Funny things you've overheard about beer

[Chadwick]

Budweiser gives me headaches.

It makes me progressively sicker for each day I drink one. I don't know why, but it does. My father had the same problem. It's not just Budweiser that does this either. Home brewed beer has never made us sick.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Budweiser gives me headaches.

Same. Always has.

 

[Kirkwooder]

I don't know. I'm convinced Coors Light gives me a sore throat.

Your not supposed to deep throat the long neck bottle! :cross:

 

[Hoppity]

Any beer, if consumed in mass quantities (insert Conehead reference here) will result in headaches.

 

[masonsjax]

BMC commercials give me headaches.
Actually, all commercials give me headaches.

 

[worlddivides]

BMC commercials give me headaches.
Actually, all commercials give me headaches.

Indeed. But some more than others.

 

[elsphinc]

dining at an italian restaurant in vegas, guy behind me trying to order a beer says, "no, no, i dont like ipa's." Waiter says, " well weve got stella, or a pale ale", "no I dont like ales and pale ales, maybe a dos equis" yep we have that.. Bugger should of just had a wine..

 

[fuzzy2133]

At the sharks game last night 2 guys discussing the beer options a conversation I was trying to ignore but nearly choked when I hear one of them call Gordon Biersch, Sierra Nevada and Lagunitas local only micro brews. Well at least they are not buying into the BMC commercials.

 

[cattmoble]

I kept reading that as, "We went high to mass every Sunday..."

Roflmao!!!!!

 

[philipCT]

Budweiser gives me headaches.

Me too. Always has. What the hell is that about? Preservatives?

 

[TheCADJockey]

Me too. Always has. What the hell is that about? Preservatives?

It's probably all the glutens. Damn glutens...

 

[1975brewer]

Just reading all the comments about Bud, Miller & Coors is giving me a headache.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Me too. Always has. What the hell is that about? Preservatives?

Ask Foodbabe. I think they put arsenic-laced, mercury-coated, asbestos tablets in the bright tanks.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah, wrapped in fish bladders!

 

[fuzzy2133]

Me too. Always has. What the hell is that about? Preservatives?

Ask Foodbabe. I think they put arsenic-laced, mercury-coated, asbestos tablets in the bright tanks.

Yeah, wrapped in fish bladders!

maybe they use pressure treated beach wood for aging

 

[masonsjax]

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[Wolfdust]

So I dropped off some homebrew to some guys at work. It was a red hefe for the upcoming super bowl. It was originally made for my wife but she didn't like. Gave one to Tom. A week later i asked him if he liked it. "I would but I'm afraid I'll go blind. " I had to explain the going blind is if you distill wrong and that's why its illegal. The worst thing about homebrew Is that you'll like it and won't be able to get it again unless you brew yourself.

 

[uatuba]

So I dropped off some homebrew to some guys at work. It was a red hefe for the upcoming super bowl. It was originally made for my wife but she didn't like. Gave one to Tom. A week later i asked him if he liked it. "I would but I'm afraid I'll go blind. " I had to explain the going blind is if you distill wrong and that's why its illegal. The worst thing about homebrew Is that you'll like it and won't be able to get it again unless you brew yourself.

It's illegal because of taxes...

 

[unionrdr]

maybe they use pressure treated beach wood for aging

Yeah, soaked in arsenic & old lace panties from an octogenarian.

 

[thatjonguy]

Yesterday at a chain restaurant in Denver, wasn't anything that was said but done.

Bartender was pouring a Coors Light holding the tap by the base. When he went to close the tap he hit the top of the handle rather hard. Causing the tap handle to fly backwards and hit the wall.

It immediately bounced and opened the tap. Beer everywhere.

Lesson: Don't try to look like a bad ass when pouring beer.

 

[Kee]

Yesterday at a chain restaurant in Denver, wasn't anything that was said but done.

Bartender was pouring a Coors Light holding the tap by the base. When he went to close the tap he hit the top of the handle rather hard. Causing the tap handle to fly backwards and hit the wall.

It immediately bounced and opened the tap. Beer everywhere.

Lesson: Don't try to look like a bad ass when pouring beer.

Friend of mine was showing out docking a boat, backing the engine down at the last moment when the control lever came off. Luckily no major damage except to his ego.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

My father talked about what church was like when he was a kid. He was Catholic and after Sunday mass everyone would go the basement of the church and there was a huge pot-luck type meal and they were served beer to drink. Granted, it was small beer, but it was still beer. 3% stuff, but good tasty beer.

I can't help but think that if this was still a common practice today, more people would be going to church.

Ummm... yes? To be perfectly honest a community that drinks together stays together. Shared/mutual experiences create relationships and all that.

 

[masonsjax]

The going blind thing comes from disreputable bootleggers diluting their product with antifreeze. It's illegal because of taxes and FUD.

 

[JonM]

My father talked about what church was like when he was a kid. He was Catholic and after Sunday mass everyone would go the basement of the church and there was a huge pot-luck type meal and they were served beer to drink. Granted, it was small beer, but it was still beer. 3% stuff, but good tasty beer.



I can't help but think that if this was still a common practice today, more people would be going to church.

Every summer, there's a big German Fest in Milwaukee with lots of beer and German music, pig roasts, etc. Apparently, that's what Milwaukee's original German immigrants did every Sunday after church. Sign me up!

 

[Pyg]

A family member who will remain nameless discussing my beer -" I have an allergy to yeast, which is why I can't eat sugar"

Me- " what does yeast have to do with sugar?"

Family member- "yeast lives on sugar which is why can't have sugar" as they pop a few grapes in their mouth.

Me-" ok then, I gotta go"

 

[Chadwick]

Every summer, there's a big German Fest in Milwaukee with lots of beer and German music, pig roasts, etc. Apparently, that's what Milwaukee's original German immigrants did every Sunday after church. Sign me up!

Lol, my father always loved Germans. Swore he couldn't speak the language, but I witnessed first hand him having many conversations in German with Germans. Of course he was a WW2 vet and I imagine that being fluent in German wasn't a real popular quality at some point in his life. He did always tell me about the qualities of fine German beer and their purity laws.

 

[DoctorMemory]

The going blind thing comes from disreputable bootleggers diluting their product with antifreeze. It's illegal because of taxes and FUD.

Actually, it's because careless moonshiners with poor quality control wound up making methanol instead of ethanol. Methanol causes rapid degeneration of the optic nerve.

 

[Chadwick]

The going blind thing comes from disreputable bootleggers diluting their product with antifreeze. It's illegal because of taxes and FUD.

I think this was indeed a problem in addition to the fact they were making methanol via poor fermentation and distillation practices. Many times they would use the radiator from an old truck or car as their coil. After one of those things has been used I wouldn't trust it no matter how well someone thought they had cleaned and flushed it out. Not all innovation in the face of difficult times is brilliant. While I'm sure it worked well to condense the alcohol it would taint the product for certain.

On a side note, it is interesting to consider that radiators from vehicles with an automatic transmission was considered the favorable choice. You would run water through the transmission cooler part while running your product through the coolant part.

 

[n240sxguy]

I think this was indeed a problem in addition to the fact they were making methanol via poor fermentation and distillation practices. Many times they would use the radiator from an old truck or car as their coil. After one of those things has been used I wouldn't trust it no matter how well someone thought they had cleaned and flushed it out. Not all innovation in the face of difficult times is brilliant. While I'm sure it worked well to condense the alcohol it would taint the product for certain.



On a side note, it is interesting to consider that radiators from vehicles with an automatic transmission was considered the favorable choice. You would run water through the transmission cooler part while running your product through the coolant part.

Moonshine with a hint of lead. Yum.

 

[Wolfdust]

So I dropped off some homebrew to some guys at work. It was a red hefe for the upcoming super bowl. It was originally made for my wife but she didn't like. Gave one to Tom. A week later i asked him if he liked it. "I would but I'm afraid I'll go blind. " I had to explain the going blind is if you distill wrong and that's why its illegal. The worst thing about homebrew Is that you'll like it and won't be able to get it again unless you brew yourself.

Yes I know that it's illegal because of taxes. I was telling Tom otherwise because he isn't too bright and also to calm his nerves about home brew being safe. On a side note I expected a "well actually ".