.

I find that the pelletized glands give a little vegetal flavor and maybe a touch of metallic flavors as well. I prefer the plugs instead.

So you're saying that you use anal plugs?

 

[kyt]

Ask and ye shall receive. Castor Ale here: http://www.castorales.co.uk

There's your well actually! HAPPY?!!?!

LOL that's just beer brewed in Castor.
I bet you could make a Bäverhojt Stout that might taste alright.

A relative: "I prefer beer over ales and lagers. Ales have too much alcohol and lagers are too hoppy."

 

[DrunkleJon]

So you're saying that you use anal plugs?

The LHBS always looks at me funny when I request them. Now I know why.

Though, then again what is wrong with Beaver Plugs?

 

[Billy-Klubb]

The LHBS always looks at me funny when I request them. Now I know why.

Though, then again what is wrong with Beaver Plugs?

I think your question is the answer. but if you need some clarification, it makes for a bad night.

 

[Black Island Brewer]

So it was two nights ago, and not so much funny, just my continuing efforts at not being a beer ******: an acquaintance goes on and on about how they won't drink a Bud Lite even if it's the only thing there is to drink. Their choice? Widmer Hefeweizen with a lemon wedge stuck in the neck, or Blue Moon with an orange wedge stuck in the neck. Smile and nod, just smile and nod.

 

[BeerFireBrew]

My hillbilly uncle found out that I was brewing and gave me a call to give me some advice...

"You know...brewing is pretty easy, but when you start making the ice beers is when it gets tough, Its very important to boil the yeast after you add it and then put it in the fridge and turn it down as cold as possible. It's harder but your friends will all want the ice beer because it ***** you up."

I was surprised that a guy who used to make meth wasn't capable of wrapping his head around the brewing process.

I don't often feel like a stereotypical West Virginian, but after re-reading this post.....

LMFAO.. I almost pissed myself... (from page 2)

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

Was standing in the local distributor purchasing a variety pack of Great Lakes and a case if crispin pear for the mrs. When the cashier rings up 70some odd dollars I overhear the guys behind me going "damn I like my beer but not that much". Guy2 yeah I could get over 3 30packs of beer for that much. I glance over my shoulder to the gentlemen holding a 30 of miller. Just kinda shook my head and smiled as I walked out.


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[Peruvian802]

Was standing in the local distributor purchasing a variety pack of Great Lakes and a case if crispin pear for the mrs. When the cashier rings up 70some odd dollars I overhear the guys behind me going "damn I like my beer but not that much". Guy2 yeah I could get over 3 30packs of beer for that much. I glance over my shoulder to the gentlemen holding a 30 of miller. Just kinda shook my head and smiled as I walked out.


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The obvious answer would be, "but I don't like YOUR beer, so I pay more!"

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Me: (Showing off a pic on my phone of a Pale ale I made) So what kind of beer do you like John?

John: Oh, I like dark beers like that one.

Me: OK, got it....

 

[n240sxguy]

Yeah, for a group of people who have trained our palettes to recognize lots of distinct flavors, that doesn't strike me as odd at all, especially for those of us that spent their fair share of time drinking fizzy yellow beer before moving on. I've never tried to differentiate between Coors and Bud, but I can definitely tell Miller apart from the others.

What I find hilarious about all the big macho guys who only drink "American" beer is the fact that they have such a delicate palate that anything that has more flavor than BMC overloads their senses to the point they all taste the same. How does someone like that ever eat anything besides oatmeal?


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[elkshadow]

What I find hilarious about all the big macho guys who only drink "American" beer is the fact that they have such a delicate palate that anything that has more flavor than BMC overloads their senses to the point they all taste the same. How does someone like that ever eat anything besides oatmeal?


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It's not about what they are actually tasting. It's about what they think beer should taste like. They've been trained by BMC to believe that anything other than yellow fizzy alcohol delivery system is "wrong."

 

[Billy-Klubb]

It's not about what they are actually tasting. It's about what they think beer should taste like. They've been trained by BMC to believe that anything other than yellow fizzy alcohol delivery system is "wrong."

I had a guy at work ask me a few months ago if I made real beer. I asked what he meant. he said, "Real beer. Like Bud or Bud Light." I told him I wouldn't waste my time or resources on something I wouldn't drink. it's not the first (nor the last) time I'd heard the "real beer" or "man's beer" in reference to BMC or their light products. I like to offer those folks something high gravity and shame their masculinity by calling them a pu***.

 

[Trippel-A]

My Dad once made a crack about a pic of a stack of cases of Two Brothers beer, next to a stack of cases of Lego, at work, that I put on Facebook because the combination was too good to be believed. He called it girly beer, which I really didn't understand at first. He was yanking my chain, but what I figured out talking to him is that it's about old-fashioned notions of class that haven't kept up with changes in real life.

"Manly" is a proxy for appealing to working class men, as opposed to effete rich guys (the middle class barely exists in this construct). That also means it can't be manly if it's more expensive than the average option. It's also not manly if you found out about it in college or after.

 

[Trippel-A]

TL;DR version. Thinking BMC is more masculine than craft beer is not about flavor or ABV. It's about marketing and class affiliation.

 

[elkshadow]

I had a guy at work ask me a few months ago if I made real beer. I asked what he meant. he said, "Real beer. Like Bud or Bud Light." I told him I wouldn't waste my time or resources on something I wouldn't drink. it's not the first (nor the last) time I'd heard the "real beer" or "man's beer" in reference to BMC or their light products. I like to offer those folks something high gravity and shame their masculinity by calling them a pu***.

Dude I hear you. All I make is belgians and barleywines. I'll bet I could drink almost any "manly" BMCer under the table.

 

[n240sxguy]

I told a guy at work who only drank miller stuff that he should branch out and try other stuff. I recommended Amstel light as his first stepping stone. He never moved past it. Now he's an elitist ass who only drinks Amstel light. I count it as a 99% failure. At least he's not directly BMC, just indirectly. He said it tastes better, and he likes it. I don't understand why people won't try other things. I compare it to soft drinks. There's a cola, grape, orange, grapefruit, root beer, ginger ale, and a couple other flavors. Beer is the same as the label soft drink. It is a beverage made from barley juice. The rest is up for interpretation. I appreciate light beer. I just don't understand the block headed people that think that's all there can be. The more expensive class argument makes a little sense, but still people shouldn't be that boxed in.


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[srob18]

"Guinness is a meal."

I love when people say this lol. I always want to tell them to try drinking a 10/12% imperial bourbon barrel stout and see if they still feel the same way.

To each their own i guess....

 

[JonM]

Whenever I hear that about Guinness, I point out that Guinness's calories, ABV, and everything that determines the "heaviness" of a beer is nearly identical to Sam Adams Light.

 

[ericbw]

I told a guy at work who only drank miller stuff that he should branch out and try other stuff. I recommended Amstel light as his first stepping stone. He never moved past it. Now he's an elitist ass who only drinks Amstel light. I count it as a 99% failure. At least he's not directly BMC, just indirectly. He said it tastes better, and he likes it. I don't understand why people won't try other things. I compare it to soft drinks. There's a cola, grape, orange, grapefruit, root beer, ginger ale, and a couple other flavors. Beer is the same as the label soft drink. It is a beverage made from barley juice. The rest is up for interpretation. I appreciate light beer. I just don't understand the block headed people that think that's all there can be. The more expensive class argument makes a little sense, but still people shouldn't be that boxed in.


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I would consider Amstel a worse beer than Miller Lite. So you actually guided him to worse drinking.

 

[hunter_le five]

Whenever I hear that about Guinness, I point out that Guinness's calories, ABV, and everything that determines the "heaviness" of a beer is nearly identical to Sam Adams Light.

But... but... but it's... dark. Like, really, really dark.

dark beer = liquid bread

It's dark.... because of all the hops.

 

[n240sxguy]

I would consider Amstel a worse beer than Miller Lite. So you actually guided him to worse drinking.

I don't have a problem with Amstel. I was trying to move him out of his comfort zone, which I did, just not far enough.


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[unionrdr]

An equitable trade & valiant effort, sir!