Funny things you've overheard about beer

[LazyEyeBrewing]

Just a few I've heard recently..

Me: Do you have any IPAs?
Bartender: What's that?
Me: India Pale Ale
Her: Never heard of it is it dark?

and at a casino going back to get the same ipa i got earlier but from a different bartender

"I haven't bartended in 3 years and I've never heard of it, it must be a new style of beer that just came out"
me: you have 2 different ipas on tap...

she still didnt know what I was talking about so I had to get the other bartender to serve me lol. I mean I dont expect you to know everything.. but at least know whats on tap especially if 2 out of the 8 beers on tap are IPAs..

 

[JohnSand]

Well, was she at least hot?

 

[ubnserved]

Not beer related but this is the dumbest thing I have heard all month:

"ZMapp is made out of nicotine leaves and was tested on mice having the virus, of which 80 percent survived."

Oh my G. O. S. H.! Nicotine leaves?!

That is funny s#!+... do those come from the nicotine tree?
Not a very good survival rate either.:cross:

 

[jhoneycutt]

That is funny s#!+... do those come from the nicotine tree?
Not a very good survival rate either.:cross:

Nah, its a vine.

 

[LazyEyeBrewing]

Well, was she at least hot?

hot in the north dakota missing teeth, meth skinny sort of way.

another contribution for a buddy of mine...

"Why is your beer all fizzed up?"

 

[Billy-Klubb]

hot in the north dakota missing teeth, meth skinny sort of way.

another contribution for a buddy of mine...

"Why is your beer all fizzed up?"

hey guys! I'm hot!

 

[Black Island Brewer]

Hey Billy-Klubb, I played your BL beer review and one of Darwin's in my last homebrew class. They had to try to guess which one was trying to be genuine. It was a 50-50 split.

 

[drainbamage]

Hey Billy-Klubb, I played your BL beer review and one of Darwin's in my last homebrew class. They had to try to guess which one was trying to be genuine. It was a 50-50 split.

Now THAT'S funny.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

50% of your class needs to get a little smarter. bwahahahhaa!! you shoulda have played them the "amazing aroma" one.

 

[ElJefeBrews]

50% of your class needs to get a little smarter. bwahahahhaa!! you shoulda have played them the "amazing aroma" one.

HUGE AROMA!!!.....but it's got a huge aroma...

Haha! Gets me every time

 

[Kirkwooder]

hey guys! I'm hot!

Billy, turn your thermostat down!

 

[masonsjax]

Not beer related, but who cares...
I was listening to NPR in the truck the other day and the traffic reporter had a bit of a cough. "Major accident on i270 but you can squeeze fart(cough) excuse me, far to the right lane."

It made me laugh.

 

[xandersaml]

I was recently in South FL at a brewery. Two college age beer drinkers were at the bar starting their way through a flight of brews.
Drinker #1: "Augh.... You said this was grapefruit flavored!"
After tracking down the beer's description card, Drinker #2 replied: "It is, it says so right here..." And proceeded to read the description.
Drinker#1: "It tastes like a bitter beer!"
Drinker #2: "I can't help it if they got it wrong!"
I found it amusing.

 

[GrogNerd]

Not beer related, but who cares...
I was listening to NPR in the truck the other day and the traffic reporter had a bit of a cough. "Major accident on i270 but you can squeeze fart(cough) excuse me, far to the right lane."

It made me laugh.

was the accident this one?

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=3733602

 

[unionrdr]

Interstates 70, 71, 270 & US 33 were all packed yesterday between Medina & Carrol. A few accidents along the way, one where a voyager mini-van absolutely shredded a RR tire. It was raining hard at that point too. I remember seeing troopers with K-9's someplace too...

 

[thatjonguy]

Tonight at BWW:

Me: Which Summit beer is that on tap?
Waitress: Angry Orchard.
Me: No, the one left of Angry Orchard.
Waitress: Oh, I'm allergic to beer so I don't know.

Excuse me? Really? Are all of your customers allergic to beer as well? IT IS YOUR JOB, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WORK IN THE BAR AREA WHERE I CAN SEE THE F@*ING TAP HANDLES.

 

[ruger988]

Tonight at BWW:

Me: Which Summit beer is that on tap?
Waitress: Angry Orchard.
Me: No, the one left of Angry Orchard.
Waitress: Oh, I'm allergic to beer so I don't know.

Excuse me? Really? Are all of your customers allergic to beer as well? IT IS YOUR JOB, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WORK IN THE BAR AREA WHERE I CAN SEE THE F@*ING TAP HANDLES.

I had a similar incident, at Buffalo Wild Wings none the less (think I posted about it in this thread actually) I've recently realized that 99.9% of their customers order "bud light" or "that one right there" so taking the time to familiarize herself with what shes selling is probably a waste of her time. Tap lists exist for a reason in places like that, if they don't have one AND she deosn't know, thats grounds for being upset.

 

[Zepth]

Not beer related but drove past a farm that had a few cattle and an emu. Coworker says "Damn that's a big turkey."

 

[ubnserved]

I had a similar incident, at Buffalo Wild Wings none the less (think I posted about it in this thread actually) I've recently realized that 99.9% of their customers order "bud light" or "that one right there" so taking the time to familiarize herself with what shes selling is probably a waste of her time. Tap lists exist for a reason in places like that, if they don't have one AND she deosn't know, thats grounds for being upset.

Wow.... that's grounds for being fired.... at least it use to be. Wait staff are suppose to know the menu, specials and specialties.

 

[Chupidacabra]

Every bww I've been in is like that. No bar training what so ever.


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[thatjonguy]

Wow.... that's grounds for being fired.... at least it use to be. Wait staff are suppose to know the menu, specials and specialties.

She didn't even have a taplist with her and suggested that I walk up to the bar and look for myself.

Someone is getting a note about this.

 

[ubnserved]

Well that explains several things:1 the only place I ever get great service is locally owned restaurants. 2 I hardly ever go out to eat/bar any more. 3. My swmbo and I went to applebee's a few days after I got out of the hospital, not because we wanted to but because I needed to sit and rest. I have to say the food was more like something that a teenager would while learning to cook. Burnt and more of a mash of ingredients that didn't work well together. Nothing worthy of my money let alone my time. sorry about that.

 

[Trippel-A]

Well that explains several things:1 the only place I ever get great service is locally owned restaurants. 2 I hardly ever go out to eat/bar any more. 3. My swmbo and I went to applebee's a few days after I got out of the hospital, not because we wanted to but because I needed to sit and rest. I have to say the food was more like something that a teenager would while learning to cook. Burnt and more of a mash of ingredients that didn't work well together. Nothing worthy of my money let alone my time. sorry about that.

My stomach can't take Applebee's. And yes, it tastes bad, too. It's like what you might make in college if you know nothing about cooking but still go to the grocery store and try, anyway.

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

The mrs. trying my brown ale that's slightly darker than guidelines. " hmm that doesn't taste dark"

Me : " and what does dark taste like?"

Her. : ". You know. Just dark tasting."


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[ericbw]

My stomach can't take Applebee's. And yes, it tastes bad, too. It's like what you might make in college if you know nothing about cooking but still go to the grocery store and try, anyway.

Oh please. They have decent food, just nothing exceptional. It's very basic, to appeal to the most people without offending. It's not a place you choose, but I have had much worse at locally owned places.

 

[DrunkleJon]

BMC, Applebees, Mc Donalds, etc.. Its all part of the blandification of tastes for people. Give a consistently okay/tasteless menu that can be picked up anywhere and people will buy. People do not seem to have adventurous palates anymore and go for the 'safe' options.

 

[Hamaki]

Though just about every meal I've had in a chain restaurant has been okay, the only exceptionally good and exceptionally bad meals I've had while eating out were at locally owned places.

 

[unionrdr]

The rib tips at Applebee's used to be pretty good. But it's been a few years since we've been there. I liked Outback for their king cut of prime rib & coconut shrimp. The pumpkin cheese cake at The Cheesecake Factory was darn good. Then Todd Wilbur came along with his Restaurant Secrets books. I've made the pumpkin cheese cake a few times in a spring form pan & it was great.

 

[Peruvian802]

The mrs. trying my brown ale that's slightly darker than guidelines. " hmm that doesn't taste dark"

Me : " and what does dark taste like?"

Her. : ". You know. Just dark tasting."


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Replace "dark" with "heavy" and you've quoted my entire in-law clan.

 

[feinbera]

Speaking of cooking, and "dark tasting," saw this gem on an online recipe for beer cheese soup:

Do not use a dark beer, the soup may come out too bitter.

...well, darn, all I have in the house is this Young's Double Chocolate Stout... better throw in something sweet, to make sure the flavors balance!

I ended up using Ninkasi's Tricerahops DIPA (and following a different recipe, by a chef who did not proudly display their utter ignorance of one of the main ingredients), and in spite of a couple first-time-making-it bugs, the soup came out great. And not too bitter!