Funny things you've overheard about beer

[TopherJohn]

Read the comments of this newspaper article. For context, Blue Monk is a craft beer bar with 30+ taps and a decidedly Belgian take (it is called Blue MONK) and constantly wins awards. Sterling Place was a beloved craft bar open whenever the owner felt like it, only took cash, and had a hot plate for cooking, so food could actually take an hour to get. It mysteriously closed last year.

Enjoy!

http://buffalo.com/2015/01/28/featured/ex-sterling-tavern-reopening-may/

 

[TheCADJockey]

Read the comments of this newspaper article. For context, Blue Monk is a craft beer bar with 30+ taps and a decidedly Belgian take (it is called Blue MONK) and constantly wins awards. Sterling Place was a beloved craft bar open whenever the owner felt like it, only took cash, and had a hot plate for cooking, so food could actually take an hour to get. It mysteriously closed last year.

Enjoy!

http://buffalo.com/2015/01/28/featured/ex-sterling-tavern-reopening-may/

Oh man that is stumbling distance for me! Awesome.

 

[kombat]

Everyone at the table wanted me to go for the Tom Green Beer. however there was no description and the waitress had no clue.

That's too bad, for the record it's a great Milk Stout, one of my wife's favourites. I'm surprised, I didn't realize Beau's was exporting to NY, I thought they were Ontario/Quebec only.

 

[Genghis]

That's too bad, for the record it's a great Milk Stout, one of my wife's favourites. I'm surprised, I didn't realize Beau's was exporting to NY, I thought they were Ontario/Quebec only.

I think it was within the past year. Flying Monkeys also broke into MI/OH/NY at about the same time.

 

[kombat]

I think it was within the past year. Flying Monkeys also broke into MI/OH/NY at about the same time.

You're lucky, Flying Monkeys makes one of my go-to IPAs. Their Smashbomb Atomic IPA is fantastic, in my opinion. They actually got into a tiff with the provincial liquor board over the name (because it contained the words "Smash" and "Bomb," both of which are no-no's in liquor labeling in Canada), but somehow managed to win out and got to keep the name.

Now when are you going to start exporting some of your better beers up here to the Great White North? Why are you hoarding all the Bell's Two Hearted and Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA? Share!

 

[Genghis]

You're lucky, Flying Monkeys makes one of my go-to IPAs. Their Smashbomb Atomic IPA is fantastic, in my opinion. They actually got into a tiff with the provincial liquor board over the name (because it contained the words "Smash" and "Bomb," both of which are no-no's in liquor labeling in Canada), but somehow managed to win out and got to keep the name.

Now when are you going to start exporting some of your better beers up here to the Great White North? Why are you hoarding all the Bell's Two Hearted and Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA? Share!

Me? I'm already in Ontario, and well acquainted with the Smashbomb. They actually put out the recipe in the 2014 calendar I got from Canadian Homebrew Supplies in Brampton.

On a side note, the LCBO will be stocking Stone brews in the not-too-distant future.

 

[kombat]

Me? I'm already in Ontario, and well acquainted with the Smashbomb.

Ah, my bad, I just glanced at your user profile and thought I saw "Georgetown, Ohio" for some reason.

They actually put out the recipe in the 2014 calendar I got from Canadian Homebrew Supplies in Brampton.

And ... ? Are you going to share? I'm guessing it's a ton of Citra/Simcoe/Centennial?

On a side note, the LCBO will be stocking Stone brews in the not-too-distant future.

I heard that too, but I heard that (at least initially) it will just be their IPA, none of their other brews. Which is too bad, I loved their Ruination the few times I've had the opportunity to try it.

 

[soccerdad]

Oh man that is stumbling distance for me! Awesome.

Read the article and had to chuckle. The Brinkworth family owned Brunner's tavern on Main Street near Eggert Road back when I was in high school and college. I think the head guy was Richie Brinkworth who is prob the dad or an uncle of Kevin who is quoted in the article.

 

[Genghis]

And ... ? Are you going to share? I'm guessing it's a ton of Citra/Simcoe/Centennial?

I'll post it when I get home.

No Simcoe... if I recall correctly it's Millennium @ 60, Centennial & Columbus @ 20 and 10, Cascade & Citra @ flameout and dryhop.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Read the comments of this newspaper article. For context, Blue Monk is a craft beer bar with 30+ taps and a decidedly Belgian take (it is called Blue MONK) and constantly wins awards. Sterling Place was a beloved craft bar open whenever the owner felt like it, only took cash, and had a hot plate for cooking, so food could actually take an hour to get. It mysteriously closed last year.

Enjoy!

http://buffalo.com/2015/01/28/featured/ex-sterling-tavern-reopening-may/

I had to laugh when I read the comment about going to Charleston, South Carolina
and having the Palmetto pale ale. My family went out to dinner one night while visiting down there and my brother ordered some of that. My brother took a swig and got a mouthful of nastiness. It was a clump of trub? Brother took a napkin and filtered out the crap and ended up getting a bunch of beers on the house for that. Ewwww.

Read the article and had to chuckle. The Brinkworth family owned Brunner's tavern on Main Street near Eggert Road back when I was in high school and college. I think the head guy was Richie Brinkworth who is prob the dad or an uncle of Kevin who is quoted in the article.

Brunner's area was part of my stomping grounds through high school yet I've only been in there once since I was over 21. Maybe 5 minutes away from my house now too haha

 

[1977Brewer]

I had to laugh when I read the comment about going to Charleston, South Carolina
and having the Palmetto pale ale. My family went out to dinner one night while visiting down there and my brother ordered some of that. My brother took a swig and got a mouthful of nastiness. It was a clump of trub? Brother took a napkin and filtered out the crap and ended up getting a bunch of beers on the house for that. Ewwww.

Why that state chose to name things after roaches never ceases to amaze me.

(For the record I am aware that it's also a tree.)

 

[Schmoogdaddy]

Co-worker who was quite fond of Bitburger Pilsner when he was in Germany: "I don't like ales. They're too bitter."

 

[ubnserved]

"I moved to TN about 6 months ago (from NJ) to immediately find out that it was technically illegal to brew beer that is over 5% ABV. By law, the definition of beer in TN is a beverage less than 5% ABV. Anything over that range would be considered "making liquor"."

This was from a thread on HBT! It also went on to say that they just moved the limit to 8%... wtf! Does nobody make wine there? I must say TN sucks.... mommy and daddy government needs to get a life.

 

[Trippel-A]

I had to laugh when I read the comment about going to Charleston, South Carolina and having the Palmetto pale ale. My family went out to dinner one night while visiting down there and my brother ordered some of that. My brother took a swig and got a mouthful of nastiness. It was a clump of trub? Brother took a napkin and filtered out the crap and ended up getting a bunch of beers on the house for that.

Yeah, in my trips to SC, I've encountered some great Carolinas and Georgia beers, but the ones he mentioned absolutely did not come first to mind. Westbrook came first to mind.

 

[1975brewer]

My Wife emailed me this yesterday.



Interview with 101 year-old Hattie Mae MacDonald of Feague, Kentucky:



Reporter: Can you give us some health tips for reaching the age of 101?

Hattie: For better digestion I drink beer. In the case of appetite loss I drink white wine. For low blood pressure I drink Red Wine. In the case of high blood pressure I drink scotch. And when I have a cold I drink Schnapps.

Reporter: When do you drink water?

Hattie: I've never been that sick

 

[unionrdr]

I guess alcohol works for her? Almost sounds like that old cheech & chong bit...

 

[n240sxguy]

"I moved to TN about 6 months ago (from NJ) to immediately find out that it was technically illegal to brew beer that is over 5% ABV. By law, the definition of beer in TN is a beverage less than 5% ABV. Anything over that range would be considered "making liquor"."

This was from a thread on HBT! It also went on to say that they just moved the limit to 8%... wtf! Does nobody make wine there? I must say TN sucks.... mommy and daddy government needs to get a life.

Who's checkin'? Make whatever you want. Yes that is stupid though. Along those lines, I was wondering why all the lime-a-rita line of stuff was 6% in Nashville instead of the usual 8%. Don't judge. The lime and apple are both delicious.

 

[SnakeRidge]

Why that state chose to name things after roaches never ceases to amaze me.

(For the record I am aware that it's also a tree.)

To be fair, the roaches were named after the tree. As a born and raised South Carolinian, I don't have a problem saying that a lot of stuff there is messed up, but leave the roaches out of it. They help keep the yankees out.

 

[Pyg]

Who's checkin'? Make whatever you want. Yes that is stupid though. Along those lines, I was wondering why all the lime-a-rita line of stuff was 6% in Nashville instead of the usual 8%. Don't judge. The lime and apple are both delicious.

Nothing to Judge, but we do have to revoke your Man Card!!!

 

[GrogNerd]

we ran into this little guy last time we were in Myrtle Beach.

The BigHair's first encounter with one; she was not thrilled

 

[Hamaki]

On a road trip with my two youngest sons a couple of years back we had our first experience with dry counties. It took awhile of searching the convenience store for the beer that was not there before it dawned on me. I know, I don't get out much.

We stayed at a cheap motel in BFE, TX. That night I bumped the mirror in the bathroom & a syringe fell down from behind it. There was no TP so I went to the office to get some and explained how I found the syringe. The manager explained that good housekeeping staff were hard to find. Maybe management should just train them to hide their paraphernalia better.

Next morning as we were packing one of those palmetto bugs galloped across the floor. That really helped speed things up.

 

[catdaddy66]

Why that state chose to name things after roaches never ceases to amaze me.

(For the record I am aware that it's also a tree.)

Hey hey hey!!

We love our roaches AND our trees.

Lol

 

[Psylocide]

 

[1977Brewer]

Toothpaste for dinner is a daily read for me.

 

[Psylocide]

Toothpaste for dinner is a daily read for me.

For a while there I was reading @drewtoothpaste, TFD and TheWorstThingsForSale... not sure how I got anything done between all of his sites.

 

[1977Brewer]

For a while there I was reading @drewtoothpaste, TFD and TheWorstThingsForSale... not sure how I got anything done between all of his sites.

It helps that TFD and MTTS are single panel.

 

[Psylocide]

It helps that TFD and MTTS are single panel.

I think MTTS got me Loling more than anything though, haha. Love those.

 

[1977Brewer]

I like Wondermark.com too, for more "cut & paste from old books with hilarious jokes" fun times.

 

[n240sxguy]

Nothing to Judge, but we do have to revoke your Man Card!!!

Hahaha. Not like I bought a case of Smirnoff ice or something.

 

[n240sxguy]

On a road trip with my two youngest sons a couple of years back we had our first experience with dry counties. It took awhile of searching the convenience store for the beer that was not there before it dawned on me. I know, I don't get out much.

I live in one of those stupid counties. One town now has beer at a Mexican restaurant, so I guess the county is technically "moist" now. Luckily the next county is only 10 minutes from my house.