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So I was at work last night, doing what I do best: thinking about beer. I came up with this brand recipe and I am very excited to tell someone about it. I go to one of my officers, who I've never discussed beer with and asked, "Sir, are you a big beer drinker?" He responds, "I'm a big German beer drinker. I hate that American piss beer." So I said, "Just because it's not German doesn't mean it's American piss beer". "Uh, yeah," he says. At which point I walked away angrily so I didn't end up punching him. I don't know how you guys would have felt, but I was deeply offended. Apparently he was stationed in Germany in the Army and drank a lot of good German beer, which is great, I'd love to do that myself. But what is it about these ******** who spend some time in Germany drinking beer and automatically think they are somehow better beer drinkers than the rest of us? Saying that you like German beer but not "American piss beer" is fine, we all do that. But to say that if it's not German, it's piss beer? That pisses me right the f--- off. Well, I guess the joke's on him. As much as I think he would like the hefe I have brewing, he's not getting any because of that little comment. I also feel sorry for him. He's missing out on all the other wonderful styles of beer. He will never know the joy of a chocolate stout, an IPA, a porter or any of the other many awesome styles available besides German styles. Sorry for the rant, but this kind of ignorance just pisses me off.
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So I was at work last night, doing what I do best: thinking about beer. I came up with this brand recipe and I am very excited to tell someone about it. I go to one of my officers, who I've never discussed beer with and asked, "Sir, are you a big beer drinker?" He responds, "I'm a big German beer drinker. I hate that American piss beer." So I said, "Just because it's not German doesn't mean it's American piss beer". "Uh, yeah," he says. At which point I walked away angrily so I didn't end up punching him. I don't know how you guys would have felt, but I was deeply offended. Apparently he was stationed in Germany in the Army and drank a lot of good German beer, which is great, I'd love to do that myself. But what is it about these ******** who spend some time in Germany drinking beer and automatically think they are somehow better beer drinkers than the rest of us? Saying that you like German beer but not "American piss beer" is fine, we all do that. But to say that if it's not German, it's piss beer? That pisses me right the f--- off. Well, I guess the joke's on him. As much as I think he would like the hefe I have brewing, he's not getting any because of that little comment. I also feel sorry for him. He's missing out on all the other wonderful styles of beer. He will never know the joy of a chocolate stout, an IPA, a porter or any of the other many awesome styles available besides German styles. Sorry for the rant, but this kind of ignorance just pisses me off.
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