Funny things you've overheard about beer

[GuldTuborg]

And yes, that would make sense. But my point is that most places aren't going to care what signs decorate their walls or what coasters they're putting out.

Yeah, I get that. I had a related and much worse experience at a local pizza place not long ago.

I sat down with 3 other people and we all opened our menus to find these big inserts that read "Ask your server about our local craft beer selections." Needless to say, I was pretty happy. So, the waitress comes over and asks for our drink orders.

Me: "So what local beers do you have?"

Waitress: "We have SNPA, Fat Tire, and [the usual BMC stuff]."

Me: "That's great, but what about the local stuff?"

Waitress: "Those are all the beers we have."

Me: "What about these big inserts advertising your selection of local beers?"

Waitress: "..."

Me: "Guess I'll take that SNPA."

 

[renrutle]

In all fairness, despite what you personally want to consider it, it is called Shiner BOCK. So, I'm not sure what you were expecting from the bartender.
Also, when will people learn that decorative bar signs and coasters are not tap lists.

The barkeep knows I'm a home brewer and BJCP judge. I helped him select an additional IPA or two to put on tap. My beer of choice is usually at the bar before I take my seat. I know my questions were futile and we both got a chuckle.

 

[mcspanner]

Yeah, I get that. I had a related and much worse experience at a local pizza place not long ago.

I sat down with 3 other people and we all opened our menus to find these big inserts that read "Ask your server about our local craft beer selections." Needless to say, I was pretty happy. So, the waitress comes over and asks for our drink orders.

Me: "So what local beers do you have?"

Waitress: "We have SNPA, Fat Tire, and [the usual BMC stuff]."

Me: "That's great, but what about the local stuff?"

Waitress: "Those are all the beers we have."

Me: "What about these big inserts advertising your selection of local beers?"

Waitress: "..."

Me: "Guess I'll take that SNPA."

Maybe they were just trying to redress the balance for all those posts here where we ridicule restaurants for listing anything non bmc as an import.

 

[unionrdr]

The barkeep knows I'm a home brewer and BJCP judge. I helped him select an additional IPA or two to put on tap. My beer of choice is usually at the bar before I take my seat. I know my questions were futile and we both got a chuckle.

Let's put a smile on that face!...

 

[GuldTuborg]

Maybe they were just trying to redress the balance for all those posts here where we ridicule restaurants for listing anything non bmc as an import.

Methinks you overestimate our influence in modern society.

 

[mcspanner]

Methinks you overestimate our influence in modern society.

You mean this isn't The Stonecutters? Oops wrong meeting.

 

[DoctorMemory]

You mean this isn't The Stonecutters? Oops wrong meeting.

I thought this was Fight Club, but I was afraid to say anything...

 

[thatjonguy]

Thanks Untappd! Do you happen to have a suggestion for the honey hole hiding that around here?



Lol.

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[W0GWT]

Colette is a sour according to this guy:
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[joshesmusica]

Colette is a sour according to this guy:
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where did he call it a sour?

his description sounds very similar to the brewery's own description:
"COLETTE is our homage to the saisons that Belgian farm workers have enjoyed for centuries. Brewed with barley, wheat and rice and fermented at high temperatures with a special blend of four different yeast strains, COLETTE is fruity and slightly tart, with a dry finish that makes it that rarest of treats — a beer as refreshing as it is complex."

 

[wobrien]

I think he's talking about the "touch of pedio funk" since that's a souring bacteria.

I think all beer descriptions that get into that detail, like "pear skin" and "confectioners sugar" is hilarious. Maybe I just have an unsophisticated palate?

 

[pshankstar]

My oldest daughter is 5.5 years old and as all young children she is very observant of what's going on around the house. Well now she is very interested in why "I like beer so much", she asks that at least once a week. LOL

Well any how, she loves flowers and I thought it would be cool to show her some whole hops and talk to her about hops. Plus next year I would like to grow some and she is all about it and wants to help since the hop cones look like flowers. I showed her pictures online of hop plants online too and that sealed the deal.

So here comes the funny part. Last week while I'm away on a business trip, my wife was making pancakes for breakfast. My daughter asks "Mom, are there hops in my pancakes"?

To me I thought that was hilarious and with her starting kindergarten in a couple of weeks, I can only imagine what things she will say about beer! [emoji15] LOL

 

[NickTheGreat]

I think he's talking about the "touch of pedio funk" since that's a souring bacteria.

I think all beer descriptions that get into that detail, like "pear skin" and "confectioners sugar" is hilarious. Maybe I just have an unsophisticated palate?

How about "horse blanket"

 

[NickTheGreat]

My oldest daughter is 5.5 years old and as all young children she is very observant of what's going on around the house. Well now she is very interested in why "I like beer so much", she asks that at least once a week. LOL

Well any how, she loves flowers and I thought it would be cool to show her some whole hops and talk to her about hops. Plus next year I would like to grow some and she is all about it and wants to help since the hop cones look like flowers. I showed her pictures online of hop plants online too and that sealed the deal.

So here comes the funny part. Last week while I'm away on a business trip, my wife was making pancakes for breakfast. My daughter asks "Mom, are there hops in my pancakes"?

To me I thought that was hilarious and with her starting kindergarten in a couple of weeks, I can only imagine what things she will say about beer! [emoji15] LOL

Hoppy pancakes? Girl may be on to something . . .

 

[1977Brewer]

How about "horse blanket"

That's a common descriptor for farmhouse ales. I never pick it up because I only chew on fresh horse blankets.

 

[drainbamage]

To me I thought that was hilarious and with her starting kindergarten in a couple of weeks, I can only imagine what things she will say about beer! [emoji15] LOL

Yeah, watch out for that...my little sister told her 3rd grade teacher once "my dad drinks beer every night." My mom got a concerned phone call from the school and had to tell them, "yes, he might have *a beer* on some days after he gets home from work, but no, he's not an alcoholic." :cross:

(Which, I can count on one hand the number of times I've ever seen my dad with a mild buzz. I've never seen him drunk.)

 

[W0GWT]

I think he's talking about the "touch of pedio funk" since that's a souring bacteria.

I think all beer descriptions that get into that detail, like "pear skin" and "confectioners sugar" is hilarious. Maybe I just have an unsophisticated palate?

The "touch of pedio" is what I was focusing on.

I don't get that whimsical with my descriptions either.

 

[Kiichi]

Hoppy pancakes? Girl may be on to something . . .

Hops don´t go well with pancakes, I tried. The bitterness does not work. What does work however is using saison. 1 mug of self rising flour, 1 mug of saison (replacing the milk), and 1 egg. Done. If you can also add sugar to taste or just sirup afterwards and such. Best simple fluffy pancake recipe I know and the saison does really work.

 

[Psylocide]

The "touch of pedio" is what I was focusing on.

I don't get that whimsical with my descriptions either.

I try to be as detailed as possible if I'm tasting someone's homebrew and explaining what I pick up from it, but "pear skins," "confectioners sugar," etc., GMAFB.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Hows about a hopped maple syrup? I bet the bitterness/flavor would add an extra element to the extreme syrupy sweetness of the, well, syrup.

 

[ElJefeBrews]

I just made some pancakes and didn't have any fruit so I dry hopped the batter with some mosaic. Yummy

 

[GrogNerd]

Grog’s Rules for Food

#1 – NO FOOD in my food. which means leave out the BERRIES NUTS and TWIGS

 

[drainbamage]

Hops don´t go well with pancakes, I tried. The bitterness does not work. What does work however is using saison. 1 mug of self rising flour, 1 mug of saison (replacing the milk), and 1 egg. Done. If you can also add sugar to taste or just sirup afterwards and such. Best simple fluffy pancake recipe I know and the saison does really work.

I need to try this, and I happen to have a batch of saison right now.

I've had good luck with vanilla porter pancakes in the past.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Went to the grocery store yesterday and checked out the beer selection. Had a pregnant lady come up and say "excuse me, my husband wants an ipa that isn't very hoppy. Can you help me out?"
Me: Uhhhhhhh almost every ipa is gonna be hoppy. Does he mean bitter?
Her: "nope, he said not hoppy"

Pointed her to flower power and Hamburg ipa as they only had a few ipas, and those are the better options. Maybe I should have told her to buy the oldest ipas in the store...

 

[lowtones84]

I try to be as detailed as possible if I'm tasting someone's homebrew and explaining what I pick up from it, but "pear skins," "confectioners sugar," etc., GMAFB.

Yeah, that dude is just trying to sound really smart. I've only ever had Colette once but I did not get any pedio sourness or "rustic brett" quality (horseblanket) in any noticeable level, and I'm pretty familiar with that descriptor. But the pear skins and confectioner's sugar (because it tastes SO much different from other sugars) I totally got

 

[Kirkwooder]

Horse blanket, dirty socks, wet card board, ear wax, a$$, and best of all, $h!t. I have heard all these used to describe beers. My question is "How, exactly, do you bring your self to a level of familiarity with these things to be able to use them as a control flavor to compare beer to?"

I have never tasted a horse blanket, let alone enough horse blankets to come up with a control standard for what exactly a horse blanket flavor should be. Do they all taste the same?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Taste is very closely linked with smell and vice versa. This is why when you have a cold and are unable to smell anything that food becomes bland and you seem to lose your sense of taste as well. Those smells are strong and distinct enough that you can almost taste them which I would hope is how people have the reference.

Have you ever smelled something smelled so strong that you could taste it? Garbage is one. Socks and horse blanket are others.

 

[Kiichi]

I never understood the catpiss that so many people name. Thought they were just taking the piss. Perhaps cause I never had a cat. Now, just yesterday I had some 13 days old IPA and suddenly it hit me. That beer made me understand catpiss. I just hope that I don´t start picking it out more now...

 

[drainbamage]

Horse blanket, dirty socks, wet card board, ear wax, a$$, and best of all, $h!t. I have heard all these used to describe beers. My question is "How, exactly, do you bring your self to a level of familiarity with these things to be able to use them as a control flavor to compare beer to?"

Figuratively saying "this tastes like sh*t" (= "it tastes very bad") is one thing. Literally saying "I'm picking up distinct notes of poop on the finish" is something totally different. I feel genuinely bad for anyone that A) encounters that flavor in a beer and 2) is well enough acquainted with the flavor to make that association.

Wet cardboard smell is a pretty common sign of oxidation. If you've ever had a badly oxidized beer, you'll recognize it.

I have run into a couple beers (thankfully not my own) that smelled like dirty socks as well. I'm assuming some sort of infection...at least I hope so. I can't imagine anyone intentionally striving for that type of thing.

 

[masonsjax]

Most of these fancy flavor descriptors actually come through aroma not taste. Your tongue isn't what registers most of these so you don't have to be intimately familiar with their taste, just their aroma.

Horse blanket is an amalgum of smells unique to used tack equipment. Those familiar will immediately recognize it if present in beer. I like that characteristic funk personally and have spent time with horses, but have not deliberately tasted a blanket, horse or other.

The reference to smarties candy is immediately recognizable to me too. I've noticed that exact flavor (aroma) in a number of West coast IPAs, particularly from Stone.