Funny things you've overheard about beer

[ericbw]

Yeah, I know, I know...I said I hate to generalize...



The vibe I got off the guy was "aging frat boy still holding on to the past despite not being nearly the big man on campus anymore" His tone of voice and the goofy statement just nailed the lid down....

And he saw "beer snob that spends too much on fancy beer and I can mess with him." But he hates to generalize, so it's all good.

 

[Psylocide]

Take that crap to another forum..thus isn't about ego or ghetto **** talking..lets brew and learn more about the craft.

 

[biochemedic]

And he saw "beer snob that spends too much on fancy beer and I can mess with him." But he hates to generalize, so it's all good.

Touche... One of the things I love about this forum is that folks will call you out...

However, I'm more of the "beer nerd that spends too much money on brewing fancy beer and doing 'research' on commercial brews that I haven't tried" kind of guy.

And I didn't open my mouth to him about the Busch Light on his shopping list...

 

[masonsjax]

So I decided to pick up a six pack at a random convenience store because they actually happened to have New Belgium...hadn't tried their trippel previously, so grabbed that one. If you haven't seen this one recently, it has a new labeling:

http://www.newbelgium.com/images/beerfeature/trippel_l.png

As I'm waiting to check out, the guy behind me in line (and forgive me for generalizing, but from appearances is probably a busch light drinker) says... "Hey, does that beer taste like chicken?!"

There was definitely a "ha, look at this ****** buying fancy beer" in his tone of voice...I think he, at least, thought that he was funny...

Those aren't chickens, they're cocks.

 

[Hamaki]

Those aren't chickens, they're cocks.

Should have been his response to Mr. Presumed Busch-light...

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I'm a fixin' to punch up some berries in this thread. y'all gettin' all ruffled over Busch Light.

 

[catdaddy66]

Those aren't chickens, they're cocks.

Damn right! Gamecocks, baby!!

 

[1fast636]

This isn't quite "funniest things you've overheard," in case anyone remembers that's what this is supposed to be, but...



A few years ago I went to a local Oktoberfest, and they were serving an authentic German beer that was warm and just awful. I took the mission (drank the beer) -- what the hell else was I going to do -- but I really didn't know what I would do when I found him. (Sorry, got off track there.) Anyway, this scary-looking guy with dreads sits across from us at our table, and he has a plate of pigs feet and this awful beer, and he decides he just cannot choke this crap down. But before he leaves, we talk a bit, share a few laughs, and he whips out a CD of his band, called "Drunk in the Garage." Turns out he is the lead singer. On the way home, we play it, expecting it to suck, and it is actually quite good (rock). Every song is a drinking song, and most are hilarious. I never followed up on this band, but that guy made my night. I hope he's had a few and is belting one out in his garage right now.



Anyone hear of them?

This the guy you can buy his cd for 9 on Amazon
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[1fast636]

Over the hole lagunitas SN dispute I found this gem on Instagram god I love stone
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[kuzi16]

Brother in law: really, the only difference in light beer and dark beer is that light beer is filterd.
Me: uhh. no... it doesnt really work like that.
my Wife: you cant just pour a can of Guinness through a brita and get bud light.

 

[n240sxguy]

Brother in law: really, the only difference in light beer and dark beer is that light beer is filterd.
Me: uhh. no... it doesnt really work like that.
my Wife: you cant just pour a can of Guinness through a brita and get bud light.

Hahaha

 

[Pyg]

At a Golf league meeting over the weekend where they buy 30 pitchers (Coors Light & Bud, because it is cost effective and no one drinks craft).

Old curmudgeon- "Coors is like drinking water, I wont drink that crap"
<orders a labatt blue>

 

[Psylocide]

Great ex-coworker/friend of mine gave me a bottle of Mr. Beer brew.

"What kind is it?"

"It's an American Lager."

"Ok..."

Didn't even get into it... respect him too much to tell him the difference between lagers and ales, because he wouldn't care anyway and I would probably come off as a snob.

 

[ericbw]

Great ex-coworker/friend of mine gave me a bottle of Mr. Beer brew.

"What kind is it?"

"It's an American Lager."

"Ok..."

Didn't even get into it... respect him too much to tell him the difference between lagers and ales, because he wouldn't care anyway and I would probably come off as a snob.

He made it himself in the Mr. Beer? If that's the case, he might actually care/be interested.

 

[Psylocide]

He made it himself in the Mr. Beer? If that's the case, he might actually care/be interested.

Yeah... but when I mentioned to him that I brew as well, his eyes kind of glazed over when I got to talking about different things, so I just left it at that.

Dude is over 50 and I think he just throws together a Mr. Beer every once in a while for fun, I don't see him ever stepping up, so I just leave it alone.

 

[Conman13]

When talking to my Uncle who lives in West Virginia on the phone:

"Yeah I have some of that Double X stuff, brought that back from my trip to Mexico, it's really good"

When describing to him the RIS I made and how it is 11.5%
"Phewww, that is like that shock top stuff, gets you drunk really quick!"

 

[n240sxguy]

When talking to my Uncle who lives in West Virginia on the phone:



"Yeah I have some of that Double X stuff, brought that back from my trip to Mexico, it's really good"



When describing to him the RIS I made and how it is 11.5%

"Phewww, that is like that shock top stuff, gets you drunk really quick!"

Did you tell him that double x stuff is on almost every walmart and grocery store shelf?

 

[Hamaki]

Dude is over 50

I'll have to remember that excuse for any of my faults and quirks. "Hey Mike, this beer tastes like $h!t! Lemme alone, I'm over 50!" I can get away with elevator farts, open mouth chewing, forgetting peoples' names, interrupting their conversations, selective hearing loss, the possibilities are endless...

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Yeah... but when I mentioned to him that I brew as well, his eyes kind of glazed over when I got to talking about different things, so I just left it at that.

Dude is over 50 and I think he just throws together a Mr. Beer every once in a while for fun, I don't see him ever stepping up, so I just leave it alone.

You might want to think about having him over for a brew day or something. And try not to use science words like sacchrification rest and stuff like that. I started on Mr. Beer and went to a brew session, and I could tell when they talked about some stuff, I got the glass eyes myself (not for lack of interest, just an overload of information).

 

[Psylocide]

I'll have to remember that excuse for any of my faults and quirks. "Hey Mike, this beer tastes like $h!t! Lemme alone, I'm over 50!" I can get away with elevator farts, open mouth chewing, forgetting peoples' names, interrupting their conversations, selective hearing loss, the possibilities are endless...

My point was, he's pretty set in his ways and I don't see him taking on any new hobbies.

But yeah, by the time you're 50... you've pretty much got one foot in the grave.

 

[soccerdad]

I'm afraid to mention 60. I can say that the beer lasts longer .. 2 by 8.30 and off to bed But then up at midnight and again at 3

 

[rlmiller10]

My point was, he's pretty set in his ways and I don't see him taking on any new hobbies.

But yeah, by the time you're 50... you've pretty much got one foot in the grave.

Hey now, be civil.

Any time you think you can beat me to the top of Mt Meeker in February let me know and I will pull that foot out of the grave and give you are run.

 

[soccerdad]

And we play soccer every Friday night Psy - Come On Down!

 

[Psylocide]

Hey now, be civil.

Any time you think you can beat me to the top of Mt Meeker in February let me know and I will pull that foot out of the grave and give you are run.

I was just messin' brother... but I'd rather settle this with something I'm a little more comfortable with.

 

[unionrdr]

And now, another thrill-packed episode of...Samurai home brewer!

 

[Kee]

I was just messin' brother... but I'd rather settle this with something I'm a little more comfortable with.

Reminds me of the story of two muggers jumping a 70 year old man in NY. It happened to be Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion. It didn't turn out too good for the muggers.

 

[Oberon67]

I was in the Foothills Brewpub in Winston-Salem greatly enjoying a Pilot Mountain Pale Ale when I noticed something a few tables away and was absolutely horrified. A gentleman in a group at that table had a Bud Light can in front of him.

When the waiter came by I waved him over and asked about it: "Did that guy really order a BUD LIGHT at the Foothills Brewing Company pub?"

He smiled and said "We offer a wide selection of bottled waters for the customers who request them."

It turns out they actually charge MORE for the canned premium beers than they do for their own superior product on tap... and PEOPLE PAY IT.

I was flabbergasted.

 

[Zepth]

It turns out they actually charge MORE for the canned premium beers than they do for their own superior product on tap... and PEOPLE PAY IT.

I was flabbergasted.

I've seen a menu at a place with 100+ beer between kegs, cask, bottles, and everything in between. On a page at the very back was all the BMC stuff we all know and hate on for a price higher than most of the "other stuff."

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I'll have to remember that excuse for any of my faults and quirks. "Hey Mike, this beer tastes like $h!t! Lemme alone, I'm over 50!" I can get away with elevator farts, open mouth chewing, forgetting peoples' names, interrupting their conversations, selective hearing loss, the possibilities are endless...

hell, I'm gonna use that and I'm only 36!

I was just messin' brother... but I'd rather settle this with something I'm a little more comfortable with.

but why are they wearing face guards? and are those swords made of wood?!? wait... all right! where's Ashton? where is he? you had me goin' for a minute!

 

[n240sxguy]

I was in the Foothills Brewpub in Winston-Salem greatly enjoying a Pilot Mountain Pale Ale when I noticed something a few tables away and was absolutely horrified. A gentleman in a group at that table had a Bud Light can in front of him.



When the waiter came by I waved him over and asked about it: "Did that guy really order a BUD LIGHT at the Foothills Brewing Company pub?"



He smiled and said "We offer a wide selection of bottled waters for the customers who request them."



It turns out they actually charge MORE for the canned premium beers than they do for their own superior product on tap... and PEOPLE PAY IT.



I was flabbergasted.

Excellent business move. Charge people more for what you can. Econ 101. I always look for the best deal, so no matter how fond I was of a particular beer, I would give the cheaper in house brews a try even if I wasn't a craft beer aficionado.